As if to follow-up on my previous post on The Jim Crow museum, today I came across this slideshow by David Segal, over at Slate. It’s titled “Uncle Ben, CEO? The strange history of racist spokescharacters,” and it begins with the Mars company’s strange idea that Uncle Ben should be updated. So I guess that with a lot of hard work, you too can ascend from slave, to butler, to CEO.
O popular imagination, you give so much… but never really seem to take much away!
It’s a nice photo and video clip essay, so please check it out. Further, as a way of producing an online essay, girlpower people might also find this an appealing way to share thoughts on visual and audio culture (I am happy to show you how to make one).
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