#TBT Racist branding: Uncle Ben’s

Several legacy brands have changed their branding due to perceptions of racial stereotyping. This might have been fallout from the anger and rage about the killing of George Floyd.

From Uncle Ben’s Rice:

To Ben’s Original Rice:

The issue here is that Uncle Ben looks like a Black servant or to put it more crassly, a housenig***

I’ll post #TBT features on Aunt Jemima and Cream of Wheat.