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Jul 20, 2023 · Barbie's boyfriend Ken has a past of his own. ... As a teen, the real Ken “played the piano and went to movies with subtitles. I was a nerd—a real nerd,” he explained. “All the girls ...
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- Shannon Carlin
Jul 27, 2023 · The blockbuster film sparks a podcast discussion about why Ken can’t possibly be (k)enough. Barbie's faithful sidekick, Ken, hit shelves in 1961. Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz / Images via ...
Ken (doll) Kenneth Sean " Ken " Carson Jr. is a fashion doll introduced by American toy company Mattel in 1961 as the counterpart of Barbie, who had been introduced two years earlier. Similar to Barbie, Ken is from Willows, Wisconsin, [1] and has a fashionable line of clothing and accessories (although he made his debut wearing only a swimsuit ...
Jul 22, 2023 · In her book “Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll,” M.G. Lord writes that Ken was a “drip with seriously abridged genitalia who wasn’t very important in (Barbie’s ...
Jul 21, 2023 · When Ken enters the real world, people suddenly call him “sir” and ask for his advice or help. While men on Venice Beach ogle Barbie, they treat Ken with a certain degree of respect. Ken is ...
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- Eliana Dockterman
Jul 25, 2023 · But the real-life Barbie and Ken were never a couple. The plastic dolls were actually named for a sister and brother – the children of Mattel cofounder and Barbie creator Ruth Handler. The first ...
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Jun 6, 2024 · In celebration of Ken Day on March 13! G reta Gerwig's hit 2023 movie 'Barbie' was the first live-action film based on the famous fashion doll. While Margot Robbie portrays one of the most iconic toys in modern history, Ryan Gosling quite literally played a supporting role, in the same way that Ken has since he was first introduced as Barbie's ...