The Wikipedia definition seems to indicate it has origins as a racist term and I’ve never understood why unix users have adopted this terms instead of something benign like “themes” or “theming” which I remember being in use long before I ever heard “rice”. So what gives? Why use “rice” instead of “theme”?
It’s an acronym, just that. We can argue is a misfortune one but that’s it.
Yea, it’s an acronym that spells out a slur. It should be changed.