Update***
The Vice President of Global Brands for Hasbro spoke with Fast Company after revealing the company will drop ‘Mister’ from ‘Mister Potato Head,’ saying the toy was “limiting when it comes to both gender identity and family structure.”
“Culture has evolved,” Kimberly Boyd, Hasbro’s senior vice president of global brands, told Fast Company. “Kids want to be able to represent their own experiences. The way the brand currently exists — with the ‘Mr.’ and ‘Mrs.’ — is limiting when it comes to both gender identity and family structure.”
Mr Potato Head is no more as classic toy goes gender neutral https://t.co/Ig2ZKw4vLo
— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 25, 2021
Read the full report at the New York Post.
Original Story:
The Hasbro toy company confirmed this week they plan to drop the “Mister” from their classic character “Mr. Potato Head,” vowing to release a gender-neutral version called “Potato Head” later this year.
“Toy makers have been updating their classic brands to appeal to kids today. Barbie has shed its blonde image and now comes in multiple skin tones and body shapes. Thomas the Tank Engine added more girl characters. And American Girl is now selling a boy doll,” reports the Associated Press. “Hasbro said Mr. Potato Head, which has been around for about 70 years, needed a modern makeover.”
“Starting in the fall, Hasbro will sell Potato Head family kits. They’ll come with two non-gendered ‘adult’ potatoes, one ‘baby’ potato and 42 accessories,” writes Bloomberg News.
Mr. Potato Head is no longer a mister. Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year. https://t.co/yUAO4bVYG0
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 25, 2021
Hasbro rebranding Mr. Potato Head as gender-neutral 'Potato Head' later this yearhttps://t.co/Eb4w4u2EiF
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 25, 2021
“Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year,” adds the AP.
Read the full report at the Associated Press.
MR POTATO HEAD CANCELED: Hasbro to Drop ‘Gendered Toy’, Will Release ‘Potato Head’ This Year
The Hasbro toy company confirmed this week they plan to drop the “Mister” from their classic character “Mr. Potato Head,” vowing to release a gender-neutral version called “Potato Head” later this year.
“Toy makers have been updating their classic brands to appeal to kids today. Barbie has shed its blonde image and now comes in multiple skin tones and body shapes. Thomas the Tank Engine added more girl characters. And American Girl is now selling a boy doll,” reports the Associated Press. “Hasbro said Mr. Potato Head, which has been around for about 70 years, needed a modern makeover.”
“Starting in the fall, Hasbro will sell Potato Head family kits. They’ll come with two non-gendered ‘adult’ potatoes, one ‘baby’ potato and 42 accessories,” writes Bloomberg News.
Mr. Potato Head is no longer a mister. Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year. https://t.co/yUAO4bVYG0
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 25, 2021
Hasbro rebranding Mr. Potato Head as gender-neutral 'Potato Head' later this yearhttps://t.co/Eb4w4u2EiF
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 25, 2021
“Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year,” adds the AP.
Read the full report at the Associated Press.
LONDON MAYOR: Forget Murder Rate, Focus on Wikipedia GENDER GAP
As the murder rate and rampant violence continues to spread across the United Kingdom, London Mayor Sadiq Khan is opting to focus on another pressing issue: the gender gap of editors on Wikipedia.
Khan urged all Londoners to “help us redress this gender imbalance” Tuesday morning, pointing out that the “vast majority” of editors are men and that only 17% of the database’s biographies focus on women.
“The vast majority of Wikipedia editors are men – and just 17% of its biographies are of women. We’re calling on Londoners to help us redress this gender imbalance and ensure women’s stories are fully represented online http://bit.ly/2JwShsT #BehindEveryGreatCity,” he tweeted.
The vast majority of Wikipedia editors are men – and just 17% of its biographies are of women. We’re calling on Londoners to help us redress this gender imbalance and ensure women’s stories are fully represented online https://t.co/Q98QoJFEH2 #BehindEveryGreatCity
— Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (@MayorofLondon) June 12, 2018
Only 17% of Wikipedia biographies are of women, which means countless women’s achievements are missing online. We held a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to get more women’s stories on this crucial site. Thank you to all who took part @Bloomberg @WikimediaUK #BehindEveryGreatCity #LTW pic.twitter.com/H2wwR9vbM2
— Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (@MayorofLondon) June 12, 2018
Khan’s war against the gender imbalance of Wikipedia comes as the murder rate in the UK capital surged over 44% in the previous three years; surpassing the homicide rate of New York City for the first time in recorded history.
Read Khan’s op-ed piece, titled “Why we need to close Wikipedia’s gender page gap,” here.
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