Nah, it's just ignorance and you're being called on it where you weren't before. If you can't figure out why calling something "riced out" is bad, then, for example, you probably use the term "jap" and think it isn't a slur.
Moving on, I don't think this car is underwhelming or anything else, it's just too damn expensive to care about. Since quite a few members already have this power level they have to ask themselves "what's worth $50k+ here?" and the obvious answer is nothing.
People just really need to accept that we're not ever going to see another car like the Fiesta ST. The GR Corolla, Golf R, etc aren't going to thrill you the way the FiST does day to day. "Cheap" fun and right at that spot of too much/not enough power, though I figure most of that sentiment would go away if it had any top end from the factory. Anyhow, the GR Corolla is fine, but it's not much more than a distraction.