Barbie: The Fashion History of an Icon, Part III
Dressed: The History of Fashion
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Ken Comes Out, Barbie's Boyfriend Sports a Cock Ring
Ruth Handler named the doll after her son Kenneth, who was by all accounts a gay man. Ken wasn't marketed as gay Ken; he was marketed as earring magic. But for millions of gay men there was no mistaking a kindred spirit in his wardrobe.
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