‘RIP Mr. Potato Head.’ Some fans lash out as iconic childhood toy goes gender-free
A decision by Hasbro to rebrand its iconic Mr. Potato Head toy as a gender-free Potato Head has sparked some online angst by fans, while others say critics should just calm down.
The toymaker says the name change will appear on boxes later in 2021, the Associated Press reported. The company said the 70-year-old toy needed a modern makeover.
“RIP Mr Potato Head,” read one Twitter comment on the decision.
“It will forever and always be MR. POTATO HEAD in our home,” read another Twitter post.
“Imagine being triggered by Mr. Potato Head. Cancel culture bruh,” wrote one critic on Twitter.
“Bigotry annihilated!” mocked conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on Twitter. “Now any child, of any gender, can look at a Potato Head and dream of growing up to be a plastic spheroid with interchangeable parts.”
RIP Mr Potato Head. https://t.co/xsTEPU2ip6
— Logan Hughes (@bootlegLH) February 25, 2021
It will forever and always be MR. POTATO HEAD in our home. https://t.co/NN9sBGvGgQ
— Buckeye4Life (@BuckeyeLife4) February 25, 2021
Imagine being triggered by Mr. Potato Head. Cancel culture bruh https://t.co/QurmGe8Pc2
— Joe Figueroa (@BroncoJoe19) February 25, 2021
Now any child, of any gender, can look at a Potato Head and dream of growing up to be a plastic spheroid with interchangeable parts.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 25, 2021
“It might have been your childhood dream to become Mr Potato Head but that makes you the exception,” read one response. “Kids won’t dig that deep I guess. You are overthinking.”
“‘It’s very important I know the genital situation of this potato toy’ said Ben, unaware of how ridiculous he sounds,” reads another response.
It might have been you childhood dream to become
Mr Potato Head but that makes you the exception
Kids won't dig that deep I guess. You are overthinking a decision that was made overthinking it#Hasbro #Gendergaga— First Last (@FirstLa14340074) February 25, 2021
“It’s very important I know the genital situation of this potato toy” said Ben, unaware of how ridiculous he sounds.
— Large Flock of Birds (@GulpofMagpies) February 25, 2021
Others also found the entirely predictable uproar rather ridiculous.
“Cannot wait for the usual chorus of older, white males to vigorously protest this latest example of #CancelCulture,” read one Twitter post.
“Extremely excited for tucker carlson to talk about how removing gender from mr potato head is the downfall of the west,” read another Twitter post.
Cannot wait for the usual chorus of older, white males to vigorously protest this latest example of #CancelCulture
Over to you, guys! #MrPotatoHead #gender #politicallycorrect #PC https://t.co/gPZJOyDOEN— SL McIntosh (@Mcatlady54) February 25, 2021
extremely excited for tucker carlson to talk about how removing gender from mr potato head is the downfall of the west
— if love is the answer then you’re home (@MikadoSamurai) February 25, 2021
