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Did you know that our country needs to be Denazified?

According to these literal who blue checkmarks, it certainly does:






Here's one little snippet from the main article:

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A small victory, but a victory nonetheless. Hasbro got some serious backlash.

Hasbro Says That Potato Head Will Keep 'Mr.' After Outcry Over Gender-Inclusive Line​

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In a tweet today, Hasbro wrote: "Hold that Tot – your main spud, MR. POTATO HEAD isn't going anywhere! While it was announced today that the POTATO HEAD brand name & logo are dropping the 'MR.' I yam proud to confirm that MR. & MRS. POTATO HEAD aren't going anywhere and will remain MR. & MRS. POTATO HEAD."
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Bibendum said:
A small victory, but a victory nonetheless. Hasbro got some serious backlash.

Hasbro Says That Potato Head Will Keep 'Mr.' After Outcry Over Gender-Inclusive Line​

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Would love to have been a fly on the wall of that discussion.

What do you think it was? Them actually realizing how much it was hated and retreating, or the higher ups realizing what their woke fuckwit diversity hires were doing to one of their brands and slapping the shit out of them when they realized it?
 
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Bibendum said:
A small victory, but a victory nonetheless. Hasbro got some serious backlash.

Hasbro Says That Potato Head Will Keep 'Mr.' After Outcry Over Gender-Inclusive Line​

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Give it 72 hours and it'll be deemed to be cancelworthy by some activist group claiming that it looks like some racist caricature or something equally as stupid.
 
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HTTP Error 404 said:
What do you think it was? Them actually realizing how much it was hated and retreating, or the higher ups realizing what their woke fuckwit diversity hires were doing to one of their brands and slapping the shit out of them when they realized it?
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From what I can tell, it was an innocuous branding statement that wasn't about taking away the genders of the toys but instead consolidating the Potato Head concept under an umbrella category, presumably just so they could make more toys. Then the AP got ahold of it and reported it in the most inflammatory, gendertrender-y way possible because it's been proven that outrage drives clicks drives revenue, and something like an ancient kids' toy brand being de-gendered is a perfect way to stoke the culture wars.

So the most innocuous corporate announcement became another chance for people to yell at each other so that news orgs could profit. Thanks, journalism.
 
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Local Fed said:
Give it 72 hours and it'll be deemed to be cancelworthy by some activist group claiming that it looks like some racist caricature or something equally as stupid.
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"They clearly stole this idea from Ubaqu Yasslaykween, a poor widdle dindu ex-slave wot dindu nuffin! REJECT COLONIALISM! Pay us! Reparashuns! Diversity and inclusion! DANEGELD DANEGELD YOU MUST PAY THE DANEGELD"
 
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HTTP Error 404 said:
"They clearly stole this idea from Ubaqu Yasslaykween, a poor widdle dindu ex-slave wot dindu nuffin! REJECT COLONIALISM! Pay us! Reparashuns! Diversity and inclusion! DANEGELD DANEGELD YOU MUST PAY THE DANEGELD"
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It's either that or that Mr.Potato is ableist or a racist caricature.
 
Next Task said:
From what I can tell, it was an innocuous branding statement that wasn't about taking away the genders of the toys but instead consolidating the Potato Head concept under an umbrella category, presumably just so they could make more toys. Then the AP got ahold of it and reported it in the most inflammatory, gendertrender-y way possible because it's been proven that outrage drives clicks drives revenue, and something like an ancient kids' toy brand being de-gendered is a perfect way to stoke the culture wars.

So the most innocuous corporate announcement became another chance for people to yell at each other so that news orgs could profit. Thanks, journalism.
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I don't think that's the case. I mean, it's possible, but consider this:
Kaya Burgess of the London Times pointed out critics were getting riled up before even reading the fine print that it was just the toy line and not the characters getting an updated name. However, much of the confusion was created by Hasbro itself, when the company's senior vice president and general manager said the following in an interview with Fast Company: "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."
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The new Potato Head line will be available this coming fall. Included in the new designs is a Create Your Potato Head Family set that comes baby and two adults with different accessories and faces to create whatever combination of potato heads kids like. Images released by Hasbro for the Create Your Potato Head Family shows the box depicts what could be interpreted as two potato head moms and another with a pair of potato head dads.
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I mean, that messaging looks pretty woke to me.
 
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Next Task said:
From what I can tell, it was an innocuous branding statement that wasn't about taking away the genders of the toys but instead consolidating the Potato Head concept under an umbrella category, presumably just so they could make more toys. Then the AP got ahold of it and reported it in the most inflammatory, gendertrender-y way possible because it's been proven that outrage drives clicks drives revenue, and something like an ancient kids' toy brand being de-gendered is a perfect way to stoke the culture wars.

So the most innocuous corporate announcement became another chance for people to yell at each other so that news orgs could profit. Thanks, journalism.
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Who reads context these days? An article that takes thirty seconds to read exceeds the attention span of the average Twitterati by a good twenty-eight seconds.
 
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First off, how the hell do you contradict yourself that hard that quickly? You say that critics weren't after her for abusing her power, but then say that they were, indeed, criticizing her for an abuse of power.

Secondly, I'd love to see the criticisms in question, because I imagine a fair amount of them were sarcastic in regards to "black people not having power." Without wishing to generalize, it's a common-enough trend for black people to pull the race card and act like they're oppressed and powerless when they're really not. Something this author fully admits.



This sounds like the author is making a case for us living in the Jim Crow era, just with the roles reversed. Makes enough sense to me. Back then, if a black guy courted a white woman, or sat in the "white" section at a theater, that was grounds for being lynched. Now, it's white people who have to fear disproportionate mob retaliation. As the author says:



You think I don't have reasons to fear the mob? To fear how powerful and bold they've become to slander people over false accusations? To fear how pervasive their lies will haunt you for the rest of your life, when you're truly innocent? There's a reason I'm on Kiwi Farms.

It's not just black people, though. As discussed in the previous pages, women with power and influence to gain will claim harassment from men, even in situations where it is false. Yet, when men take action to protect themselves from false accusations, they're still the bad guy.

The problem isn't black people or women. It's people abusing their inborn identities as an easy way to gain power over others, and their peers who are far-too-willing to give them the power to do so, usually because of "Muh historical atrocities!" This is why the mantra of "seeing color" to "defeat racism" is so dangerous.
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The funniest thing about people who say cancel culture "doesn't exist" is that once they get cancelled and lose everything, they completely backtrack on what they said.
 
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HTTP Error 404 said:
Would love to have been a fly on the wall of that discussion.

What do you think it was? Them actually realizing how much it was hated and retreating, or the higher ups realizing what their woke fuckwit diversity hires were doing to one of their brands and slapping the shit out of them when they realized it?
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That or they had read Stonetoss' comic about burger sales.
 
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