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Govee included a book on ‘White Supremacy’ in its website imagery

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...

Two screenshots showing books titled “White Supremacy” featured in a Govee product image.
The sort of light reading material you’d expect to find in a childs 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 failed generative AI experiment, or the work of a rogue designer, but what actually led to the image being published on Govee's website is unclear. (The image didn't contain any C2PA and SynthID data when we chec …

Read the full story at The Verge.