Wow thats racist and minty

Darlie is a toothpaste brand of the Hong Kong based company Hawley & Hazel. It was bought in 1985 by the US corporation Colgate-Palmolive. At that time the original name was "Darkie". Darky, or darkie, is a racist term used primarily in the Northern United States and England to refer to black people. The package featured an image said to have been inspired by an Al Jolson performance, that of a wide-eyed, smiling dark-skinned African male wearing a top hat and tie. Some have described it as a blackface image. Because of the contrast with very dark skin, it was a common joke that the teeth of persons of African descent were exceptionally white.