Hey, we should all really stop using racist slang to refer to customozation

blashork [she/her]@hexbear.net to Unixporn@lemmy.ml – 132 points –

Meta post I've decided to make. I enjoyed the unixporn subreddit a lot when I used reddit more. I enjoy customizing my linux de as much as the next nerd.

But you definitely shouldn't use racist slang to refer to the process.

To be clear, I didn't know the origin of the term 'ricing' until fairly recently. I was chattimg with my friend and used it to describe my de setup. They informed me that apparently it's from car customization, and is a pejorative against generally asian men who customize their car to look like a racecar.

After learning this I was sad to realize just how engrained it is in linux de customization culture. I personally have stopped using the term, and I would ask everyone here stop as well.

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This is a .ml post.... by one of us...

Who the fuck do you think you are saying we are not part of the .ml community?

We were here before you and we will be here after you're purged with the rest of the libs.

inshallah

What? You know hexbear isn't lemmy.ml... right?? Your instance has 22 users subscribed to lemmy.ml/c/unixporn. You'll notice I didn't say you're not part of whatever .ml community you're talking about (although hilarious if you're actually Mali gov.) I'm saying your instance is not an active participant in this unixporn community outside of this post. Also probably pretty safe to bet you're not actually part of whatever ml community you're imagining.

Another not so clever shift by you fools to unsuccessfully change what I've said.

We were here before you and we will be here after you’re purged with the rest of the libs.

Are you the reason your comrades keep questioning knowledge on federation? Your instance didn't federate until earlier this month. It's literally impossible for your collective "we" to have been here before anyone with an account older than that, of which there are plenty.

To spell it out for you. You don't know what you're talking about. Your instance as a whole does not engage with lemmy.ml/c/unixporn outside of this post. Be more mad though, it's fun dismantling you all one by one. Maybe just stick to your safe space echo chamber 👍

Eat shit.

Yeah I'll accept your surrender as well. Back to your little safe space now, skip to it.

You are literally crying about us being in your safe space, nerd.

What? Pointing out that you fools are piling onto people in this post isn't crying? Pointing out that you fools aren't active participants in this community isn't crying?

You're butthurt that I said you're not part of this community and when confronted with evidence that backs it up you .. checks notes .. reacted like a petulant child.

Again, probably best to stick to your safe space echo chamber.

Lol. Lmao

Take the L and go home. Or maybe form an actual response if you're capable. I'm not sure you are

This is my comm now. Go away.

Nah try again. Based on how few of you sub here I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't know how to use a terminal and thought all command line stuff makes people hackerman.

Gtfo

xinternet

Incorrect, I am the type of hacker man that has accidentally formatted my hard drive by entering random commands I find posted on the internet... 7 times now.

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