Govee included a book on ‘white supremacy’ in its website imagery

What happened

According to The Verge’s source item, Govee included a book on ‘white supremacy’ in its website imagery, Companies often include background props in their product imagery that serve as set dressing, but one of Govee’s decorative choices is raising some eyebrows. An eagle-eyed Verge reader spotted that two copies of a book with “white supremacy” plastered on the spine were included in a lifestyle image on Govee’s website, in a scene that […] The sort of light reading material you’d expect to find in a child’s bedroom. | Image by Govee, compiled by The Verge Companies often include background props in their product imagery that serve as set dressing, but one of Govee’s decorative choices is raising some eyebrows. An eagle-eyed Verge reader spotted that two copies of a book with “white supremacy” plastered on the spine were included in a lifestyle image on Govee’s website, in a scene that seemingly depicts a child’s bedroom. You’d be forgiven for assuming that this is the result of some

Context

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Source

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