• sndmn@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      My understanding, from a motorcycle enthusiast perspective, is that the term “rice burners” referred to Japanese racing bikes that run on alcohol fuels derived from rice.

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      1 year ago

      Customizing appearance, the apparent racist origin of the term is no longer relevant as very few would even know it and even fewer would use it in a racist context

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        1 year ago

        I’m not about to start screaming that xyz is racist, but I would argue that just because very few would know or recognize that something has racist origins that doesn’t (in my opinion) make it okay to use. I would hope that people could come up with another term to use that conveys the same message.

      • jerkface@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        Ah, so it’s okay to be obtusely racist in ways the go under the radar. Like dog whistles and complaining about being “gypped”.