Darlie Toothpaste

Do any of you use Darlie Toothpaste?  Do you remember what it used to be called?

This is what Darlie Toothpaste looks like now:

Notice the generic dude in a top hat with bright, shiny, white teeth.

This is how I remember "Darlie" Toothpaste as a kid:

I know!  Isn't that shocking! 

I'm appalled that I didn't realize how racist it was when I was a kid.

Anyway, sometime in the 1990s Colgate bought "Darkie" and released a commercial ushering in the new era of Darlie Toothpaste.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM9C2esCG24

Can you believe that it took until the 1990s before they changed the name? 

Its Chinese name, however, is still the same:  "黑人牙膏"  -  Black Man Toothpaste.  I have a question for native Chinese speakers.  Does its Chinese name sound as racist as it does in English?

PS. In case you're wondering there is also....

Update:  I just found this photo.  I guess they made marbles too.

Also, according to Wikipedia:

"The Chinese name of the brand, "黑人牙膏" (in English, "Black Man Toothpaste"), has not changed; a Chinese-language advertising campaign reassured customers that "Black Man Toothpaste is still Black Man Toothpaste". This is because the term "黑人" does not have any negative meaning in Chinese. The phrase 黑人() in Chinese is a general term for persons of African descent."