
Colgate Renames Racist 'Darkie' Toothpaste Sold In Asia - NewsOne
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 - Wikipedia
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.
The origins of Colgate’s Darlie ‘Black Person Toothpaste’ explained
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.
This Toothpaste Brand Owned By Colgate Has a Very Racist …
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".
Darlie: Colgate to review toothpaste brand after other US …
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...
From Darkie to Darlie – PRINT Magazine
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.
Colgate Reviewing Darlie 'Black People Toothpaste' Still Sold
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...
Colgate’s ‘Black Person Toothpaste’—A Market Leader In ... - Forbes
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...
How Darkie, now Darlie, became East Asia’s favourite toothpaste …
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...
Today in our History – January 28, 1989 - Darkie ... - LinkedIn
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.').