In this video I discuss some of the reason why Linux is better than Windows 11 (and windows 10) which includes better security, privacy, performance, and mor...
Plenty of people still know or use the other meanings, and it’s still based on common stereotypes. Reclaiming slurs only really works when it’s done by the targeted group, and when the word is being used with positive connotations.
It was a term for modded crappy japanese motorcycles and cars, that derived from a slur for asian people.
I think the important bit people miss here is “was”, language changes, it was an insult, now it just means adding shiny stuff to your desktop.
Plenty of people still know or use the other meanings, and it’s still based on common stereotypes. Reclaiming slurs only really works when it’s done by the targeted group, and when the word is being used with positive connotations.
I think the modern usage also has the nuance of fragility and temporality.
You wouldn’t call a polished and extremely stable customisation a ‘rice’, you’d probably call it a theme
I’m all for using “theme” as a replacement.
How about “farkle” to take another term from the motoring world?
I just said ‘theme’ has different connotations?
It isn’t cool if it’s offending people, though. And clearly it is.