It seems that Asian companies only change or remove the darkie on their products when they are bought or absorbed by an American corporation (check out the Chinese evolution of Darkie to Darlie).

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Consumer products giant Colgate-Palmolive has promised to review the name of one of its co-owned products, which translates into "Black people toothpaste." The wording, "黑人牙膏," can be found on "Darlie ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After keeping a controversial name for decades, a popular toothpaste brand in Asia will have its name changed. Racism accusations: ...

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 following ...

NO ‘DARKIE’ TOOTHPASTE. Colgate-Palmolive Co. plans to rename Darkie, a toothpaste it sells in Asia, to Darlie, The New York Times reported Friday. It also will change a logo that shows a minstrel in ...

Remember Darkie toothpaste? Well, it now goes by the more politically correct name, Darlie. Hong Kong being what it is, there must be equal opportunity in racial epithets for naming toothpastes. So ...