No Hard Feelings was inspired by a real Craigslist ad posted by parents who were seeking a woman to “date” their son to bring him out of his shell the summer before he went to college.
Bobby Flay.
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His parents agreed to get him the small kids oven but also got him a G.I. Joe action figure, according to Good Housekeeping.
In 2012, Flay came out in support of an online petition that asked Hasbro to make the Easy-Bake Oven more gender-neutral. He argued that the Easy-Bake Oven, which comes in the colors purple and pink, should be marketed as gender-neutral or available in colors that appeal to young boys as well.
When Flay was 8 years old, he asked for an Easy-Bake Oven for Christmas.
His parents agreed to get him the small kids oven but also got him a G.I. Joe action figure, according to Good Housekeeping.