Mattel’s most rave-ready Ken doll of the ‘90s makes a cameo in Barbie, though his most famous accessory is nowhere to be found.
was home to more than just the ragged-looking and splits-serving doll played by Kate McKinnon. We meet a slew of discontinued dolls there, including Video Girl Barbie, played by Mette Narrative, Growing Up Skipper , and Earring Magic Ken — basically a bunch of li’l freaks from the archives.
Earring Magic Ken was, of course, created as an accessory to Earring Magic Barbie. It was the year 1993, and this new Ken tried to make things feel modern. He wore a lavender mesh shirt, a purple pleather vest, baggy jeans, and black loafers. He accessorized, too, with jewelry including a single earring on his left ear and a necklace with a circular pendant. The pendant was meant as an anchor for charms that doubled as wearable clip-on earrings.
The company wouldn’t comment on the queer-coded aspects of Ken’s costume until asked point-blank by the writer Dan Savage, who published an article titled “Ken Comes Out” inthat same year. When asked if Ken’s necklace was inspired by cock rings, McKendall denied it. “Absolutely not,” she told Savage. “It’s a necklace. It holds charms he can share with Barbie. C’mon, this is a doll designed for little girls, something like that would be entirely inappropriate.
Savage joked in his piece that Mattel employees had gone to raves in L.A. and New York for inspiration; fans
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