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Surely you are not using the term "ricer crowd" to refer to Asians?

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galago 12y ago
To me, the term "rice burner" has always evoked a comparison to rice-cookers, which are typically cheap, small appliances. Its the kind of term that was more apt when Asian automakers mainly imported compact cars to the US, and is becoming less so as they branch out to other models. (e.g. Toyota Tundra) In the pantheon of racist terminology, its about the least-bad.
shiftpgdn 12y ago
Slow down there P.C. police. Ricer is a term for people who tackily modify japanese imports.
- unreal37 12y ago
  I'm not policing anything. But the term "rice rocket", shortened to "ricer", is indeed derogatory towards Asians. Language matters.
apendleton 12y ago
I think it refers to enthusiasts of Asian-made cars. Not much better, though.
- bholzer 12y ago
  Not quite. It's people who take these imports, and then add awful, flashy mods to them
ethbro 12y ago
> Surely you are not using the term "ricer crowd" to refer to Asians? No, he's using it to refer to Asian vehicles (and colloquially, people immersed in the culture surrounding them). It's a bit racist, but more of a subcultural epithet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_burner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_burner
- gambiting 12y ago
  Really? I always thought that "ricer" was a word play on "racer", a funny term used to describe idiots in their pimped out cars who think they are racers.
  - ethbro 12y ago
    (This is more my personal opinion, and less sourced) I think the "rice" word (aside from the racial connotations) came from the stereotypical first modification being an absurdly large exhaust to try and lower the frequency of the typically smaller, higher-rev'ing / turbo'd Asian engines. A noticeably large cylinder shoehorned on to the back of your car? Rice cooker.
TheSpiceIsLife 12y ago
I was under the impression 'rice' in this context stood for Racing Inspired Consmetic Enhancement.
michaelcampbell 12y ago
The subculture to whom I'm referring wear the badge proudly, like I do "geek".

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To me, the term "rice burner" has always evoked a comparison to rice-cookers, which are typically cheap, small appliances. Its the kind of term that was more apt when Asian automakers mainly imported compact cars to the US, and is becoming less so as they branch out to other models. (e.g. Toyota Tundra) In the pantheon of racist terminology, its about the least-bad.

shiftpgdn 12y ago

Slow down there P.C. police. Ricer is a term for people who tackily modify japanese imports.

unreal37 12y ago
I'm not policing anything. But the term "rice rocket", shortened to "ricer", is indeed derogatory towards Asians. Language matters.

apendleton 12y ago

I think it refers to enthusiasts of Asian-made cars. Not much better, though.

bholzer 12y ago
Not quite. It's people who take these imports, and then add awful, flashy mods to them

ethbro 12y ago

> Surely you are not using the term "ricer crowd" to refer to Asians? No, he's using it to refer to Asian vehicles (and colloquially, people immersed in the culture surrounding them). It's a bit racist, but more of a subcultural epithet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_burner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_burner

gambiting 12y ago
Really? I always thought that "ricer" was a word play on "racer", a funny term used to describe idiots in their pimped out cars who think they are racers.
- ethbro 12y ago
  (This is more my personal opinion, and less sourced) I think the "rice" word (aside from the racial connotations) came from the stereotypical first modification being an absurdly large exhaust to try and lower the frequency of the typically smaller, higher-rev'ing / turbo'd Asian engines. A noticeably large cylinder shoehorned on to the back of your car? Rice cooker.

TheSpiceIsLife 12y ago

I was under the impression 'rice' in this context stood for Racing Inspired Consmetic Enhancement.

michaelcampbell 12y ago

The subculture to whom I'm referring wear the badge proudly, like I do "geek".