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Ken Gay
Kenneth “Ken” Gay, 65, of rural Albion, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2024. Ken was born on January 24, 1959, in Janesville, Wisconsin, to Lee and Ann (Nicholson) Gay. On February 6, 1987, Ken married Diane Harker, in Fort Wayne. Ken retired from General Motors, where he was part of the UAW.
Ken was known as the “groundskeeper” at the Bear Lake Church Camp, where he helped anywhere he could. Ken was also known for his humor and creativity. He enjoyed gardening, bird watching, NASCAR, and watching the Green Bay Packers.
Surviving Ken are his daughters Kristin (Jeff) Rush, of Albion, and Britnie (Max Berkes Jr.) Gay, of Albion; father Lee Gay; step-son Colin Harker, of Syracuse; step daughter-in-law Kim Waggoner, of Etna Green; brothers Keith (Julie) Gay, of Woodburn, and Bill (Michelle) Gay, of Missouri; grandchildren Holly (David) Katzka, of Milwaukee, Mikayla, Nick, Taylor, Jordan, Tyler, Dakota, Conner, Camden, Charlotte, Kyra, Olivia, and Evelyn; and 3 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his wife Diane, and his mother Ann.
How Barbie's Boyfriend Ken Became an Accidental Gay Icon
"He's always read gay," said Dan Savage, internationally renowned columnist and podcaster, in an email, "but has he ever read gayer than he did with a gay sex toy around his neck?"
Savage originally wrote about Earring Magic Ken in the summer of 1993, when much of the pop culture world was having a good laugh at Mattel's lack of understanding that while little kids saw what Prince, the members of Right Said Fred or Madonna's backup dancers were wearing simply as "cool," the adult world was clued in to how gay it was.
"It was hilarious that they thought the earring was going to be the headline-making aspect of Ken's new look," said Savage.
The doll flew off the shelves, especially since gay men, including Savage, rushed out to buy a Ken doll. The kitsch factor drove Earring Magic Ken to become the best-selling Ken doll at the time.
We reached out to Mattel for comment multiple times — to find out just how well the doll sold and whether it remains the No. 1 Ken, as well as for the c
Ken has always been gay
Yesterday, Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Barbie film set the internet ablaze by releasing the first promotional still of Ken, played by Ryan Gosling. With his peroxide blonde hair, orange spray tan and washboard abs, he looks like some ageing twink that you’d see at G-A-Y Sdelayed on a Wednesday noun – and reactions haves been mixed. Lots of people said that, at 42, Gosling is simply too old to perform Ken, while others lambasted this as ageist; writing in The Independent, Victoria Richards argued, “It’s noun to do away with ageism and recognise that you don’t have to be below 25 to be beautiful.”
Already, the image has inspired scores of memes based on the simple premise that Ken looks, well, kind of gay. This is nothing new. The doll has a long history as a gay symbol, which stands to reason: minus a handle-bar moustache, he embodies the kind of beauty ideals that in the 70s and 80s would find you atop the sexual hierarchy of Fire Island. He is also, of course, extremely kitsch – a vibe which has always been widespread among gay men.
The most striking exam
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Panamah
02-10-2006, 01:13 PM
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/US/02/09/ken.barbie.reut/vstory.ken.ap.jpg
Wow! The 2000 doll makes Ken look fond of a lesbian.
Arienne
02-10-2006, 01:17 PM
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/US/02/09/ken.barbie.reut/vstory.ken.ap.jpg
Wow! The 2000 doll makes Ken look love a lesbian.Maybe he goes with "Barbie Beauty Salon"?
Stormhaven
02-10-2006, 01:21 PM
I can't really say that Ken looks exceptionally masculine in any of those headshots. He did just break up with Barbie you recognize, maybe he's just wanting to redo his image for all the sizzling action figure chicks.
Thicket Tundrabog
02-10-2006, 02:41 PM
Something I heard earlier this week on the radio (so it's of dubious veracity).
The Barbie figure and proportions are found in one out of 500,000 women.
The Ken figure and proportions are found in one out of 50 men.
Some may verb some deep philosophical insight into th