_carmin@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agoWhy Linux is Better Than Windows 11www.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: linux_gaming@lemmit.online
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWhy Linux is Better Than Windows 11www.youtube.com_carmin@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square70fedilinkcross-posted to: linux_gaming@lemmit.online
minus-squareTerraRoot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days 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-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoIt isn’t cool if it’s offending people, though. And clearly it is.
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days 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-up0·edit-22 days agoI’m all for using “theme” as a replacement.
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 hours agoI just said ‘theme’ has different connotations?
minus-squareunderscores@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days 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.
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.
It isn’t cool if it’s offending people, though. And clearly it is.
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.
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.