#212858 - Fri Feb 13 2004 10:03 AM
Barbie and Ken are splitting up
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Ok, I'm not quite sure what to think of this one. On the one hand, do these people know that we're talking about DOLLS?! Yet, on the other hand, it's kinda sad that the two are breaking up after all this time. I don't know, it's kind of the end of an era or something! Quote:
Trouble in doll-ville: Barbie and Ken split in valley of the dolls
NEW YORK -- Just like J.Lo and Ben, the romance is over for Barbie and Ken.
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."
"Like other celebrity couples, their Hollywood romance has come to an end," said Arons, who quickly added that the duo "will remain friends."
Truth be told, the announcement was prompted by the fact that Mattel is releasing the Cali (as in California) Girl Barbie, arriving in stores now. Ken will still be in the picture -- only now he's "just a friend," Mattel claims.
Whatever. The important news is that to better reflect her single status, Cali Barbie will wear board shorts and a bikini top, metal hoop earrings, and have a deeper tan.
This new style already has attracted a new admirer, Blaine the Australian boogie boarder.
Barbie -- the most popular fashion doll in the world, according to toy maker Mattel -- met Ken on the set of a TV commercial in 1961, and they have been inseparable ever since.
Arons hinted Wednesday that the separation may be partially because of Ken's reluctance to get married. All those bridal Barbie dolls in toy chests around the globe are really just examples of Barbie's wishful thinking, she explained.
Another possible factor is Barbie's career. The doll who was "born" Barbie Millicent Roberts in 1959 has been everything from a rock star to a military medic. According to Mattel, every second, three Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world.
So where does that leave Ken? Said Arons: "He will head for other waves."
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#212859 - Fri Feb 13 2004 02:25 PM
Re: Barbie and Ken are splitting up
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he's "just a friend," ..... Ken's reluctance to get married
Perhaps Ken will finally come out of the closet now, that's been my suspicion alllllll along.? Oh yes, it all makes sense. 
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This new style already has attracted a new admirer, Blaine the Australian boogie boarder.
Sad, sad, sad.
Okay okay! I'm jealous alright!!!
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#212860 - Fri Feb 13 2004 03:41 PM
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I married Ken and Barbie years ago. Ken wasn't at all reluctant. This is rediculous. Kids should make up their own stories about their dolls, not have Mattel tell them what is going on in Ken, Barbie, and Blaine's life. And what does Barbie moving to California have to do with her new Australia lover? Australia is 13 hours by plane away from California.
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#212861 - Fri Feb 13 2004 03:46 PM
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Kids should make up their own stories about their dolls, not have Mattel tell them what is going on in Ken, Barbie, and Blaine's life.
This is actually a good point. Is Mattel taking the imagination out of the dolls when they do things like this? Maybe this is one more way of "dumbing down" things for the kids of this generation?
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#212862 - Fri Feb 13 2004 10:14 PM
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We used to have a couple of friends called Ken and Barbie. They came over to visit one evening when my daughter was little. She was in bed seemingly asleep.
They told us the following joke: "Have you heard about the latest Barbie doll? She's called "Divorced Barbie". She comes with all her stuff and all Ken's gear as well."
As we were laughing, a little voice from the bedroom was heard: "Hey Mum, I want one of THOSE Barbies".
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#212863 - Sat Feb 14 2004 02:33 PM
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Apparently Barbies latest love is an Australian Surfer
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#212864 - Sat Feb 14 2004 02:42 PM
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Ok, Fosse, did you read the initial post or not! 
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#212866 - Sun Feb 15 2004 05:28 PM
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Barbie, schmarbie! Where's my official Roy Rogers six gun with the complementary decoder ring?
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