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This week on the UnBeige blog, I found an article about design ethics in product spokescharacers. David Segal of Slate put together a slideshow of the history of ethnic spokescharacters. In light of the talks about race following the Virginia Tech shootings, I just thought it was interesting to see stereotypes of different ethnic groups that have been designed and sold. The two I am most familiar with are Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben. It is important for designers to be aware that what they create and the way their work can be interpreted. Below are a few of the images.