How Barbie's Boyfriend Ken Became an Accidental Gay Icon

The 1993 case of Earring Magic Ken shows how marketing and focus groups can inadvertently create a kitsch classic. Mattel found this out the hard way.

How Barbie's Boyfriend Ken Became an Accidental Gay Icon

Men Named Ken Share How They Feel About All Those Barbie Memes

Barbie's gay boyfriend Ken just got a serious makeover and the Internet can't even - Queerty

Barbie': Ken Has Never Been Barbie's Boyfriend. He's Her Gay BFF.

Ken has always been gay

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The future of gay Barbie dolls and the history of Earring Magic Ken - Queerty

Barbie': Ken Has Never Been Barbie's Boyfriend. He's Her Gay BFF.

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