What about KEN? Doll Turns 60! Male Representation?
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Let's talk Ken, thoughts on this doll who turns 60 this year.
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They used to do so much more with Ken, in the 90s and early 2000s, since they love to have barbie doing so much with her sisters, maybe bring back Tommy so Ken can have a sibling(again) to do stuff with
I would love for more Ken dolls to have rooted hair instead of the sculpted plastic designs. And yes, they need a variety of clothing styles for him!
same 😔😪
They have Ken fashion packs
True, something like the Haruto-kun hair the licca-chan line has
I want all of my Ken dolls to have rooted hair like Barbie.
Ikr
I think that they give him plastic hair because it is probably hard to style short hair
@@chanelleeddins4758 ah yeah I could believe that 🙂
Me too! I hate plastic hair
I agree, but some collectors don't like the heavily gelled hair style or fly-away strands, so they prefer the molded painted hair!
Something that drives me bonkers is that mattel DOES have a made to move Husky Ken body type, but its hidden underneath their Snape Doll, and they don't seem to want to put it out in different dolls and skin types :(
I personally would like to see Ken have his own world. Remember how Midge had the happy family line? She and Allen got married and had children, a home of their own and their parents and neighbors,ect... I would like to see that with Ken, his own life outside of Barbie's world. His own friends and parents, career ect...
i would like for Mattel to produce seasonal fashion packs like they used to.
I do wish we’d get more get more Ken, but he just must not sell as well as the girls do unfortunately. I liked the anniversary dolls for 10 dollars and more diversity than he originally had. Ken nowadays is sooooo much cuter than the creepy 80s and 90s one. I will give Mattel credit in that they consistently make make dolls in the fashionistas line.
ikr
ikr guys
Ken doll always sold out at my place then Barbie
If dolls were marketed to boys as well that could be solved, but we would need to change a lot in the world society for that
You must be joking. they all look like hipsters that chase the sun and never wear clothes that are appropriate to taking Barbie out on a date or a camping trip. Epic fail.
I think they need to ditch the molded hair on ken. Especially in the fashionista line they can bring out more hairstyles for him. But I also agree they need to give him better fashion!
Totally agree! More diversity in Kens fashion could be so amazing and cute!
You know who has been widely neglected, Midge. They even replaced her in the newest barbie tv show. She doesn't have any dolls anymore. I miss her freckles and red hair!
I assumed midge kinda fell to obscurity when she went through the whole pregnant midge doll drama
@@drawingfandome She did disappear for a short period die to that but she was brought back in barbie life in the dream house younger and very much not pregnant 😂. But since then Midge has kinda disappeared again.
He really should have been featured in the barbie extra line, really am baffled why he wasn’t
Besides BMR1959 we need more Made to move Ken's with rooted hair.. I just cant with the molded hair.
I agree lol
I don't own any Barbie's anymore but I want to get back into Barbie again and I would love different male doll options!
The 3 BMR1959 kens are pretty cool ☺️
Why Zombie Beethoven? 🤔🤔
I agree with all of the points that you brought up about current Ken dolls. Mattel really needs to up their game on Ken.
Growing up we only owned a handful of male dolls amongst the dozens of Barbie (and sister) dolls. As an adult collector now, I almost feel like I'm "catching up" from not owning many male dolls (All of my recent purchases have exclusively been Ken dolls).
Oh cool and that makes me want to get a Ken doll 😁☺
There was *No Ken in the Barbie Extra* series one line, and it looks like wave 2 of the Barbie Extra dolls won't include him either.
Dang it should image Ken in an extra fashionable outfit it would be to good!
@@drawingfandome IKR 😲😊
Ken is basically an accessory to barbies girl power world and that's all he is to her
So basically like reality in America right now lol
Mattel failed on their attempt at making dolls "inspired by" past Kens. I won't spend money on them. I love the BMR line, and bought the Ken with makeup immediately. He is absolutely amazing!
I prefer the sculpted plastic designs as Ken's hair than rooted hair, simply because it's so hard to design and maintain the short hair.
Yeah. It’s been kind of frustrating anytime I see a fashionista with a cool head sculpt knowing I can’t just find a MTM body that matches /: I’d love a dad bod MTM body
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3:16 No. Black hair with green and hazel eyes is a really rare combination in toy world, which is kinda sad 😛
I agree that the older Kens looked like older men, but the original looked more his proper age. I was getting mostly male Integrity Toys for a minute because there are almost no fashionable Ken dolls. I just want more stylish Kens. I want a holiday Ken in a bougie outfit. Having a made to move basketball player is such a good idea, maybe one black and one white like the Texas A&M Kens. There are probably some kids that don't buy Barbie who would like a fully posable male sports themed doll.
i would of LOVED to see a yoga Ken or some sort of Made to move doll line with Ken included. I agree with you on the sports thing. Would love to see a dancer or gymnast. If it has to be sportsm lets do something new we havent seen yet.
I feel like Mattel needs to do better when it comes to criticism, Barbie back then was so beautiful high quality and articulated. Yes her makeup was heavy and her fashion was out there but it sold very well that’s why MGA is doing so well when it comes to Lol, rh, and now Bratz parents had mixed feelings about it but it sold very well. They need to take criticism better
I think they are starting to do that
wdym they don't take criticism well? Buss it
I totally agree and bratz need to come back to stores
Well, it took Mattel forever to make Barbie a better role model, and they only did because they were on crisis
@@PedroMDN barbie always been a good role model tho teaching girls you can be anything
I wish they would make more ken type dolls that are made to move. Different shades and with real hair. And, they need to sell more different variety of shoes for the boy and girl dolls.
I love Ken from 2009-2012 - my fav facemold plus he had rooted hair which looks great.
I agree, Kens fashions need a total overhaul (I can't take anymore shorts and Malibu tops) plus more Made To Move Kens, and I would really love Allan, Ken's buddy , to return!
Thanks for the video! I would have liked to see an Earring Magic Ken re-release for the 60th anniversary. So many of us would buy it. If my dreams come true, there could be a collector version of him. I agree that playline Kens needs better clothes overall. Especially the broad ones! And more pants generally (not sweatpants or shorts). You can find some decent Ken fashion packs (the new one with the pink "Paradise" shirt is cute). The Fashionistas line is offering more diversity and representation with Kens, which is great. I've bought probably 6 of these wheelchair-using made-to-move Kens to rebody various Fashionistas and career dolls with a similar skin tone. The real winner, though, has to be the male BMR dolls (I just wish they had better clothes).
If they want dolls to do well, they need to sell extra clothes for them. They do have outfits for Ken, but if they sold extra outfits for Barbie's sisters, like they used to, I believe the dolls would sell better.
Wheelchair Ken is so much fun to play with! Wish he had rooted hair though
Would love to see more Kens. As a Barbie kid from the late 80s to late 90s, I took out my collection the other day and counted. As a kid, I had 68 Barbies/Theresas/Christies/etc. and...6 Kens! And they were all horrific. HA! One thing I never noticed as a kid, I had black and white Kens but never an Asian. Super happy they have Asian Kens now, and other skin tones, but would definitely just like to see more. He's great and I'm trying to build up my Ken collection. But just...there's not much to collect. Love this wheelchair Ken though. Bought him the second I could!
I would love to see different body types, head sculpts, and complexions in the MTM Ken. I've bought at least 10 of that MTM Ken so that I can replace the bodies on some of my older dolls. I really wish there was a Ken in the new Barbie Extra playline as well
They should bring back Ken's male bestie Allan aka Alan Sherwood. The equivalent of besties Barbie & Midge. And of course give Alan a MTM bod.
Also make him a redhead again, like he was in the 60s! 😁
Blaine should come back too .
I want more mtm KEns yes, I want long pants and shirts with long sleeves for him. I want jackets, sweaters, different colored shoes not only white ones and different types of fashions that real people have...
