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    Anyone got a frock for Mr Potato Head?

    No. It’s not the 1st of April!

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56200811

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    Those racist caricatures should have been done away with years ago.

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    Are you saying you never wear a frock? As for losing the Mr, a sign of the times - it's not like there's more important things to be focusing on (like killing the planet).

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    They've removed his 'meat an' two veg' as well...

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    In the rebranding in a gender-neutral way, hope they not forget to loose the moustache from the Potato

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    Quote Originally Posted by jukeboxs View Post
    Are you saying you never wear a frock? As for losing the Mr, a sign of the times - it's not like there's more important things to be focusing on (like killing the planet).
    Why on earth would you want to focus on killing the planet? I'm not an eco warrior but i'd still like to save it 😉

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    Quote Originally Posted by Franco View Post
    In the rebranding in a gender-neutral way, hope they not forget to loose the moustache from the Potato
    You’ve obviously never visited Malta, otherwise you’d know that moustaches know no gender boundaries.

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    When sold as a set they will still sell you a Mr & Mrs Potato Head. So stupid.

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    Have the Mr Men been tapped on the shoulder yet from the grey brigade?

    I call it grey as that’s what they would like us to be - in between with no diversity or distinction, just people, bland and grey..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Justin Case View Post
    Those racist caricatures should have been done away with years ago.
    Racist? Where do you get that from?


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    I reckon the only reason Hasbro do this is for the free advertising.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pinpull View Post
    Racist? Where do you get that from?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Curta View Post
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    Hahaha 10/10.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Curta View Post
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    Amazing!
    When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........

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    Quote Originally Posted by Christian View Post
    I reckon the only reason Hasbro do this is for the free advertising.
    I was thinking the same.

    Perhaps they have loads of stock and figured people will buy them to keep the original version. If it is that, you got to admit, its quite clever!
    Similar thing happened recently with Weetabix on Twiiter with the Baked Beans. Absolutle genius marketing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Curta View Post
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    Love it!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Justin Case View Post
    Those racist caricatures should have been done away with years ago.
    There's various shades of potatoes, and anyway they are fun toys for my 3yr old twins, (girl and boy). They don't care at that age about gender.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Curta View Post
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    Just pondering if it was from an old black and white, or a modern coloured monitor

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    Quote Originally Posted by andyb28 View Post
    I was thinking the same.

    Perhaps they have loads of stock and figured people will buy them to keep the original version. If it is that, you got to admit, its quite clever!
    Similar thing happened recently with Weetabix on Twiiter with the Baked Beans. Absolutle genius marketing.
    There's only one thing that drives the world and that's money. Shareholders en-masse don't care about the sex of a potato and any company decision like this is for the benefit of shareholders.

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    Sheesh they're called King Edwards for good reason, not Queen or gender neutral Edwards, c'mon Hasbro.

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    There are varieties with female names too.

    Anya, Charlotte & Desiree (for example) may prefer a frock to a moustache.
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    ​Jim.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Suds View Post
    They've removed his 'meat an' two veg' as well...
    Mr PH has 13 pieces; Mrs PH has 12. Just saying.

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    What about barbie dolls so so sexist
    We need action man in a frock


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