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Mr. Potato Head goes gender neutral with retooling by Hasbro

After Hasbro renamed its Mr. Potato Head brand to “Potato Head,” news headlines feverishly (and erroneously) reported that Mr. Potato Head was no longer a mister and was now gender-neutral. (Playskool, Hasbro)
February 25, 2021 07:24 PM

Hasbro Inc. is dropping “mister” from the Mr. Potato Head brand to make the popular toy line gender neutral and appeal to a broader base of consumers.

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