So my wife and I took the kids out to do some things before dinner tonight and guy drove by in a Nissan 240. Just like most of you (I expect), I notice cars more the the average person. Anyway, it was a nice ride. Well kept, sounded good, and very tastefully done IMHO. Except for the huge can for a tailpipe. I could tell it was at the end of a full 3" or so exhaust all the way back. The can was really the only part I was not a fan of looking over the car. I pointed out to my wife what a nice ride it was (especially for it's age) except for the 'ricer' can at the end of exhaust. She looked at me and said that was racist. We had a bit of a back and forth discussion about what this means and she wasn't convinced. Since thinking about it more, I am doubting my defense a bit. Told her I would post on here to get some other feedback. I realize this may not be the most unbiased group to ask, considering the nature of the topic, but here it is none the less. Thoughts?
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"Ricer" racist?
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urfavoritemazn
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- Portland, OR
:lol:
I love this thread already
I love this thread already
what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
hahaha in all honesty last time i checked being a 'ricer' is not a race and i don't think that you were being racist in the least bit.
hahaha in all honesty last time i checked being a 'ricer' is not a race and i don't think that you were being racist in the least bit.
LightningRhod
Go Kart Champion
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- Hayward, CA
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- 2011 CW GTI Autobahn
The term "ricer" refers more to the subculture of the JDM scene and its enthusiasts who do gaudy or "in bad taste" things to their cars (super high wings, big fart cans, insanely loud exhaust, underglow kits, etc.). Your wife may be thinking that the term "ricer" is a racial slur of some sort, being that a large part of the JDM scene and its enthusiasts are indeed, Asian.
Just a disclaimer, I am of Asian descent myself
. Hope my insight will help in your argument/debate
Just a disclaimer, I am of Asian descent myself
. Hope my insight will help in your argument/debate 
AXO
Go Kart Champion
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- Palm Beach, Florida
mk6medic
Go Kart Champion
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- GrandFAPpy's porch
That is correct! Haha!
Definitely not racist. It's more a knock on the car than the person driving it. Plenty of white folk are ricers!
JhnR
Banned
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- Van Nuys, CA
not racist. please.
ricer is more of a term given to the drivers with no car swag
ricer is more of a term given to the drivers with no car swag
E. Tiberius
Passed Driver's Ed
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- Worcester, MA
The first time I heard the term was when I was 9 or 10, about 20 years ago.
One of my druncles (think drunk + uncle) was talking trash about my other druncles new Toyota.
He kept calling it a rice burner, because it came from Asia and "...they got more rice than gas over there", according to him.
So I have always assumed ricer was derived from rice burner.
Maybe not intentionally racist when used now, but it definitely has some ignorant anti foreigner origins.
One of my druncles (think drunk + uncle) was talking trash about my other druncles new Toyota.
He kept calling it a rice burner, because it came from Asia and "...they got more rice than gas over there", according to him.
So I have always assumed ricer was derived from rice burner.
Maybe not intentionally racist when used now, but it definitely has some ignorant anti foreigner origins.
Cwykle99
Ready to race!
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- Hollywood FL
Tell your wife that SHE is in fact the racist. Who said only asians eat rice? Mexicans enjoy rice, as do most hispanics. Im white and I LOVE rice of all colors (look how unracist and incredibly humble I am!). Ricer describes pointless and usually cheap modifications to a car. Such as a fart can exhaust, spinning hubcaps, neon underbody glow, that spiral bullshit from ebay that spins the air in your intake, civics dropped with pigeon toed wheels, etc...