Brands which would not make it in the west...

[skippybangkok]

 

Darkie is always a Chinese brand。

The name in chinese is "黑人" means "Black People"

The company（Hawley＆Hazel）was founded in 1933,in Shanghai.

And maybe because of the WW2 or the Civil War of China.They move to Hongkong and Taiwan. 

you can see pictures

After Colgate purchased 50 percent of the firm in 1985, religious groups, African-Americans, and company shareholders protested the racially offensive nature of the brand. After more than three years of criticism, Colgate switched the name from Darkie to Darlie and modified the logo to a less crude version of a black man.

 

 

Great write up - I was in Malaysia in the early to mid 90’s and Darkie brand was still prevalent

 

So it was maybe 95 not 85

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[roo860]

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[roo860]

Mmmmm!

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[Jamesanderson]

On 5/15/2019 at 12:49 PM, BritManToo said:

I always liked this one as well .........

Ha Ha Ha!

[Peterbilt]

18 hours ago, Wilsonandson said:

Hmm, that doesn't sound right.

Thats thai logic......

[Wilsonandson]

When I first came to Thailand I did a few years work as a teacher at a big school. There was about 40 foreign teachers of whom 4 were from Africa. One day, I mentioned to one of the African teachers that I'd seen this advert on TV that was racist. He laughed and told me it was him who starred in it. He knew it was bad but thought of the money. He got twenty thousand baht for doing the commercial. True story.

 

 

Edited May 17, 2019 by Wilsonandson

[Dmaxdan]

Anyone fancy a cold one?


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[KC 71]

Hello kitty


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[Wilsonandson]

I know, it's not from Thailand but still it's funny.

 

[skippybangkok]

When I first came to Thailand I did a few years work as a teacher at a big school. There was about 40 foreign teachers of whom 4 were from Africa. One day, I mentioned to one of the African teachers that I'd seen this advert on TV that was racist. He laughed and told me it was him who starred in it. He knew it was bad but thought of the money. He got twenty thousand baht for doing the commercial. True story.
 
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Was a lovely ad until the last 5 seconds when the bomb hits


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[ronaldo0]

[BritManToo]

14 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

Anyone fancy a cold one?
 

Show us your leg.

(For old guys that remember that song)

[grollies]

8 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Show us your leg.

(For old guys that remember that song)

Is it furry around the ring (pull)?

[balo]

[balo]

[Destiny1990]

Skin Whitening Chlorine soap!

Edited May 18, 2019 by Destiny1990

[ballpoint]

Cola from Ghana

 

[ballpoint]

Another Ghanaian brand, for those who don't want to take the piss

[ballpoint]

And a lovely moist bread from Finland

[ballpoint]

Some members could do with this.  (You know who you are...)

 

If you don't like gum then it also comes in a cream, though rubbing it on kind of defeats the purpose:

[kkerry]

 

 

[Wilsonandson]

[ballpoint]

From Canada, when all else fails.

[skippybangkok]

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[johng]

Haven't seen that cheese in a "coons age"
Wild wild west 1999

[johng]

Errrr

[johng]

On 5/18/2019 at 8:53 AM, ronaldo0 said:

[Vacuum]

Lao Khao.

[Sandy Freckle]

On 5/15/2019 at 3:15 PM, skippybangkok said:

 

 

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If someone took too bigger lick of this ice cream..., they'd have to call it "Kakaa" Ice-cream haha

[RupertIII]