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Welcome To The World, Asian Ken Doll!

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are witnessing a landmark moment.

The first Asian Ken® Doll is here, from Mattel:





He’s chiseled and fit, with impeccably-tweezed brows and luscious locks. Gosh. he feels so… so… FAMILIAR. Wait, I know! He looks exactly like a young…





VIETNAMESE GENDER-BENDING SUPERSTAR, TUAN ANH!!!!!!

[via Dolls of Color]

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Filed under: Asian Ken Doll, Barbie, Familiarity, Feminine Dudes, First Asian Ken Doll, Japanese Ken, Mattel, Seriously?, Tuan Anh, Yay

10 Responses to “Welcome To The World, Asian Ken Doll!”

1. Jenny Rain says:

   September 10, 2010 at 12:31 pm

   Wow, it’s great that there’s an Asian doll/action figure, but what is he wearing? His outfit is straight out of The Matrix! Maybe we should call him Keanu Barbie. And what’s happening on top of his head? I’m terribly confused…
2. IraeNicole says:

   September 10, 2010 at 1:09 pm

   My first thought was he stole Destro’s outfit.

   http://www.heroestheseries.com/stills/christopher-eccleston-destro.jpg
3. cDonnaF says:

   September 10, 2010 at 1:17 pm

   What–?
   That’s–?
   HUH?

   For half a second, I thought, “Hey, he looks a little bit like Ken Watanabe!” (But then I’ve got Ken Watanabe on the brain lately.)
   Then I looked again.
   “Japanese-styled clothing”? Uh, no.

   Mattel(c) honey, how about you just… start over? ‘K?
4. BusyDad says:

   September 10, 2010 at 1:27 pm

   Anything less than straw slippers and a rice paddy hat is simply an insult to me and my people.
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6. johnminh says:

   September 10, 2010 at 2:58 pm

   Holy crap! That doll is $38.99 + $2 for the “mint condition” collector’s upgrade (plus shipping+ handling and maybe even tax)! My cheap-ass Asian shopping sense says “No thank you!”

   *Goes back to eagerly awaiting the arrival of his $300 iPod Touch*
7. vivian says:

   September 10, 2010 at 11:45 pm

   this is the greatest side-by-side comparison since conan to tarja halonen
8. Teamrobhogg says:

   September 12, 2010 at 11:17 pm

   Please refer this to Angry Asian Man.
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