What's next? the Mr.Men books change to Mr & Mrs. men books
They already have separate branding. There's "Mr Men" and "Little Miss" branding for the different characters.
Mr Potato goes gender neutral
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They already have separate branding. There's "Mr Men" and "Little Miss" branding for the different characters.
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Mmmm, I'm not sure how I feel about this. I mean, has potato head actually identified as a potato?
You want your name changing?
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Yep. I'm reviewing it for data quality, but it's become clear that definition and design is the real issue...
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So there’s a Mr Bean does that mean this year we going to need a Mrs Bean?
Do it Feek!
His penis. You can’t add a penis part to mrs potato!!!
Do it Feek!
His penis. You can’t add a penis part to mrs potato!!!
You can these days
This means that Zir Potato Head can now be trans.
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bahaha well spotted.
Yup. It's hilarious how little it takes to rile the reactionary right.
To be fair I think the media is slightly to blame. They could have easily headed the story "Mr Potato Head drops the Mr" or "Mr Potato Head now becomes Potato Head". But heading the story as "Mr Potato Head goes gender neutral" [as the BBC have done] gives it a different tinge and one which is far more likely to invite discussions and shares.
For instance there's no way this thread would have already been five pages with one of those titles.
The media has not exacted covered itself in glory with its reporting but this was attracting plenty of ire beforehand, and even if it was the case that they'd created a new "Potato Head" with both male and female options in one box, so what? Incredibly little to create headlines.
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This thread is worse than reading the illiterate posters on the Stoke on Trent Live Facebook Group who have only read the headlines.
Doesn't anybody read any more?
Doesn't anybody read any more?
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There is a world of difference between reading and understanding.
My favourite (possibly apocryphal) headline was "French push bottles up enemy rear". Obviously about a French assault on a German position, tying up German troops.
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I'm envious of all the scientists and doctors in this thread whose research exceeds that of modern science. Damn I wish I was as smart as you.
This is genius, I hate that women with a passion but she’s got him and all the transphobic weirdos perfectly there.
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On a primarily right wing forum? No that would require effort to form an actual reasonable intelligent opinion.
She has only "got" him. Everybody else requires more data than that.