• michaelmelanson@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    The Wikipedia article says it’s derived from the term “rice burner” and talks about the history of the term.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_burner

    I can say I first heard the term about 20 years ago about cars with unnecessary decals and accessories, and it definitely had a racist connotation then.

    I certainly wouldn’t use the term myself and I cringe when people use it here.