We can’t say we anticipated fka Mr Potato Head to become the gender-neutral icon of the moment, but stranger things have happened.
Hasbro recently announced that after 70 years it will be removing the gender prefix from its Mr Potato Head brand in an effort to make “all feel welcome in the Potato Head world”.
Naturally, the announcement was met with widespread mockery and backlash. This in itself is truly hilarious. Adults in a state of arrested development having a barney over a toy.
Who was actually offended by Mr Potato Head being male? I want names. These woke imbeciles are destroying the world. pic.twitter.com/CwsaX5D2Ue
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 25, 2021
Mr. Potato Head has now been renamed to be gender inclusive.
He’s now just going to be called Potato Head.
When will the activists demand Joe Biden stops use of the “Come On, Man” catchphrase?
For inclusivity’s sake, it should be “Come On, Person!”
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) February 25, 2021
House passed HR5, the “Inequality” Act, violating First Amendment Freedom of Religion & Association clauses.
Per HR5: Men pretend to be women & play women’s sports.
Hasbro got a jump start. “No longer Mr.” Potato Head & Mrs. Potato Head can compete in female track. NO THANKS! pic.twitter.com/CQELdhMqhA
— Mo Brooks (@RepMoBrooks) February 25, 2021
There were also some gloriously funny takes which I will include because it’s Friday, I’m tired, and I need to laugh.
The left is trying to cancel Mr. Potato Head’s glorious penis.
— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) February 25, 2021
Mr. Potato Head becoming gender neutral is definitely one of those “nobody asked for this, please stop helping” things but it is funny in a depressing way to watch the transphobic crowd defend the pronouns and honorifics of a potato
— Cliff Jerrison (@pervocracy) February 25, 2021
when i was a child i took a shit inside of my mr potato head’s storage compartment
— Tamara Yajia (@DancesWithTamis) February 25, 2021
but mr potato head’s raw brute force masculinity is his whole appeal
— stasis baby (@HarronWawker) February 25, 2021
Mr Potato Head is gay. He sucks and fucks. Hasbro told me they’re writing that on all the boxes now
— Lucy Valentine (@LucyXIV) February 25, 2021
In a follow-up tweet, Hasbro clarified that the Mr and Mrs Potato Head characters will still exist within the starchy universe but the branding on the box will say “Potato Head”.
“Hold that Tot – your main spud, MR POTATO HEAD isn’t going anywhere! While it was announced today that the POTATO HEAD brand name & logo are dropping the MR.’ I yam proud to confirm that MR & MRS POTATO HEAD aren’t going anywhere and will remain MR & MRS POTATO HEAD,” the company tweeted.
“It’s a potato,” said Ali Mierzejewski, wrote for The Toy Insider. “But kids like to see themselves in the toys they are playing with.”
“It’s setting this new standard.”
I’m exhausted.
