Hello Everyone,

The colloquialisms known as "rice" or "riced out," (or whichever iteration you choose) originated at a web site called "http://www.riceboypage.com."

An Asian American man runs this page.

It is designed to make fun of people who add tacky and/or flashy modifications to their cars in order to draw attention and make them appear "high performance" even though they are not. If you go to the page, you will find that the designer originally used the term "rice" because the vast majority of these cars are Japanese imports. It does not refer to the ethnic background of the people who drive the cars.

For example - adding a gigantic spoiler and "Type-R" or similar cheesy decals to an otherwise unmodified Geo Prism.

Also - Adding a loud and obnoxious "coffee can" muffler to a stock economy car under the guise of improved performance.

Over the years, the use of the term "rice" has expanded and evolved into an all encompassing, and often derogatory categorization of anyone who chooses to modify their car's appearance without improving performance.

Rarely, the term becomes plainly racist and insulting when it expands to the point of describing an 'Asian person driving an import,' rather than ANY person driving a car with tacky pseudo-performance add-ons.

So...Dinger is suggesting that simply changing the color of corner lights is "rice."

I disagree. Changing the color of corner lights does not make a Saab "riced out." Although you may consider it tacky, you couldn't possibly suggest that it implies increased performance.

It is unfortunate that the term "rice" in this context is circumstaitally associated with Asian people, because the trend that it satirizes is UNIVERSALLY tasteless.

For Example this is similar to making fun of fools who walk around with baggy pants hanging off (or below) their ass, with their boxers showing, hat turned sideways etc. Now...if I make fun of these people and, in doing so, refer to this as "homey style," people might be offended if they consided it a racial slur referring to African Americans. The association is there, regardless of my intentions.

The lines between racism and satire are very blurry, especially on an international, technical bulletin board like this one.

Let us all remain cautious and well informed!

-Kyle
'91 9000T



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• Clear light lenses????, Kory, Wed, 1 May 2002 15:19:17
  • Are we having fun yet?????? n/m, Evil Twin Skippy, Thu, 2 May 2002 14:49:12
    • Not really..., BillJ, Thu, 2 May 2002 15:10:10
      • Re: Not really..., Evil Twin Skippy, Thu, 2 May 2002 15:15:07
        • Perhaps, but..., BillJ, Thu, 2 May 2002 19:19:21
  • DINGER, no offense taken by me...., Kory, Thu, 2 May 2002 11:24:27
  • BillJ is correct of course...I bought my clear..., TKC, Thu, 2 May 2002 09:45:32
    • Cant speak the language?, Kory, Thu, 2 May 2002 12:06:18
  • BillJ is correct of course...I bought my clear..., TKC, Thu, 2 May 2002 09:37:54
  • Re: Clear light lenses????, mike G., Wed, 1 May 2002 15:36:36
  • buy a Honda if you want rice n/m, Dinger, Wed, 1 May 2002 15:29:58
    • I have clear corners on my car....., Jay S, Sat, 4 May 2002 13:55:22
    • Slip of the brain Dinger? Apology in order? n/m, Stevo, Thu, 2 May 2002 07:49:32
      • Somewhat I guess and no >, Dinger, Thu, 2 May 2002 08:16:31
    • Ass end of my 9000, Cark, Wed, 1 May 2002 17:26:23
      • Have I every used anything Japanese? What?, Dinger, Thu, 2 May 2002 08:12:50
      • Which shape and year?, BillJ, Wed, 1 May 2002 18:28:58
    • Factory-fitted to mine by Saab: what's rice about that?, BillJ, Wed, 1 May 2002 17:05:47
      • Wouldn't pretend to speak for UK..., Dinger, Thu, 2 May 2002 08:06:10
    • Not PC... and not nice... n/m, Evil Twin Skippy, Wed, 1 May 2002 16:52:40
      • Not PC? Are you for real? >>, Dinger, Thu, 2 May 2002 08:04:56
        • Re: Not PC? Are you for real? >>, Douglas Uhlinger, Thu, 2 May 2002 13:20:21
          • I take offense to you suggesting I am lazy., Dinger, Thu, 2 May 2002 15:59:11
            • Rights... isn't that what I said?, Evil Twin Skippy, Thu, 2 May 2002 17:43:44
          • well said..............nm, zeke, Thu, 2 May 2002 13:40:15
        • Absolutely, Evil Twin Skippy, Thu, 2 May 2002 08:14:10
          • Words, words, words, Dinger, Thu, 2 May 2002 08:42:44
            • its a slur dinger.<nm>, nt moore, Thu, 2 May 2002 11:09:02
            • Not at all..., Evil Twin Skippy, Thu, 2 May 2002 10:52:09
              • Well put, ETS! n/m, yamagato, Thu, 2 May 2002 13:21:02
              • Well I don't know if it's grand.., Dinger, Thu, 2 May 2002 12:33:09
                • Many misconceptions here...(please read) >>>, Kyle, Thu, 2 May 2002 14:05:11 <-- Viewing This Message
                  • And also I bet there are regional differences...., Dinger, Thu, 2 May 2002 15:12:02
                  • Hear Hear!!!, Evil Twin Skippy, Thu, 2 May 2002 14:52:12
                • Would that I could - I'll be in Edmonton 8.1.02 nm, Evil Twin Skippy, Thu, 2 May 2002 12:59:53

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