A political hot potato
ANYONE would have thought, given the outrage, that Mr Potato Head had joined Al Qaeda.
But no, the iconic children’s toy had not been armed by makers Hasbro, with a plastic gun, they had simply announced they would be dropping his title.
After 71 years, the brand was to be called a Mr no longer.
The decision was the latest move to ensure gender does not upset.
Another victim of the world’s woke culture, ‘he’ had finally had his chips.
Hasbro decided to break away from traditional gender norms, and the toy would be named Potato Head on packaging, saying “the way the brand currently exists – with the ‘Mr.’ and ‘Mrs.’ – is limiting when it comes to both gender identity and family structure”.
However, following the furore, the company later tweeted that, despite the rebrand, Mr and Mrs Potato Head would remain.
But just as we prematurely mourned Mr Potato Head’s loss, along came an American pop star who turned woke into a total joke.
Singer Demi Lovato took to Instagram to tell her 100 million followers expectant parents were unknowingly spreading transphobia by hosting gender-reveal parties.
The 28-year-old posted a ninepage message, originally shared by writer and transgender rights activist Alok Vaid-Menon, that attempted to shed light on why
...as we prematurely mourned Mr Potato Head’s loss, along came an American pop star who turned woke into a total joke.
gender reveal parties need to stop.
According to the post, such celebrations uphold a “belief system that presumes non-trans people to be more ‘natural’ than trans people”.
It then went on to explain, “transphobia isn’t just violence or prejudice against an individual trans person,” it is about promoting that belief system.
The missive ended by saying only individuals – presumably not parents at a gender-reveal party – “can determine their gender”.
Even Lovato’s own fans thought it too much. Though appreciating her desire to support transgender rights, many said she was taking political correctness “too far”.
I have a hard time believing an unborn baby is offended by their gender reveal party.
I have a harder time comprehending why any adult would be offended by a celebration that doesn’t affect them.
This is how America has increasingly become, and I suspect it will only be a matter of time before Britain follows suit.
The States is at a crossroads. Laws are being passed that would mean if a 7ft-tall male basketball player were to identify as a woman, they would be legally allowed to compete against them in the women’s league.
Such legislation is grossly inequitable to those females who have dedicated their entire lives to sporting success to then be gazumped by a transgender athlete who is physically stronger and biologically bigger. Surely it would be fair – and that is all that people want – to have a system that negates physiological advantages.
All of us should embrace everyone, irrespective of how they want to live their lives.
But I, for one, am exhausted by this generation who are offended by the slightest thing.