This is major, guys. Our very first crush, Ken, is getting a makeover. Or rather, he’s getting 15 different makeovers.
Mattel just expanded its Barbie “Fashionistas” line to include 15 new Ken dolls, featuring three different body types, seven different skin tones, eight different hair colors, and nine different hair styles (including man buns and cornrows).
There’s “slim” Ken (a.k.a. Twink Ken):
“Broad” Ken (a.k.a. Chub Ken):
And “Original” Ken (a.k.a. Gym bunny Ken):
In a press release, senior vice president and general manager for Barbie, Lisa McKnight says:
By continuing to expand our product line, we are redefining what a Barbie or Ken doll looks like to this generation. Evolving Ken was a natural evolution for the brand and allows girls to further personalize the role they want him to play in Barbie’s world.
Let’s not forget the boys, as well!
Check out how Twitter has been responding…
The new Ken doll has a man bun to go with his no penis.
— Lily Rose (@LilyRoseLynn) June 20, 2017
I wonder if Barbie knows all the Kens' are at the Pride Parade. #gay #ken #Barbie #PRIDE pic.twitter.com/EZjF1mh9rw
— kevin_40 (@kevin_40) June 20, 2017
There's a new Ken doll with a man bun. Said Ken, "Might as well. I have no genitals so I already wasn't getting laid."#Ken #Barbie #manbun
— Brian Rush (@BrianRushNYC) June 20, 2017
Never had penis. Rode in the passenger's side of a pink jeep. Now, a manbun. Hasn't this guy suffered enough? #kendoll #ken #barbie pic.twitter.com/WFb21p0XNy
— Jeff Lomax (@jdlomax) June 20, 2017
I don't even own the new man bun Ken doll but he's already mentioned CrossFit three times.
— summer goth (@NicCageMatch) June 20, 2017
The New Ken Barbie Dolls Came out today !! Will have a few new guys for this wknd's fun and games in the car and bathroom 😉
— PHAT ASS WHITE GIRL (@iapple_lover1) June 20, 2017
The Ken doll with the man bun comes with a bottle of wine from Trader Joe's that it won't shut up about.
— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) June 20, 2017
So in another word, there's gay Ken Barbie?
— P_M (@L_P280186) June 20, 2017
We can’t help but wonder how Rodrigo Alves, a.k.a. the “Human Ken Doll,” who has spent close to half a million dollars on nearly 50 plastic surgeries to look like Barbie’s boyfriend, feels about all this.
Related: PHOTOS: Barbie’s Gonna Flip When She Sees What Ken And His Buddies Are Up To
Bob LaBlah
Personally I think it a bit tacky that they did not include an asian Ken or Barbie. But hey, that just my opinion. Thank god I grew up in the days when little boys played with toys they were expected to play with and like them, gay or not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb6t1ldgL4Q
myrdraal2001
Shut up troll.
Green4Clover
The Ken in the yellow plaid shirt is Asian
KiraNerysRules
I love it. They look like the cast of Drag Race out of makeup.
DCguy
My only issue is ManBun Ken. Are they going to give him a sloppy beard and make him talk about how he and his partner (Whose a woman but he wants to sound edgy) MIGHT adopt from Pittbull Rescue for hours?