Gay bob barbie doll

The Gay Bob doll came out of his closet in much to the displeasure of the right-wing culture warriors of the time, not just because Bob was out and proud but also because he came with a penis.

An original ad for the Gay Bob doll. Designed to look like a combination of Paul Newman and Robert Redford and packed into his own cardboard closet, Gay Bob was the brainchild of former advertising executive Harvey Rosenberg.

In , Gay Bob came out of the closet. The Museum's History Department cares for this Gay Bob doll today, but its original owner is actress, former radio host, and well-known doll collector, Jane Withers.

So if Gay Bob hit the shelves in , why wouldn’t we call him the first gay Barbie? Because Gay Bob wasn’t part of the Barbie product line. In fact, the world’s first openly gay doll was made by someone with absolutely zero ties to Mattel.

Before Ryan Gosling brought the famed male Ken doll to life on the silver screen opposite Margot Robbie in the new Barbie film which opened today, there was a very gay male doll name Gay.

In , the world's first gay doll was launched. And to play with him, you had to literally take him out of his closet.

Standing roughly 13 inches tall, Gay Bob was Ken TM doll-esque. He wore cuffed blue jeans, cowboy boots, a plaid shirt, a gold chain around his neck, and one pierced ear with a blue earring. He came with a leather satchel and an accordion-folded paper fashion catalog.

"Hi Boys, Girls, and Grownups I'm Gay Bob the world's first gay doll. I bet you are wondering why I come packed in a closet. "Coming out of the closet" is an expression which means that you admit the truth about yourself, and are no longer ashamed of what you are.