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SW.com mascot Uncle Ben to be phased out from future rice products


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wtf, that sucks ass. How is that even racist?

 

 People love Ben.....

 

According to the Uncle Ben's website, the name was first used in 1946 in reference to a black farmer known as Uncle Ben who excelled in rice-growing. The man depicted in the logo is a "a beloved Chicago chef and waiter named Frank Brown."

 

 

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