Photos with “Ken” in Times Square: A Study in Awkwardness
As part of some weird advertising campaign to promote the 50th anniversary of Ken dolls, Mattel has been putting on a full blitz, including subway posters, web site banners, and, on Monday, photo-opportunities with Ken (well, good-looking, nearly-plastic men in suits and baby blue ties with Ken tags on their wrists). The photo stream from Times Square, as well as photos from L.A. and elsewhere, are all publicly visible on Barbie’s Facebook page. You don’t even have to friend her! That girl needs to learn about privacy settings.
Here are the best of the best. If you were asking yourself, “What kind of people are strolling through Times Square between 9am and noon on a Monday in the winter, posing for photos with men dressed up as Ken dolls”, look no further for your answer.
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Hey, is that the costume designer from The Incredibles?
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“Look at this lollipop I have! Look at it!!”
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“Get me the fuuuuuck out of here.”
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A trip to Build-a-Bear and a photo with Kens. Anything is possible in the Big Apple!
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Betcha his expression will haunt your nightmares.
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Less funny than she hoped.
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Hard to tell who requested this photo be taken, the guy or girl, and whether they are a couple, or siblings.
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Is she raising the roof?
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This guy/girl looks like a wax statue at Madame Tussaud’s.
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“Girls, girls. Girls. Let’s look anywhere other than the camera. We are way too cool for this.”
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No words for this one.
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“Quick, need to think of a funny pose. I’ll… wrap my leg around this guy. Yeah. That’ll look masculine.”
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No teasing here; that’s just mad cute.
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Cheese!
