Joy Cardin
from Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 8:00 AM
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| The rice product character Uncle Ben has been promoted to company chairman, but for some, he'll always be a reminder of using racial stereotypes to sell products. From Uncle Ben to the Frito Bandito, Joy Cardin and her guests look into the dicey history of racist ad characters.
Guests:
- Joyce Wolburg, associate professor of advertising and public relations, Marquette University.
- David Segal, writes for the Washington Post Style section. His photo essay for the website Slate.com entitlted, "Uncle Ben, CEO? The Strange History of Racist Spokescharacters." |
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