Mister Potato Head murders Mrs. Potato Head and then comes out of the closet.

[Viper1j]

I'm very much a fan of diversity and inclusion, but sometimes you can even take THAT a little too far.

I mean come on people, really?

Hasbro Makes Mr. Potato Head Toy Line Gender-Neutral, Drops The 'Mr.'

Mr. Potato Head is now just Potato Head.

www.tmz.com

MR. POTATO HEAD Don't Call Me Mister ...I'M GENDER-NEUTRAL NOW!!!





Mr. Potato Head is catching up with the times, he's now just Potato Head ... and it's all about getting rid of traditional gender norms.

Hasbro is dropping the "Mr." and rebranding its iconic spud toys this fall, giving children a blank canvas to create a potato family however they see fit.

The toy giant says it wants to move away from the nuclear family and give kids a chance to go with what feels natural to them ... build whatever kinda potato fam ya want, and those spuds can wear whatever they want.



It's a huge shift for Hasbro ... the company launched the OG Mr. Potato Head way back in 1952, and followed it up the next year with a Mrs. Potato Head complete with her own set of accessories. Plus, it was only 8 years ago that Hasbro celebrated the original potato couple's 60th anniversary with a special box set.

Now, Hasbro says the new toy sets won't present kids with the same family structure you played with as a tyke.

1:44 PM PT -- Hasbro now says they will still sell individual Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head toys, but the brand name and logo are still ditching the "Mr."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1365038178814590995

 

[Fenixgoon]

Time to clutch our pearls. /S

Edit: I would say the new potato heads reflect modern families better anyway.

 

[interchange]

Kids do this with their toys anyway.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Oh boy deplorables will be pissed

https://twitter.com/x/status/1365034782615244800

 

[ewdotson]

They. Are. Potatoes.

 

[brycejones]

Oh Lordy it’s an attack on the non penis having tubers of the world. Where will the inhuman treatment of plastic fictional characters stop?

 

[brycejones]

They. Are. Plastic. Potatoes.

FTFY

 

[ewdotson]

FTFY

Sure, sure. To be clear, my point is that it's ridiculous it is for people to be up in arms about this.

 

[brycejones]

Sure, sure. To be clear, my point is that it's ridiculous it is for people to be up in arms about this.

Yep

 

[cytg111]

I'm very much a fan of diversity and inclusion, but sometimes you can even take THAT a little too far.

I mean come on people, really?

Hasbro Makes Mr. Potato Head Toy Line Gender-Neutral, Drops The 'Mr.'

Mr. Potato Head is now just Potato Head.

www.tmz.com

MR. POTATO HEAD Don't Call Me Mister ...I'M GENDER-NEUTRAL NOW!!!


View attachment 40286


Mr. Potato Head is catching up with the times, he's now just Potato Head ... and it's all about getting rid of traditional gender norms.

Hasbro is dropping the "Mr." and rebranding its iconic spud toys this fall, giving children a blank canvas to create a potato family however they see fit.

The toy giant says it wants to move away from the nuclear family and give kids a chance to go with what feels natural to them ... build whatever kinda potato fam ya want, and those spuds can wear whatever they want.

View attachment 40287

It's a huge shift for Hasbro ... the company launched the OG Mr. Potato Head way back in 1952, and followed it up the next year with a Mrs. Potato Head complete with her own set of accessories. Plus, it was only 8 years ago that Hasbro celebrated the original potato couple's 60th anniversary with a special box set.

Now, Hasbro says the new toy sets won't present kids with the same family structure you played with as a tyke.

1:44 PM PT -- Hasbro now says they will still sell individual Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head toys, but the brand name and logo are still ditching the "Mr."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1365038178814590995

You know, maybe? But I am struggling muster a strong opinion on it, its one of those things where it'll land where it lands and ill pick it up from there... the middle part you can all have to your selves .

 

[IronWing]

Just call them by their names, Russell and Russet.

 

[ch33zw1z]

TIL - toy companies change to stay relevant. I know some political parties that could learn a thing or two.

