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”?
I don’t think it’s racist. I just don’t like it. Themes or theming works for me. It just makes me think of the kids who install kali and describe themselves as haxors.