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Mr Potato Head made gender-neutral and given new name for first time in 70 years

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toys have been around since 1952, when families had to supply their own actual spud to play with it, adding plastic hands, feet, eyes and other accessories to the vegetable.

Made famous by Pixar's Toy Story, Mrs Potato head followed soon after, who had feminised plastic pieces in the kit, such as handbags and high heels.Now Hasbro, the company behind the potato-shaped toy, have announced they are giving it a "modern makeover" and making it gender-neutral, The Mirror reports.In a bid to break away from "gender norms", the toy will be dropping the 'Mr' and 'Mrs' and will simply be renamed 'Potato Head'.This change is set to appear on boxes later this year.Kimberly Boyd, who works on the Potato Head brand at Hasbro, explained that the company.

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