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What came first, theKen-ergyor theKenjuring?
Hes going through some stuff.
All the while, those who panned his casting caught his ire.
So your hypocrisy is exposed.
It is funny, he began, this kind of clutching-your-pearls idea of, like, #notmyken.
Like you ever thought about Ken before this?
And everyone was fine with that, for him to have a job that is nothing, he continued.
But suddenly, its like, No, weve cared about Ken this whole time.
No, you didnt.
Barbie never fucked with Ken.
If you ever really cared about Ken, you would know that nobody cared about Ken.
So your hypocrisy is exposed.
This is why his story must be told.
Its not the first time he called out the naysayers for clutching their pearls over his casting.
Nobody plays with Ken, man … Hes an accessory and not even one of the cool ones.
On Kens joblessness:
Kens job is just beach, Gosling toldVoguein May.
Ive never quite figured out what that means.
He elaborated on the duration of his non-employment withGQ.
Ken, Gosling said, his job is beach.
For 60 years, his job has been beach.
What the fuck does that even mean?
Last summer, he was a little more cynical about Kens personal crises.
Hes going through some stuff.
The video has since become a meme.
They were all beach related.
Like puka shells, or a sign that says Pray for surf.
After all, when your job is just beach, its important that you have puka shells.
I didnt know Ken from within.
I doubted my Ken-ergy.
I didnt see it.
But Margot and Greta conjured this out of me.
On his Ken-tharsis:
Its been cathartic because theres always been a Ken inside of me.
Its the role I was born to play.
Ive had this Ken-ergy, if you will.
I feel a Ken in you, Gosling told the reporter.
I felt like I was seeing myself.
I think a lot of Kens will feel seen when they see this.
Gotta do it for the Kens.
No one plays with the Kens.
On Kens personality:
Ken has no sense of humor, hesaidat CinemaCon in April.
Hes utterly, deadly serious.
And, I walk out in the backyard.
And do you know where I found Ken, Jimmy?
(Gosling has two daughters who ostensibly play with Barbies.)
Facedown in the mud next to a squished lemon.
I texted [a picture of it] to Greta and I said, I shall be your Ken.
For his story must be told.
Its there the whole time, he told them at the Toronto premiere in Kenada.
Its so strong, I can feel it right now.
Look no further, you are Ken-ough.
He went on to say that Ken-ergy is everywhere.
Its like Wi-Fi, he explained.
Its there, but do you know how its really there?
Theyre Kenning all over the place.
Theyre Kenning all over each other.
Make of that what you will.
Its a bit like that Cinnabon mix, he said.
Now, a year later, Goslings undies are still the talk of the town.
If Barbie ever says, Hey, is that Ken written on your underwear?
you’re free to say Under where?