Rooted hair in a variety of textures! The “surfer dude” released last-ish year is adorable but, like women, not everyone has straight, blond hair. Give me a poc Ken with long braids! A Ken with a purple Mohawk! Even more Kens with disabilities like an amputation or albinism! If Mattel is wanting more diversity in their Fashionista line, we need more male representation.
Yeah, what about Ken's life and his friends? Why is it Barbie that has friends and sisters? I get your point, poor Ken. Mattel should make him some friends that are canon.
He actually used to have a friend, Allan. Allan is Midge's husband, I think. But Allan is a vintage doll from 1964, so they haven't used him in a long time.
@@hope-cat4894 I think its time that Mattel brought Allan back then. They would appeal to more that way.
Barbie doesn't have friends anymore. The fashionista line saw the end to that. She does have friends called #165, #124, #88 and many many others lol!!
@@riccee5242 Sounds like she is in prison if everyone is a number.
@@slytheringingerwitch Mattel should also bring back the Barbie family line. I loved the grandparents.
Barbie was all about Girl Power. Ken is a friend or boyfriend of Barbie.
Male dolls generally were Action Figures. Ken is really the first male fashion doll. He still lives in a Barbie World.
I had a Ken when I was a kid in the 70s that was muscular. They had a washable marker to make a beard that had a play razor that would wipe off the market so he could shave. He had dark rooted hair.
Love your top!! 😍
I want Ken career dolls!
Mattel needs you on their team because I’ve been saying the same things since I started doll collecting
Just to let you know!!!! I did get two fashion pack outfits for Ken doll at Dollar Tree today for $2.69 for both packs!!! And they are Mattel !! One came with shoes!!!
There is now a red haired Ken available.
First of all I'd like to say congratulations to Ken for 60 year and also I'd like to say that even though there has been many years of Ken it's not like ALL the years were great because as you know the Barbie doll is the one that sells the most and yes I totally agree we do need more flexible Ken dolls not just the Barbie doll.And I'd also like to say that surprisingly for 9 years of playing with dolls none of them look like me which is um a bit sad but it's not like mattel knows what I look like.But there were african American dolls so that is a plus 1. And like you said Ken was just the accessorie Barbie was the lead and he was just the backup I mean like Ken should definitely get 1 part of the spotlight.I LOVE your channel doll circle! 😊🤔🤗
I think that Ken should be sold in a two doll pack with a core barbie. As an example, a number of both Malibu and Brooklyn core Big City, Big Dreams dolls should have been sold as a deluxe package with Ken for Malibu and some guy for Brooklyn.
I'd love to see some more packs with Ken and Barbie in the pack together like they used to do.
I loved the 80s and 90s Kens Faces and body types ,,the smiling Kens they should keep those faces and change the hairdos ..Dream Date , Crystal , Horse Lovin and Western Star were the best
so cool
I agree Ken has no wardrobe, I was watching my nieces play “Barbies” on day where Barbie and Ken were going out on s Date, Barbie was given a prom dress to wear and poor Ken was in his neon tank top , shorts and sneakers. As if this was appropriate for girls to think that’s the way it’s suppose to be. I remember back in the day when Mattel gave Ken a very diverse and impeccable wardrobe. I do however like the Silkstone Kens but not practical for kids to play with Incase the doll is dropped on the floor and something is broken. Going forward, I hope Bill Greening will give Ken a few options of outfits. Great Review, Virtual Hugs from Salt Lake City! PS, Please do a review of the 60th Anniversary Silkstone Ken
I love it😍
Bought the beautiful watermelon print week before his day 😊😁
Ken needs more love. I would like more made to move kens and more ken fashionistas with rooted hair. Also just better ken fashions would be great.
I don't really understand why they don't sell as well. When I was a kid, I had 15 different barbie dolls and only 1 ken doll to go around. Plus he was the figure skating ken, so the play options were a bit limited without extra outfits. Was always asking my mom for more ken dolls, or more outfits, but she only got me the girls. Didn't understand the logic. 🤷♀️
Fashion fever ken is my favourite era of Ken.
