Tag: Barbie

Rodrigo Alves, the “Human Ken Doll” has now made the startling announcement that they are now transgender. The 36-year-old told the UK’s Daily Mirror they had been living a lie by spending more than $650,000 to look like Barbie’s beau, Ken. “I’m known as Ken but inside I’ve always felt like Barbie,” Alves told the

Pop star and genderqueer icon David Bowie has returned…as a Barbie doll. Toy company Mattel unveiled the new doll this week, inspired by Bowie’s iconic Ziggy Stardust persona. Barbie now sports a replica Ziggy Stardust costume and hairdo, complete with platform shoes and glitter make-up. “In a definitive celebration of two pop culture icons, Barbie honors the ultimate pop chameleon, English singer, songwriter and actor, David Bowie, whose dramatic musical transformations continue to influence and inspire,” Mattel said in a statement....

I’m the first to admit I was such a flamboyant little fairy growing up during my childhood. I yearned to play with my cousin’s Barbie dolls rather than the mostly-female action figures I had. Then, oh man, the Spice Girls came about and Lord, all I ever wanted was a Ginger Spice Doll! I cried in the middle of KB Toys when my mother refused to purchase one for me. Still waiting on that gift, mom – Christmas is...