All things considered, it's a small miracle the right-wing fun police obsessed with ripping the legs off "Barbie," and good times in general, hasn't gone in harder on Allan. The discontinued doll has all the traits joy killers look for in a soft target: designated as "Ken's buddy," not his friend, Allan screams beta male, a type his human counterpart Michael Cera excels at playing. To the LGBTQIA audience he's as queer-coded as "Earring Magic Ken" without the flashy clothes or BDSM pendant.
Allan's rainbow striped top is its own fashion don't, as if Mattel intentionally boxed him in ugly casual wear to encourage kids to follow its main sales pitch suggestion: He can fit into Ken's clothes. Wow!
