The fact that Ryan Gosling’s first picture as Kenny from the upcoming Barbie movie came out during Pride Month is probably not a coincidence, as it looks like a version of a doll that has become a gay icon.
Many noticed that Gosling’s denim jacket and bleached blonde hair looked like “Earring Magic Ken,” a version of Barbie’s best male friend released in 1993.
“Magic Earring Ken” reportedly came at a time when Mattel executives were trying to update Ken’s image and asked the boys what seemed interesting to them.
However, the doll has clearly become the best -selling version of Kenny in Mattel’s history, thanks to its popularity with gay men.
This is because the Magic Ken earring wears its accessory earrings on the left bib, a lavender fishnet tee with a matching leather vest and, As Mel Magazine mentionedA necklace that can be a “phallic ring”.
This particular fashion accessory was particularly difficult for Mattel PR, who had to explain it in a way that was acceptable to parents who were unfamiliar with the trendy style of the gay community at the time.
Lisa McKendall, Marketing and Communication Manager at Mattel Toys, He insisted in The Chicago Reader That his boss was “not committed to snatching rooster stamps.”
He added: “It’s a necklace. She has a charm that she can share with Barbie. Come on, this is a doll for little girls, such a thing would be completely inappropriate.
Although many mothers buy Magic Ken earrings for their children, they also sell well in the gay community.
But In knowledge After the article linked the rooster ring, Mattel remembered the doll.
No one has linked the Barbie movie to Gosling’s version of Earring Magic Ken, but many on Twitter inevitably think it’s intentional.
6/10. They will most likely go for Earring Magic Ken, in this case missing a purple fishnet tee and a rooster ring necklace. Which, because of Mattel’s strong will to bury this doll, means the costume designer really needs to go in that direction.
-Louisdarden (@ louisdarden45) June 15, 2022
Source: Huffpost
