My Weekend Crush

Hey, look, a theme! That theme is, “Is ________ gay?” Yesterday it was Brie Larson. Today it’s Barbie. Yes, that Barbie. In a nod to inclusivity a few years ago, the Instagram feed for the iconic doll with impossible body standards posted a picture of Barbie with a female “friend” and/or “roommate” sitting on a bed wearing matching “Love Wins” shirts with a little dog between them. For whatever reason the image resurfaced recently, and The Interwebs had a lot of fun with Sapphic Barbie. And Barbie’s real-life “girlfriend” model Aimee Song also revealed herself, which is fun.

Mattel has not confirmed that Barbie is indeed gay and has dumped dumb old Ken. The old post was likely just a corporate show of allyship, which is fine. But I just love when The Internet just runs with something silly because it’s reminder of what The Series of Tubes can be instead of a hellhole of misinformation, hate and trolling.

As further proof of Barbie’s queerness, The Internet found this definitive piece of evidence.

why are people surprised that barbie is gay as if this scene doesn't exist pic.twitter.com/t3XqPkXaqJ

— boobs (@Iebsianism) January 12, 2021

The Queer Women rest their case, your honor. Happy weekend, all.