Jan 28, 2014 · A toothpaste known as “ Darkie,” featuring a smiling blackface performer as its logo, was sold for years in various parts of Asia. After pressure from various groups protesting the racist...

Darlie (originally known as Darkie) is an oral care brand owned and manufactured by the Hawley & Hazel Company with focus on Chinese and Southeast Asian markets. The company is headquartered in Hong Kong with manufacturing facilities in Zhongshan.

Jun 19, 2020 · Darlie’s imagery has its roots in blackface. Across Asia, the smiling man in a top hat and bowtie is a recognizable face, gracing the box of toothpaste brand Darlie for over 30 years.

Colgate owns a toothpaste brand called Darlie, which once had a logo that featured a smiling white man in blackface. The popular brand has long been criticized for using racist imagery. Originally, it was sold using the racial epithet "Darkie".

Jun 19, 2020 · Colgate has announced a review of its toothpaste brand Darlie, which once featured a smiling White man in blackface, as companies around the world reconsider their use of racist stereotypes...

Oct 18, 2010 · The original trade character of a stylized minstrel man with wide smile stems from the late nineteenth century when both black and white “minstrel show” entertainers donned “black face.” I recently found a new package of Darlie (top), with a decidedly neutralized trade character of a racially non-descript visage on the box.

Jun 19, 2020 · Established in 1933 in Shanghai by Hawley & Hazel, it was acquired in 1985 by US-based Colgate-Palmolive. Up until 1989, the brand was known as Darkie; its logo was a smiling white man in a top...

Jun 19, 2020 · Though Colgate says it has evolved the brand over the years, Darlie’s name and logo—which once featured a smiling man in blackface—continue to draw criticism for uses of racial imagery. Darlie...

Dec 10, 2018 · In a sea of products with slick packaging designed to evoke minty freshness, Darlie stands out on the shelves for its vaguely retro branding, marked by a black-and-white logo of a man wearing a top...

Jan 28, 2020 · Darlie (Chinese: 黑人; literally: "black person"), formerly known as Darkie, is a toothpaste brand of Hawley & Hazel Chemical Company (Official Slogan: 'Powering Your Smile.').