Ken Becomes the Main Character

>Is the co-star in a movie that's supposed to be a cornerstone moment for women in cinema >Becomes the main pop-culture footprint of the entire film >Big Oscar performance is all about him with "KEN" spelled in big bold letters with no Barbie in sight

The image shows Ken, played by Ryan Gosling in Barbie, dressed in pink and performing dramatically with his arms outstretched. The joke is that a film intended as a major feminist cultural moment became strongly associated with Ken and his Oscar-nominated musical performance, while Barbie is absent from the image. It is used as a reaction to situations where a supporting character unexpectedly dominates the conversation. EN: The image shows Ken, played by Ryan Gosling in Barbie, dressed in pink and performing dramatically with his arms outstretched. The joke is that a film intended as a major feminist cultural moment became strongly associated with Ken and his Oscar-nominated musical performance, while Barbie is absent from the image. It is used as a reaction to situations where a supporting character unexpectedly dominates the conversation.

• @eternalclassic / 48048 2024-03-19