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== Criticism ==
Ken's body proportions have been described as unrealistic by scholarly studies (his chest is estimated to be about 27.5% too large for a representative human male).<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2006-03-01|title=Change in sociocultural ideal male physique: An examination of past and present action figures|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1740144505001026|journal=Body Image|language=en|volume=3|issue=1|pages=87–91|doi=10.1016/j.bodyim.2005.11.001|issn=1740-1445|last1=Baghurst|first1=Timothy|last2=Hollander|first2=Daniel B.|last3=Nardella|first3=Beth|last4=Haff|first4=G. Gregory|pmid=18089212}}</ref> Unrealistic body proportions in Barbie dolls, including Ken's, have been connected to some [[eating disorders]] in children.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Brownell|first1=Kelly D.|last2=Napolitano|first2=Melissa A.|date=1995|title=Distorting reality for children: Body size proportions of Barbie and Ken dolls|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/1098-108X%28199511%2918%3A3%3C295%3A%3AAID-EAT2260180313%3E3.0.CO%3B2-R|journal=International Journal of Eating Disorders|language=en|volume=18|issue=3|pages=295–298|doi=10.1002/1098-108X(199511)18:3<295::AID-EAT2260180313>3.0.CO;2-R|pmid=8556027|issn=1098-108X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=2008-03-01|title=Why Barbie feels heavier than Ken: The influence of size-based expectancies and social cues on the illusory perception of weight|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010027707001424|journal=Cognition|language=en|volume=106|issue=3|pages=1109–1125|doi=10.1016/j.cognition.2007.05.009|issn=0010-0277|last1=Dijker|first1=Anton J.M.|pmid=17599820|s2cid=26233026}}</ref> Another controversy has also centered around the visibility (or lack of it) of Ken's [[
==Media/multimedia appearances==
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