ok this is “earring magic ken” who was introduced in 1992 (and discontinued shortly thereafter)
basically mattel had done a survey and discovered that girls didn’t think ken was “cool” enough
SO someone had the bright idea to research coolness by sending people to raves which, at the time, were mostly hosted & attended by gay men. so they went to these raves and took notes on what the fashions were and finally landed on this outfit, mesh shirt & all
this doll became the best selling ken doll in history, mostly because gay men bought it in droves. (many of them said his necklace was supposed to be a cockring) but mattel and a number of parents weren’t very amused and discontinued the doll
OH MY GOD YOU’RE LEAVING OUT THE BEST PART
SO
MAGIC EARRING KEN. This bitch gay as HELL. supposedly the aforementioned rings on him are for “magic earrings” and clip on charms. These charms are advertised as totally COMPLETELY heterosexual, not gay at ALL, see there’s a Barbie that also has Magic Earring Action with clip on charms! Ken wears them to match, because he’s STRAIGHT
Here’s the issue: THERE IS NO MATCHING BARBIE. Magic Earring Ken is out here straight up wearing cock rings on his jacket with a thinly devised advertising ploy to make it SEEM not-gay. But it’s DEFINITELY GAY. (And if you’re thinking, why cock rings? Well way back in 1992 gay culture was HUGE on wearing cock rings, it was the in-style. Everyone who was gay wore one, even women; you sewed them to your leather jacket, and the placement indicated some of your sexual preference. In case you were wondering, Ken is a Bottom.)
AND IT GETS BETTER. Magic Earring Ken was on the shelves for six weeks before they pulled him. In that short amount of time? Magic Earring Ken became the BEST SELLING Barbie Doll Mattel has EVER SOLD. LET THAT SINK IN. SIX WEEKS. And now every time these wheezy old hetero windbag execs go to look at their sales board, they’re forever haunted by Magic Earring Ken at the top of their charts.
Gay as hell, Cock Ring Bottom Ken, the Best Selling Mattel Doll. Pride.
terrifying monstrosity: who could possibly love me when I am a terrifying monstrosity me, stretched out on the table in front of them with a rose between my teeth: well
I just had to explain what I was cackling at to my roommate. It automatically passes the Laugh Rule.
She found her reluctant fiance, Erstad, brooding out on the rainy moors.
“Is that a baby rabbit?” she asked, observing his huddled form.
“IT’S SIX BABY RABBITS AND YOU CAN’T TOUCH THEM,” replied Ernstad, contriving to look twice his usual size and at least three times his usual fierceness.
2017: we’re making a movie based on the hit scifi book annihilation and we’re gonna make one of the characters from a straight woman to a lesbian and she’s played by gina rodriguez
2017: also we’re making a gay ya movie based on the gay ya book Simon vs the homo sapiens agenda directed by the gay man who produces all the dc tv shows
2017: also we’re gonna make a movie for the classic gay book call me by your name about a passionate summer romance starring timothée chalamet and armie hammer
2017: and also another movie based on the book disobedience starring rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz
2017: wait tho!!!!! We’re gonna make ANOTHER gay movie based on a gay book!! it’s a ya book called the miseducation of Cameron post starring young adult movie star chloe Moretz and bright newcomer sasha lane and it also has a bisexual female director
2017: also-
Don’t forget the TV reboot of Heathers has one of the Heathers (Chandler, I think) as a black lesbian!
HOLY FUCK HOW COULD I FORGET!!!!!! one of lgbtcinema’s most anticipated pieces of lgbt media in 2017 isn’t even a movie: it’s the upcoming Heathers television reboot based on the ugly mess of the 1988 movie where, instead of being full of white cishet girls, the main crew is composed of a black lesbian, a genderqueer boy, and more. plus it will be directed by Leslye Headland. who’s gay. SO.
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