has (have) been used in the past by marketers as a shorthand to connote certain product attributes. The images employed were often crude and unflattering. In Walt Disney's Dumbo, singing black crows appeared to have the same characteristics as old- time minstrel shows. Many found the analogy to be in poor taste.
A) Cultural translations
B) Descriptions
C) Memories
D) Personalities
E) Ethnic symbolism

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Ethnic symbolism has been used by marketers to connote certain product attributes, often using crude and unflattering images, as seen in the example of the black crows in Disney's Dumbo, which resembled minstrel shows.

Has (Have) Been Used in the Past by Marketers as a Shorthand