It’s “arch based”. How are the repos setup? What packages are pinned? What bloatware is added?
Sure I can write a script to migrate everything to how I want it, but at a point it becomes easier (and cleaner) to do a custom install script that will build it up how I want it.
I’m not a part of the demographic who would experience racism around this. So, I can’t comment there.
I am a white hipster though. So, I usually call my window manager customizations “artisanally hand crafted”.