For me, the best looking Ken was from the 1980s Rockers, with the longer curly blonde hair. Or the 2nd Ken from the 1970s! Guess that will tell you how old I am.
Ken’s clothes look better than Barbie’s lately. Not as much shiny polyester.
i agree, the lack of representantion of men in dolls just feeds a cicle of not having boy dolls, then because of that they dont dell well, then the companies does less boy doll, is simillar to black dolls, but of course for different reasons.
For him costing more, i don't think it's the case, there is a beach line, with 2 ken and 4 barbies, all of then at 5 dollars if i'm not wrong, all of then have 5 points of articulation, but the kens have a ball joint at the head, also the kens have fabric shorts, while the barbies have rooted hair and a painted baiting suit, so i think the price for the rooted hair is equivalent of the more plastic it costs to make a ken, and also cover a fabric shorts. To end, i think is more a question of sale, because it looks like it cost less to make kens then barbies, because of the hair
I think Ken thinks some real hair options and clothes with more details (so does Barbie in that department).
Over 30 years ago my aunt bought my first Barbie and Ken. The Ken actually had “real” short hair like Barbie normally has “real” hair. Since then I never seen one like that! Barbie is an icon but I agree Ken deserves spotlight
I have about 18 Kens, between the years of 2018 to the present.
I prefer & find the newer Kens more relatable, because of the detail given to his face sculpts, hair sculpts… the several different body builds, & multitude of melanin levels, eye colours, etc.
Whereas the older “hair-helmet” sculpts of the 90s & earlier were not appealing or relatable… and there was hardly any diversity with him.
The hair-helmet of the past made him more robot 🤖 like, than human.
I wonder if Mattel would explore making Ken’s like “Makeup artist Ken” or “Hairstylist Ken”. I think that would appeal to the little gay boys (and girls). I know if I would have seen something like that as a kid I would probably be more interested in getting that Ken as opposed to Barbie (still love her though)
I want a salsa dancer Ken
I have a lot off ken prince dolls
I do agree, ken doesn’t sell aswell as Barbie does and it’s unfortunate. U walk down the Barbie aisle and see all these barbies but hardly any ken. Same with the fashions. Kens style needs to be more modern like barbie’s is.
Maybe it’s time for Mattel to rebrand ken as Genderless to all kids and market them to boys as well. I definitely agree with you, like for ex: sports ken. Racer ken, space ken, super hero ken ect.. so many possibilities.. believe it or not there are a lot of boy fashionistas out there.
People saying how they like Ken with rooted hair and thinks he looks better are insane. Rooted hair Ken always looks he’s wearing roadkill on his head.
I agree with you 100% about ken and the lack of diversity in him and his fashion him having made to move body and even skin tones...the photos they released today yesterday and on the 11th are all perfect examples of what they should be releasing as far as a modern style for him and quality with rooted hair no hair etc. it just sucks the lack of inclusiveness of Ken dolls
i'm just tired of all the summer wear that Mattel keeps producing.
Will they stop with the short sets already?!?
i'm so sick of the shorts and tank tops, i don't know what to do.
i want ken with real hair
Cant find him in Sweden yet :(
I think that’s sad. Being a male doll owner myself, I really dislike how guy dolls aren’t made like girl dolls. And while yeah, barbies are fashion dolls, G.I. Joe’s could be the same (since they get dressed up and such). But with Ken....he isn’t getting the MTM and body type treatment. I mean they have many female dolls with new body and hair types and the guys have molded hair and maybe one dark skin everyone once and a while. Not many men of color (meaning like black, Asian, ect) and with thin-ish bodies (which are insane).
I think they needs to promote him. Give him more room to show off. I feel like if you don’t promote him more, he won’t get out there. And they need darker skin kens with different hair types (I know that black guys have hair that is like darker skin girl dolls) so a kid with them can feel represented.
