m0xEE on Nostr: I was always wondering about the etymology: the relation between UI customisation and ...

I was always wondering about the etymology: the relation between UI customisation and rice is as far from obvious as it can possibly be, and as a non-American I wasn't aware of that. The etymology is indeed… questionable, but is it still racist when it got adopted in an unrelated field by wider audience, not used in a derogatory manner and not targeted at particular ethnicity? 🤔