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"  McKenna Pope, the 13-year-old girl who started a campaign for a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven, got the job done in less than two months. That&amp;#039;s right \u2014 Hasbro has announced a new color scheme for its classic toy: black, silver, and blue. According to the Associated Press, Hasbro will release a brand new gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven in February, and it will hopefully hit stores next summer. Thanks to McKenna Pope, the company will also include boys in their ads and refrain from depicting the toy as a &amp;quot;girls only&amp;quot; product. More From Delish: Top Chef Kids in the Kitchen McKenna became a star on national news after she started a petition on Change.org that called out Hasbro for its sexist marketing of the Easy-Bake Oven. Her four-year-old brother, Gavyn Boscio, an aspiring chef, had asked for the toy for Christmas (along with a toy dinosaur), and his big sister didn&amp;#039;t want him to feel like the mini baking game was only for girls. She wrote about Hasbro&amp;#039;s exclusion of boys in her petition: &amp;quot;I feel that this sends a clear message: women cook, men work.&amp;quot; Support was garnered quickly for the adorable duo, and the petition received over 40,000 signatures. Famous chefs also got involved, including Bobby Flay, who backed McKenna&amp;#039;s plan. Hasbro eventually reached out to McKenna and invited her to the company&amp;#039;s headquarters to meet the entire Easy-Bake team. She got to view a prototype of the new black, silver, and blue oven as well as hear about the addition of boys to the marketing plan. More From Delish: Baking 101: Easy Tips and Recipes &amp;quot;I think that they really met most of or even all of what I wanted them to do, and they really amazed me,&amp;quot; stated McKenna. Hasbro says it has been working on the gender-neutral prototype for 18 months, but it&amp;#039;s clear that McKenna&amp;#039;s activism pushed the company to act and respond quickly. Hasbro will still sell its pink- and purple-colored toys. Not only did McKenna get everything she hoped for from the Hasbro team, but the icing on the tiny Easy-Bake cake is that her brother Gavyn thinks the new color scheme and design is &amp;quot;awesome.&amp;quot; What do you think of the new Hasbro color scheme? Were you inspired by McKenna&amp;#039;s activism? Find more great food content on Delish:  Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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