I don't think it's intentionally racist as far as disparaging black people, but it does imply that black skin is "dirty" and wouldn't fly in, shall we say, less homogeneous cultures.
See also Darkie/Darlie toothpaste: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlie
I don't think it's intentionally racist as far as disparaging black people, but it does imply that black skin is "dirty" and wouldn't fly in, shall we say, less homogeneous cultures.
See also Darkie/Darlie toothpaste: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlie