“But kids like to see themselves in the toys they are playing with. “It’s a potato,” said Ali Mierzejewski, editor in chief at toy review site The Toy Insider. Many toymakers have been updating their classic brands in recent years, hoping to relate to today’s kids and reflect more modern families. POTATO HEAD aren’t going anywhere and will remain MR. “While it was announced today that the POTATO HEAD brand name & logo are dropping the ‘MR.’ I yam proud to confirm that MR. Potato Head characters will still exist, names and all, but the branding on the box will say “Potato Head.” Later that afternoon, Hasbro clarified in a tweet that the Mr. The announcements set off a social media frenzy over the beloved toy.
It’s setting this new standard, Mierzejewski said. Potato Head is one of the biggest brands to do so. Barbie maker Mattel released a gender-neutral doll line in 2019. from the brand in an effort to make sure “all feel welcome in the Potato Head world.” It also said it would sell a new playset this fall that will let kids create their own type of potato families, including two moms or two dads. from its brand name could encourage other companies to stop assigning genders to its toys, a trend that has already been happening, said Mierzejewski. The company, which has been making the potato-shaped plastic toy for nearly 70 years, announced Thursday morning that it was dropping Mr. Potato Head brand, but not from the actual toy. NEW YORK (AP) - Hasbro created confusion on Thursday when it removed the gender from its Mr.
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