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The origin of the word "monkey" is for the animal and "master" for skilled person or hierarchical boss while the origin of the word "ricer/ricing/riced" is explicitly and only a racist insult
You would've went wild in the USA during slavery times
"ricing" means customisation, that's it. That's the context. It's not about the origin of the word, otherwise the "f"-word that ends with "t" should be used in your own logic. "gay" was used pejoratively during medieval time, does it mean when we're calling homosexual people that proudly label themselves as that is being homophobic here? It's about the meaning of the word in the context where it's being used. If "ricing" is being used in the context of de, then I don't see a problem here. If you use "ricing" to describe anything that appears loud to you, then for sure you're being racist.
Rationalize all you want - a racist term is a racist term.
Constant outrage isn't healthy or productive. Context is important too.
When you spot a PPB outside of Hexbear
That one was asking for it though!
in fairness I interpreted that reply as encouraging