The Wikipedia definition seems to indicate it has origins as a racist term and I’ve never understood why unix users have adopted this terms instead of something benign like “themes” or “theming” which I remember being in use long before I ever heard “rice”. So what gives? Why use “rice” instead of “theme”?

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    1 year ago

    Following that logic we should rename lots of things, as any word can be use in a despicable way. I get your point. But again. It’s just the name of an app.

    • Following that logic we should rename lots of things, as any word can be use in a despicable way.

      Any word CAN be, but in this case you have a group of people telling you it IS hurtful to them. Those aren’t the same thing.