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14. What's annoying is

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Sun Feb 28, 2021, 11:36 AM

Feb 2021

That there’s memes going around that “libruls” were offended by Mr. Potatohead. As far as I know, there was never a movement to make Hasbro change Mr. Potatohead. Hasbro did it on its own. The “Libruls were offended at Mr. Potatohead” meme is Fake News or Manufactured Controversy.

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Mr. Potato Head goes gender-neutral [View all] Tanuki Feb 2021 OP

Any clever kid will easily be able to fashion a phallus out of those "two large potato bodies" nt Shermann Feb 2021 #1

I didn't know potatoes had genders. paleotn Feb 2021 #2

It's all in the ears. Layzeebeaver Feb 2021 #3

Yardy yar! paleotn Feb 2021 #4

Now that's really sweet potato news! abqtommy Feb 2021 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author left-of-center2012 Feb 2021 #6

Maybe the whole idea was launched on a shoestring budget. n/t Harker Feb 2021 #7

I'm old enough to remember using actual potatoes. Cicada Feb 2021 #8

I think 1964. Archae Feb 2021 #10

I can remember when the accessories included a pipe, back before the anti-smoking movement Tanuki Feb 2021 #11

Good for Hasbro! LaelthsSon Feb 2021 #9

This will be the final straw leading to secession Cicada Feb 2021 #12

I wonder... jmowreader Feb 2021 #13

What's annoying is cannabis_flower Feb 2021 #14