 

[Fenixgoon]

i thought colbert's short segment on this was pretty funny (especially if you like puns/dad jokes)

 

[pauldun170]

Mr Potato Head is still named Mr Potato Head
Mrs Potato Head is still named Mrs Potato Head









Conservatives should be happy because when Mrs. Potato, being a female, is being sold in a box that clearly says Mr Potato head then that implies Mrs. Potato head is doing that transgender thing.

Just keep pointing that out to the jackasses in your life.
"Hasbro changed the brand name because they didn't want Mrs. Potato head to be considered transgender"

Crisis Averted

 

[ch33zw1z]

Can't wait for next toy story 😉

 

[Jaskalas]

Conservatives should be happy because when Mrs. Potato, being a female, is being sold in a box that clearly says Mr Potato head then that implies Mrs. Potato head is doing that transgender thing.

Just keep pointing that out to the jackasses in your life.
"Hasbro changed the brand name because they didn't want Mrs. Potato head to be considered transgender"

???
It clearly says "Mrs" on the first box you posted.... right where the arrows are pointing.....
And then you go and claim otherwise???

 

[pauldun170]

???
It clearly says "Mrs" on the first box you posted.... right where the arrows are pointing.....
And then you go and claim otherwise???

Ask someone to explain it to you.

 

[brycejones]

???
It clearly says "Mrs" on the first box you posted.... right where the arrows are pointing.....
And then you go and claim otherwise???

dude

 

[Aikouka]

I see that this was a bit of an overreaction to them just renaming the toy line. Although, if Hasbro would want to go a gender neutral route, then it would probably be better to include all items in a single package instead of any sort of gender-aligned separation. In other words, if I want my mostly manly spud to have big ol' lips, then so be it! Of course, that ruins the whole aspect of toy makers trying to make you buy multiple things.

 

[MrSquished]

As a straight male I don't feel threatened at all by this nor give two shits

I'm still more concerned about fascists trying to overthrow elections, income inequality, healthcare and a just criminal justice system. I dunno I guess I just don't have my priorities straight.

 

[hal2kilo]

Mr Potato Head is still named Mr Potato Head
Mrs Potato Head is still named Mrs Potato Head


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Conservatives should be happy because when Mrs. Potato, being a female, is being sold in a box that clearly says Mr Potato head then that implies Mrs. Potato head is doing that transgender thing.

Just keep pointing that out to the jackasses in your life.
"Hasbro changed the brand name because they didn't want Mrs. Potato head to be considered transgender"

Crisis Averted

Why not Potato X.

 

[pauldun170]

As a straight male I don't feel threatened at all by this nor give two shits

I'm still more concerned about fascists trying to overthrow elections, income inequality, healthcare and a just criminal justice system. I dunno I guess I just don't have my priorities straight.

Same here.
From a business standpoint, this just seems like a simplification of branding to save money with a PR hook attached to it for the media bump to help an old brand.
The people who buy this are typically friends of young parents and the box goes directly in the trash the day it's unwrapped.
I guess the demographic who is really concerned about this are Mr Potato head collectors? NOw they have to buy the new edition boxes so they can say their collection is complete?

 

[pauldun170]

Why not Potato X.

Do you see how enraged some people are getting over the gender thing?
They are going to think Potato X is related to Malcom X and then its gonna be all that "BLM has invaded Hasbro!!!"

 

[Viper1j]

Yep

I think it's more of an appeasement kind of thing though.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Kids do this with their toys anyway.

I'm pretty sure I had Spider-Man and Wolverine have super gay sex while Magneto watched. And that was more hetero than the sex that happens in most Republican bedrooms where they're raping their daughters, or sheep, or the choir boy.

Honestly I'm not sure if they're angry because now they can't heat up a potato, put some lipstick on it and jam their dicks in it to make their favorite creamy mashed potatoes, or if its because they think of Mrs Potatohead when they skin potatoes wishing they could do that to the women they fantasize about.