{"id":8654,"date":"2021-02-25T15:19:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T20:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=8654"},"modified":"2021-02-25T15:20:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T20:20:53","slug":"a-mister-is-no-more-mr-potato-head-goes-gender-neutral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/02\/25\/a-mister-is-no-more-mr-potato-head-goes-gender-neutral\/","title":{"rendered":"A mister is no more: Mr. Potato Head goes gender neutral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Potato Head is no longer a mister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ph.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ph.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ph.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ph.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ph.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender-neutral new name: Potato Head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The change will appear on boxes this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90607931\/the-iconic-mr-potato-head-gets-a-21st-century-rebrand?partner=rss&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&amp;utm_content=rss\">Fast Company<\/a>, the company will unveil the new brand in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company announced that boxed sets that don\u2019t present a normative family structure will also be available for purchase, Fast Company reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toymakers have been updating their classic brands to appeal to kids today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barbie has shed its blonde image and now comes in multiple skin tones and body shapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas the Tank Engine added more girl characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And American Girl is now selling a boy doll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hasbro said Mr. Potato Head, which has been around for about 70 years, needed a modern makeover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1952, Hasbro launched Mr. Potato Head, and in 1953 launched Mrs. Potato Head.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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