You may have read about it. Hasbro Toys announced that they have been pressed to make their famous character of almost 70 years, "gender free." Yep, no more Mr. Potato Head. No more Mrs. Potato Head. And without the two of them, I guess there will be more tater tots.
If I were you, I would throw out these toys immediately. And while you're at it, toss the Toy Story DVDs in the garbage as well.
It's all around us and not stopping. Democracy being shaped and formed to match up with special interest groups.
Now, on social media, you list your name with parentheses after it.
He/him. She/her/them. They/It.
Who dreams up this shit?
Now if you want to watch movies like "Gone With The Wind" or "Blazing Saddles," you have to sit through a disclaimer with some vomit-spewing Ivy League professor explaining that the images presented are not real.
Turner Classic Movies is doing the same thing with their host intros. I was watching a 1940s war movie "Destination Tokyo" which followed an introduction telling me to ignore the racial slurs thrown at Japan in that movie. Um, just who did bomb Pearl Harbor? Snoopy and the Red Baron?
You can no longer see the trademark of Aunt Jemina's maple syrup. You must cringe when you open a box of short bread. And why are we still identifying M and Ms by their colors?
A few weeks ago, I heard that the word "picnic" was offensive to Latinos. Huh?
An even bigger concern. The top dogs at groups like Black Lives Matters are blackmailing (oops, that word is going to be changed soon, I bet) major corporations. Even those that initiated diversity programs decades ago. Er, that's not enough. We want a check and there better be six zeros.
Is this mike on?
We are policed every second of our lives as "leaders" work under the assumption that we are too stupid to know what is right and what is wrong?
Sorry, I was raised right. I know the difference. The sad thing is that future generations won't.
Sure, all these people are morons. But we all let it happen on our watches and with our votes.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Dinner last night: Had a big lunch so nothing really.
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