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u/Gerry1of1 18h ago
Just looked this up. It's real. Product launched in 1933 in Shanghai. In 1985 Colgate-Palmolive acquired 50% of the company that still produces it today.
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u/Working-Couple7425 18h ago
Yeah this brand is still very popular, when it launched in the 1930s it used Al Jolson as the inspiration but obviously no one does that nonsense anymore so it's totally rebranded these days.
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u/code_monkey_001 18h ago
Not so much funny as sad. Japan remains incredibly racist.
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u/DonHarold 18h ago edited 18h ago
Darkie (now Darlie) is a Chinese company. I dont think they ever even sold this in Japan.
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_1297863
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u/code_monkey_001 18h ago
They sold it when I was there in the 1990s. But you're right, it was from China originally.
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