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@superhermione

Ken's purpose was to be Barbie's trophy husband. He barely had any good clothes or shoes to wear.

*boyfriend. trophy boyfriend. occasional fiancé. but barbie was designed to stand alone. she's had a credit card in her own name since before women could have credit cards in their own names.

All this! Ken was so unnecessary to the Barbie experience that most girls I knew had a bunch of Barbies and like 1 or 2 Kens.

And Mattel knew this because any time they'd make a Barbie group of friends there was usually a 2-1 girl/guy ratio, and the guys were not key to the narrative included with the dolls.

But the idea that he didn't have good clothes? BAYBEE, are you serious? He was designed to wear things that complimented Barbie. My boy's wardrobe had to be on point or he wasn't invited to the party.

Mans even got a tattoo to match hers when she decided to rebel a little.