PIERS Morgan has furiously ranted about Mr Potato Head becoming gender neutral – and claims “woke imbeciles are destroying the world”. The 55-year-old didn’t hold back after hearing Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, will drop “Mr” from the spud’s name. Piers said: “FFS. Imagine doing this in the middle of a […]
PIERS Morgan has furiously ranted about Mr Potato Head becoming gender neutral – and claims “woke imbeciles are destroying the world”.
The 55-year-old didn’t hold back after hearing Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, will drop “Mr” from the spud’s name.
Piers said: “FFS. Imagine doing this in the middle of a global pandemic because you’re terrified of offending a few wokies… so spineless and depressing.”
He added: “Who was actually offended by Mr Potato Head being male? I want names.
“These woke imbeciles are destroying the world.”
Mr. Potato Head, which has been around for about 70 years, is being given a modern makeover.
Going forward it will now have a genderless name.
The change will appear on boxes this year.
Kimberly Boyd, an SVP and GM at Hasbro who works on the Potato Head brand, said the brand now wants to stop leaning so heavily into this traditional family structure, Fast Company reports.
She said: “Culture has evolved. 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.”