And the fashion isn’t great. I mean guys fashion isn’t amazing in general, but guys also have amazing fashion. I mean I play a game Persona 5 Royal and the protagonist of that game has fashion that is casual, but not bland. Honestly, that game has great fashion. Also, why can’t their be Non-Binary dolls? Or people who don’t dress with one gender in mind. I hate that all the feminine dolls have very girly and tight fashion and the guys have boring fashion. Why not anything that is cool?
I get tired with the same old thing. Barbie has just followed trends from day one and they really need to make them.
The majority of doll buyers are buying for girls and little girls don’t want male dolls. Collectors are not the majority of doll buyers!
I so agree with you.There are a few fashionista boy dolls that are different than the normal Ken.I have a pastel purple haired guy who kind of reminds me of a Kpop style and there is also a dog trainer set with a slender tan south Asian look that I want to get eventually.I am holding out for the day Barbie has non-binary dolls too .So sick of only being able to get very overly feminine styles or masculine Ken style clothes ..nothing in between .
@@carolyn6689 Yeah, I hate that all the dolls have to stay in one box (lol). I really dislike that they barely do Asian like dolls. They’ve done BTS dolls, so I don’t see how hard it is to do an Asian guy.
@@adamsmoberly I hear you ..there are a few Asian like dolls on the female side,I have at least 4 but hardly on the male side really. Let's hope that they give Ken alot more diversity cause he's important too .☺️
Why not 60th anniversary Ken doll?
I have the Sweet Orchard Farm Ken that comes with a little pig, and I love him. He's so handsome. I'm glad I watched this video, though, because those holes in the back of the head would really bother me.
How about all of his friends...Allan,Brad, Curtis and give him some new buds too to round out his world. And they each should have their own careers, styles, personalities ect...
I don't have that much ken dolls, I only have 1 fashionista ken. because of their articulation (which is basic), that's why I don't buy them as much as I do with the Made to move dolls/ BMR ken dolls. And I agree that ken needs to have his own Made to Move line.
*btw sorry for my English*
That's the same thing with the Monster High boys, cause you know boy dolls don't do well cause a lot more people like the female dolls cause they are more fashionable. I don't know I like Ken and other male dolls wish there was like more of a male doll line.
I saw the 60th anniversary fashionista Kens at Five Below last week lol
loved your video.
Mattel needs to stop treating Ken like an accessory. Besides the fact that everyone, kids included, want more Ken dolls and want better quality in them, sending the message to kids that a man/boyfriend is just another accessory isn't a good look.
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The biggest problem with mattel is kens clothes arent "one size fits all" like barbies and half the time the fashion packs for kin don't say sizes the next problem is how they advertise him they really should do something different like I've been getting bored of ken being barbies boyfriend as he legit isn't cared for like the recent barbie movie princess adventure barbie had ken in the sidelines and ignored him like I get its suppose to be funny but it comes off rude then the fashionistas the little cardboard backs for the kens, barbies are different with barbie saying you can be anything while ken has nothing which leads to a conclusion that he is a accessory as Chelsea, skipper, Stacie have the you can be anything but not ken I get that the whole thing is girl power but like it also is leaving people out an example is when ever after high rebooted with the "princesses are powerful" line which is like so boys can't be princesses? Like theres too many problems with how mattel treats ken dolls as half the time their shoes are basic, always reused an example are his dress shoes that been recolored in every color possible.Oh and another problem is his muscle body like the chest is getting erased slightly but the arms are still muscular and that isn't what a kid is going to look for.Also anyone remember when ken actually had hair like my gosh like one of the fashionistas have hair from the 2020's but one that's represent every boy that has actual hair than plastic.Another thing is their not even inviting him for barbie extra wave 2 like men can look extra but I guess people will say its barbie's line not ken's if thats so why does all his boxes well now bags have barbie than the old ken font.
Well anyway this video was great with the facts, info.
