That Time Mattel Accidentally Made Ken Gay (My Big Spiky Dinosaur)

Ken has always been marketed as Barbie's boyfriend. However, in the early 90s, Mattel released a Ken Doll which brought this into question. Fans were delighted! Mattel was not. Subscribe for more:    / @factfiend   ----------------------------------------- The Easter Egg in the Big Bang Theory That Nobody Noticed    • The Easter Egg in the Big Bang Theory That...   Sigourney Weaver Doesn’t Give a Crap    • Sigourney Weaver Doesn’t Give a Crap (Ever...   Find more content at: http://www.factfiend.com/ Follow us at:   / factfiend     / factfiendcom   Support the channel:   / factfiend   ----------------------------------------- Starring Karl Smallwood   / karl.smallwood.3     / karlsmallwood   Filmed and Edited by Brad Rawlinson https://bradrawlinson.wordpress.com/    / bradrawlinsonvfx   ----------------------------------------- Original Article: http://www.factfiend.com/time-mattel-... Sources: https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago... https://web.archive.org/web/199802201... https://money.howstuffworks.com/barbi... https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earring... Videos: Groovin' with Ken!    • Video   Ken's Dating Tips: Tip # 24    • Ken's Dating Tips: Tip # 24   Gay Dolls Through The Years    • Gay Dolls Through The Years   Enjoy the Ride (1996) https://www.nissan.co.uk Action Man Bowman (1999) https://www.hasbro.com/en-gb/ Toy Story 3 (2010) www.imdb.com/title/tt0435761/ Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation (2011) www.imdb.com/title/tt1850374/ Images: Earring Magic Ken via, YVONNE HEMSEY/GETTY IMAGES/JULIUS SEELBACH/FLICKR/CC BY 2.0, https://money.howstuffworks.com/barbi... Barbie, https://play.barbie.com/en-gb/downloa... Action Man, http://www.actionmanhq.co.uk/frameset... Ring, By 2xxxx2 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Ken via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Em... Ankylosaurus, http://www.dinosaurfarm.com/product/a... Music: "Two Finger Johnny" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...