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minus-squareTerraRoot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down5·1 month agoI 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.
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoI 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
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 month agoI’m all for using “theme” as a replacement.
minus-squareTerraRoot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoHow about “farkle” to take another term from the motoring world?
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·29 days agoI just said ‘theme’ has different connotations?
minus-squareunderscores@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoPlenty 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.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·1 month agoIt isn’t cool if it’s offending people, though. And clearly it is.
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.
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?
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 isn’t cool if it’s offending people, though. And clearly it is.