For years, people have questioned what role Ken really plays in Barbie’s life. But the truth is in plain sight: Ken’s not boyfriend material. At least, not for Barbie.
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyIt’s Barbie Week at The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, celebrating the doll’s pop-culture history, our favorite Barbie memories, and a certain major movie. Read all of our coverage here!“She’s everything. He’s just Ken.” That’s the tagline for the wildly anticipated Barbie movie, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. The implication is clear: Come for Barbie, and stay for Barbie… but Ken happens to be there too.Ken has long been