Mr. &Mrs. Potato Head Are Going Gender Neutral

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RD2WINAGNBEAR86
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https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/25/business/mr-potato-head-hasbro-gender-neutral/index.html

I just don't remember Mr. Potato Head having a p e n i s or Mrs. Potato Head having a vagina. I could be wrong. It has been a long time.

What are we gonna do with Barbie and Ken?
"Never underestimate Joe's ability to **** things up!"

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Wrecks Quan Dough
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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/25/business/mr-potato-head-hasbro-gender-neutral/index.html

I just don't remember Mr. Potato Head having a p e n i s or Mrs. Potato Head having a vagina. I could be wrong. It has been a long time.

What are we gonna do with Barbie and Ken?
I got your new Ken right here. And to show how woke zhe is, zhe traded in zhe's blue Corvette for an earth-tone-colored electric Vespa.

Forest Bueller_bf
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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/25/business/mr-potato-head-hasbro-gender-neutral/index.html

I just don't remember Mr. Potato Head having a p e n i s or Mrs. Potato Head having a vagina. I could be wrong. It has been a long time.

What are we gonna do with Barbie and Ken?
I thought they already were pretty much gender neutral.
Doc Holliday
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RD2WINAGNBEAR86
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Forest Bueller_bf said:

RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/25/business/mr-potato-head-hasbro-gender-neutral/index.html

I just don't remember Mr. Potato Head having a p e n i s or Mrs. Potato Head having a vagina. I could be wrong. It has been a long time.

What are we gonna do with Barbie and Ken?
I thought they already were pretty much gender neutral.
Guess I was a boring kid. I never sexualized the Potato Heads. I will confess when I got a little older, I did have some Playboy magazines stashed under my bed!
"Never underestimate Joe's ability to **** things up!"

-- Barack Obama
ATL Bear
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Youthful indoctrination.
GrowlTowel
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Did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played a girl bunny?

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RD2WINAGNBEAR86
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GrowlTowel said:

Did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played a girl bunny?


Donald Duck wore a vest and no pants. Let that sink in!
"Never underestimate Joe's ability to **** things up!"

-- Barack Obama
Mitch Blood Green
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GrowlTowel
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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

GrowlTowel said:

Did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played a girl bunny?


Donald Duck wore a vest and no pants. Let that sink in!


Mickey wore pants but no shirt.
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Jacques Strap
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Jack and DP
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Next thing you know, the Operation Game will require you perform a sex change.
whitetrash
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RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

GrowlTowel said:

Did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played a girl bunny?


Donald Duck wore a vest and no pants. Let that sink in!


Yet when he would step out of the shower he would wrap a towel around his waist.
Porteroso
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Jack and DP said:

Next thing you know, the Operation Game will require you perform a sex change.

Lmao. So what God given gender do potatoes have again?
Wrecks Quan Dough
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Mister potatoe head was always a man. Hence, Mister. It really is that simple.
fadskier
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I saw a tweet that said that they have retracted this...
BusyTarpDuster2017
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Porteroso said:

Jack and DP said:

Next thing you know, the Operation Game will require you perform a sex change.

Lmao. So what God given gender do potatoes have again?
Hey, yeah! And since when did potatoes have hands and feet, and wear hats??

Good lord, man... focus.
Jack and DP
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https://babylonbee.com/news/gi-joe-to-be-replaced-with-genderless-gi-pat
J.B.Katz
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Do yall have a crisis when it's time to neuter your dog?
Thee University
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J.B.Katz said:

Do yall have a crisis when it's time to neuter your dog?
What type of man neuters a dog? None that I call friends!

When is a good time to neuter your dog?
Forest Bueller_bf
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Jack and DP said:

https://babylonbee.com/news/gi-joe-to-be-replaced-with-genderless-gi-pat
Dang they beat me to it.

I was about to make a comment about GI Joe.
Doc Holliday
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Doc Holliday
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Porteroso said:

Jack and DP said:

Next thing you know, the Operation Game will require you perform a sex change.

Lmao. So what God given gender do potatoes have again?
Hmmm, why don't you ask the woke culture mob the same question...

BusyTarpDuster2017
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J.B.Katz said:

Do yall have a crisis when it's time to neuter your dog?
You're confused as to what neutering means in that sense. Neutering a dog doesn't make it genderless.
Wrecks Quan Dough
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Add the Jeep Cherokee to the list.
Porteroso
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Carlos Cruz said:

Mister potatoe head was always a man. Hence, Mister. It really is that simple.
It's actually even simpler than that. It's a potato, and they created a fictional character. So it was always a genderless potato, until they said it was a Mister. They can actually do whatever they want, because again, it's a potato.
Whiskey Pete
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BusyTarpDuster2017 said:

J.B.Katz said:

Do yall have a crisis when it's time to neuter your dog?
You're confused as to what neutering means in that sense. Neutering a dog doesn't make it genderless.
jinxy isn't very smart
Whiskey Pete
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Porteroso said:

Carlos Cruz said:

Mister potatoe head was always a man. Hence, Mister. It really is that simple.
It's actually even simpler than that. It's a potato, and they created a fictional character. So it was always a genderless potato, until they said it was a Mister. They can actually do whatever they want, because again, it's a potato.
I find it funny that you think a plastic toy is in fact a potato
BaylorGuy314
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Forget the potato heads for a minute.

This isn't about rights. Whether it is 0.4% of the population (actual stat of those that identify as trans) or 99.4% - we have to respect rights established by the Constitution for everyone.

But this isn't about rights. No rights are being violated by using certain pronouns or prefixes. The concern then, is about being offensive to a minority group. But renaming things to gender neutral isn't even about being offensive. I say it's not offensive to have a Mr./Mrs. because those prefixes do actually represent a vast majority (99.6%) of the population and does not signify "being less than" to those that do not identify in that way. (In other words, it's not like a racial slur that is used to degrade.)

The reality is that, at worst, we're just talking about exclusivity here - not including an option that represents a very, very small portion of the populous, whether that be in the naming of products (Mr/Mrs Potato Head) or in the production of products (say, a doll that is clearly male or female or one that has the physical characteristics desired by a small minority of individuals).

We can, as a society, always be inclusive on things like rights. We decide what those rights and we determine whether or not they are being restricted to a subset of the population and, if so, we adjust. It's a clear "yes or no" as to whether someone is being unfairly restricted.

But we cannot, as a society, always provide an environment where people are not offended or *ALL* aspects of society are viewed as inclusive to all people. It is the equivalent of trying to create an environment where everything is "fair." But we can't legislate "fairness" as what is "fair" or non-offensive to one person may be considered unfair or offensive to another- there are simply too many variables.
Wrecks Quan Dough
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Porteroso said:

Carlos Cruz said:

Mister potatoe head was always a man. Hence, Mister. It really is that simple.
It's actually even simpler than that. It's a potato, and they created a fictional character. So it was always a genderless potato, until they said it was a Mister. They can actually do whatever they want, because again, it's a potato.
It is not a real potato, silly. But some of us are smart enough to know anthropomorphism when we see it.
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