View Poll Results: Is ricer a slur and should it be banned here?
Yes, it is a slur, get rid of it
8
8.51%
No it is not and it is not offending
59
62.77%
We should make a new term for it
5
5.32%
Rice or Die!
1
1.06%
I am a ricer
2
2.13%
I'm here for the gangbang
19
20.21%
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Is the term "Ricer" a racial slur/insult? Should we ban it or is it fine?
02-13-11, 08:31 PM
#33
Lexus Fanatic
Though "Ricer" is a rather slang, uncouth term that I don't (and wouldn't) use myself, I don't consider it an insult, nor do I think it should be banned. It certainly is not, IMO, in the same category as terms that insult someone for their religion or the color of their skin. In fact, as I understand the term "Ricer", it doesn't refer to people at all, but to small, pocket-rocket cars of Japanese design, particularly slammed and customized ones like Civics, Accord coupes, older Eclipses, Celicas, and sometimes Evos and WRX/STIs. And a car, of course, is not a living person, but simply metal, rubber, glass, and plastic.
Having said that, I can clearly remember some car-related terms that we used when I was in high school, and, to some extent, later as well; things like.......
FORD...............Fix or Repair Daily.
FORD...............First on Race Day (that, of course, was cetainly not an insult)
FIAT................Fix it Again, Tony.
DODGE/PLYMOUTH (MoPar)...................More Parts.
MERCURY COMET...................Mercury Vomit
CORVETTE..................Plastic Shrink-Wrapped
BUICK ELECTRA 225......................Deuce-and-a-Quarter
PONTIAC GTO....................Goat
CHEVY SS MODELS (Camaro, Nova, Malibu, Impala, El Camino, etc...).........Super-S***
POLICE CAR...................Fuzz-Mobile.
SAAB 3-CYLINDER.......................Slob
There were a number of other nicknames we used (some of them justified, some not), but I don't remember them all. But none of me or my friends, at the time, ever thought of banning such terms.
Having said that, I can clearly remember some car-related terms that we used when I was in high school, and, to some extent, later as well; things like.......
FORD...............Fix or Repair Daily.
FORD...............First on Race Day (that, of course, was cetainly not an insult)
FIAT................Fix it Again, Tony.
DODGE/PLYMOUTH (MoPar)...................More Parts.
MERCURY COMET...................Mercury Vomit
CORVETTE..................Plastic Shrink-Wrapped
BUICK ELECTRA 225......................Deuce-and-a-Quarter
PONTIAC GTO....................Goat
CHEVY SS MODELS (Camaro, Nova, Malibu, Impala, El Camino, etc...).........Super-S***
POLICE CAR...................Fuzz-Mobile.
SAAB 3-CYLINDER.......................Slob
There were a number of other nicknames we used (some of them justified, some not), but I don't remember them all. But none of me or my friends, at the time, ever thought of banning such terms.
Last edited by mmarshall; 02-13-11 at 08:39 PM.
02-13-11, 08:36 PM
#34
Though "Ricer" is a rather slang, uncouth term that I don't (and wouldn't) use myself, I don't consider it an insult, nor do I think it should be banned. It certainly is not, IMO, in the same category as terms that insult someone for their religion or the color of their skin. In fact, as I understand the term "Ricer", it doesn't refer to people at all, but to small, pocket-rocket cars of Japanese design
Ricer = The guy driving the car, so Ricer does refer to a real person.
Just like Drug is the substance, while Druggie refers to the person using the substance.
02-13-11, 08:49 PM
#35
Lexus Fanatic
And, even if (or when) it DOES refer to the driver, I still don't place it in the same class as racial insults like using the "N" word. It has nothing to do with the race or skin color of the driver.....only the fact that he or she is driving a certain type of Japanese-designed car, although it could (?) also be included for some Korean cars as well. So my opinion is that there's no need to ban it.
02-13-11, 08:57 PM
#36
Im a ricer in this sense. isnt everyone? Lol people even call me it sometimes. IDGAF (excuse the abbrev.) You mod the car they way you want to, not how someone wants you too. You dont have to follow everyones cookie cutter car by following the same exact order etc... Ricer is just like saying ugly or not in my taste. People really shouldn't get worked up over that term. After all this is a CAR FORUM. Name me one car forum that has the word Ricer censored....sheesh. If you must def. from the people
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ricer
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ricer
02-14-11, 08:56 AM
#38
Guest
Posts: n/a
I started the thread to get members feedback here. You see I also never saw the term "ricer" as a racial slur, it just describes craptastic mods to cars and that includes slapping red badges on cars. It is possible I was wrong, thus the poll and to get others opinions for if I was wrong the term "ricer" would be something we would discuss banning.
To me its like "ghetto" to describe some cars/mods. That is not racial, it describes a certain way to do a car. Also like "yuppie" for younger people who are not car enthusiasts that lease new luxury cars.
IMO, red badges on cars are rice and there can be FACTORY rice. If you or anyone happens to own a car with that don't take it personal. I think its ricey, on the Corolla, on an Infiniti, on an Acura (except real Type-Rs). That seems to be YOUR issue. Some brands even paint their stock calipers red (for the record I did in the past so I'm not some holy saint) and to me that is factory rice.
I should ban myself
To me its like "ghetto" to describe some cars/mods. That is not racial, it describes a certain way to do a car. Also like "yuppie" for younger people who are not car enthusiasts that lease new luxury cars.
IMO, red badges on cars are rice and there can be FACTORY rice. If you or anyone happens to own a car with that don't take it personal. I think its ricey, on the Corolla, on an Infiniti, on an Acura (except real Type-Rs). That seems to be YOUR issue. Some brands even paint their stock calipers red (for the record I did in the past so I'm not some holy saint) and to me that is factory rice.
02-14-11, 09:43 AM
#43
Lexus Fanatic
I too am asian and i find no offense to the word rice/ricer, then again i am also under the opinion that America is way too PC and its making people soft~ Why can't i go to work anymore and say, 'hey honey get me a coffee wont you' *give a pat on the butt*... WAS UP WIT DAT?
02-14-11, 09:47 AM
#44
Guest
Posts: n/a
I too am asian and i find no offense to the word rice/ricer, then again i am also under the opinion that America is way too PC and its making people soft~ Why can't i go to work anymore and say, 'hey honey get me a coffee wont you' *give a pat on the butt*... WAS UP WIT DAT?
I bet you meet with Human Resources often