This year is Barbie’s 50th anniversary, but lately, it’s been the iconic doll’s companion, Ken, that’s been getting all the attention: A new Ken doll called “Sugar’s Daddy Ken“ is prompting snickers for its suggestive-sounding name. In fact, several Web sites refer to the doll, which is due to make its official debut next year, by a slightly different name — “Sugar Daddy Ken.”
Dressed in an ornately-patterned, bright green jacket, pink polo shirt and white pants, the doll is part of toy giant Mattel’s new Palm Beach doll line, which is geared for adult Barbie collectors and supposed to exemplify classic Palm Beach fashion. “This is like one of those joke Barbies art students do in college to criticize gender roles forced on children by their toys, like Hobo Barbie and Pregnant Trailer Trash Barbie. Except this time Mattel made it. It’s official. My world is rocked,” wrote a blogger on the Web site Topless Robot. Mattel says the doll’s name is in reference to Ken’s pet — Sugar, a white West Highland terrier that Ken leads on a pink leash. The dog is included with the doll, along with several accessories, including sandals, sunglasses and swim trunks.
Is it me or does this product seem to be targeted incorrectly? I guess we’ll have to wait for his “coming out” party.
When does the long-legged Mac Daddy edition come out?
Ken, is a creature of the world.
Looks like Liberace to me.
That’s a Dvorak 70’s haircut and a straight guy’s left over 80’s prom suit.
There is no coming out party so move along.
Here is my son, Ken and their buddies.
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I had no idea Mark Foley had an action figure.
San Francisco Examiner, John C. Dvorak, 19 february 1984
The nature of the personal computer simply has not been fully understood, Apple (nor any other company, so to speak). Apple took
proudly that she knows what you want and need. Unfortunately, it
leaves the “why” out of the equation – as in “why would I want that?” The
Macintosh uses a pointing device called “mouse”. There is no evidence that the
people want to use it. Myself do not want one of these newfangled devices.
Did you remember this?
Hey #7 (if that even is your real name) JCD also said the election was unwindable for Obama. But that’s the way things seen sometimes. I also thought if Blacks are about 15% of the population and closet racist are a giant problem, how can a black guy win. Surprise!
In “The pirates is silicon valley” The big corporate exec says “You expect us to put something called a mouse on our computer?!
Ken looks gay.
When is cougar Barbie coming out? She needs less perky breasts, and a facelift so she looks slightly Asian
As for the poster #7, The first mice were crap, and the first Mac’s mouse was still easier to use the keyboard or the trackball than the mouse. It was awkward to use, and not very precise. My first Mac (the double sixpack) used to interfere with the television reception, and it also had this nice way of crashing when the temps were over 70 degrees. Technology wasn’t what it is now….and perspectives change with the improved devices.
Obviously you were born AFTER 1984….