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"An Associated Press wire story Thursday kicked off the ridiculousness, misleadingly claiming that Mr. Potato Head would be going 'gender neutral' and be known going forward simply as 'Potato Head.'
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"According to the original Hasbro press release about the name change, it was the product line, which consists of both Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, that was getting a rebrand. So Mr. Potato Head still theoretically has a dick, although I think it's very weird that allegedly serious political thinkers spend time thinking about the potential genital shape of an inanimate plastic potato toy.
"But don't worry, Mr. Potato Head is keep his metaphorical tater dick."
-- Katelyn Burns (transscribe), "No, Mr. Potato Head isn't going 'gender neutral'", 2021-02-26
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It's bad enough that people are overly concerned with what's in somebody else's pants. But worrying about what's in the pants of some fictitious plastic character is a new achievement in ridiculousness.