Thursday, April 15, 2021

Gender-Neutral Mr Potato Head Proves Unpopular with Public, Polls Show

 Neon Nettle

Morning Consult survey reveals majority of public disapproves of the move


"Hasbro’s recent decision to go "woke" and introduce gender-neutral branding for the iconic Mr. Potato Head toy has proved to be widely unpopular with most members of the public, a new poll has found.

"During a Morning Consult survey conducted Feb. 26 to March 1, over half (52 percent) of the 2,200 adults who responded say disapproved of the recent change.

"Twenty percent approved of scrubbing "Mr." from the name and about a quarter (28 percent) had no opinion on the new "Potato Head" branding. 

"The results suggest Hasbro has “[created] a strong net negative sentiment for the new brand name,” Morning Consult noted." . . .



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