What I don't understand is that they have made a articulated ken doll fashionista in a wheelchair but how come they don't make them all articulated? If they are going to make articulated made to move Barbie dolls than why don't they make them all articulated? I'm getting tired of barbies that are just straight leg with no articulation what so ever. I wish they would bring back the bend and click knees to barbies and ken dolls again. I miss the old school Barbie and ken dolls with the bendable knees. I'm tired of the hollowed out plastic barbies that they make nowadays and the cheap ugly printed on outfits too! Im saying this because I buy up Barbie and ken dolls and repurpose them and make them look like various Tim Burton movie characters. A lot of the time I have to buy ken dolls brand new I don't have any luck finding them at yard sales or at thrift stores. Barbies I can find at almost every thrift store and yard sales but hardly any ken dolls though. My local Wal-Mart I think is having a Barbie shortage because I was over there today and they only had two ken dolls available a African American ken fashionista doll and a Caucasian farmer ken doll. No swim trunk ken dolls at all or and other ken fashionista dolls available all except for the African American one that I bought today? Is everybody's Wal-Mart store having a Barbie shortage right now or just mine is having one?
I wish ken dolls had real hair I'd probably buy one if they did
Mattel would have made a Ken extra doll for this 2021 since its ken's birthday it would be very cool with real hair instead of plastic hair and made to move body and cool fashion.
I totally agree we need more representation of ken male dolls
All boy dolls are criminally underrated for bogus reasons such as because they are boy dolls and not as fun or cute as the girl dolls which I think just isn’t true
Dolls such as long haired real rooted Ken which we see in the fashionista doll line and in the bmr doll line are really good and have similar hair and feel to girl dolls
Furthermore then just Ken or Barbie
Other boy dolls can slay just as much as the girls
Such as monster high dolls like invisibilly, Nathan rot, etc you can’t tell me those aren’t fun fashionable high quality boy dolls that got overshadowed by the girls bc dolls just have to be marketed for only girls and collectors only want pretty girls dolls like come on it’s 2021 boys can be as pretty as girls if you want them to be.
Not just monster high or Barbie tho
Rainbow high has a boy doll too river Kendall and some collectors don’t like him and I don’t get it they say things like he’s not as fun as the girls or he looks to girly and I understand some of it but still he’s an amazing doll and Boys need to stop being compared to girls if you want them to be the same level of fashionable as a girl then make them it’s 2021 boys can or should be able to wear whatever a girl does if they want or you want them to.
Other good boy dolls include
Slate from cave club
All the bratz boys
And I’m sure many more I’m forgetting
But boy dolls need to be more loved people tend to just assume they are the lesser cute version of girls but the reality is there just as good perhaps better because having a boy can mean representation for a whole new gender while simultaneously normalizing the idea girls can play with or enjoy boy dolls and that boys and girls are surpris surprise not too different. Or that boys can play with fashion dolls too by having more options for boy dolls to allow boys to look at them and go “WHOA THIS GIRLY DOLL LINE ISN’T JUST TRYING TO SELLOUT TO GIRLS WHOA.”
I like the ken doll
Ken face molds are strange. I prefer molds of "world peacekeepers" line. They also have 12'' figures, but articulated and all men there look like manly men they should.
Mattel needs to go full out and do a ken/barbie no hair no clothes no paint.. maybe even no head and sell only the body for like $10 in like a color reveal tubethose would sell fast and hard
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Because he's boring?
I think its quite the opposite ken has way more equal representation to barbie with more male and diverse dolls but thats just me
2:01 Ken-like dolls do not sell that well because thay are bearly iven are a thing, and most of that smol amount are just straight up trash
The clothe for ken has gone down in years. They use to make suites for them. I think even today babies' dresses are better .do you know the late son of Ruth Handler, ken, was embarrassed that he was associated with a doll with no genitals. The only good ken today might be the 1959 numbers, like the one with bun hairstyle, and the recent nostalgia 1961 silkstone version. For a while they rooted hair into ken I got two older blond hair ken dolls that are rooted. The only recent root was black ken fashionistas. The cheaper anniversary set is moded or painted, but remember this is for kids, not for us adult collectors.
Ken doll is low sell
They should just let Ken be Barbie's gay friend and then give him more colorful and adventurous fashions.
ikr cause they ain't even dating anymore lol