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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[–] 6 points 3 years ago*

I first heard the term coming from Asian dudes talking shit to white dudes about their cars, so I never saw it as racist.

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