Magic plastic, it’s fantastic

Posted on February 12, 2004 @ 3:22 pm

As reported by CNN, it’s splitsville for Barbie and Ken. With a surprisingly straight face, the article notes:

After 43 years as one of the world’s prettiest pairs, the perfect plastic couple is breaking up. The couple’s “business manager,” Russell Arons, vice president of marketing at Mattel, said that Barbie and Ken “feel it’s time to spend some quality time — apart.”

Isn’t it odd that this announcement comes just as the controversy over same-sex marriage is heating up? Not that there’s anything wrong with that, Ken.

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