Top Chefs Join the Fight for a Gender-Neutral Easy Bake Oven
Thirteen-year-old’s McKenna Pope has a whole bunch of new allies in her call for a gender-neutral version of Hasbro’s popular toy: some of the world’s top chefs and restaurateurs.
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