Retro Snapshot: ‘Darkie’ – Aston Villa’s Casually Racist 1950s Mascot

By Chris Wright

This photo just landed in Pies' inbox and we felt we had to share it...

What we have here is an image of Aston Villa's matchday mascot throughout the early 1950s 'Darkie' to his friends (and his tailor) who is, unmistakably, a white fellow 'blacked-up' to look like a gollywog, minstrel or some such other casually racist stereotype that used to fly back then.

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Who Ate All the Pies @ Aug 18, 2011 9:18 AM EDT | Blog Profile