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Ryan Gosling's Tanned and Blonde Ken in New Barbie Film Divides People on Twitter

People are taking sides on whether he looks good or not.

Ryan Gosling's Tanned and Blonde Ken in New Barbie Film Divides People on Twitter

Ryan Gosling's Ken is already doing what Barbie movies do best, getting people talking. This time, though, it is not the plot that has Twitter divided, it is the look.

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Greta Gerwig's live-action Barbie stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, a casting choice that sounded unexpected from the start. Now that photos of Gosling in character are out, some people are loving the blonde, tanned makeover, while others cannot get over how different he looks.

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The reactions are loud, funny, and all over the place, and the internet has plenty to say about it.

Just to be clear, this is the look that has everyone going bonkers

Just to be clear, this is the look that has everyone going bonkerswbpictures
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The look is already splitting opinion online.

1. There has to be something to make him look better

1. There has to be something to make him look betterkeyon
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2. It's hard to deny, but this Twitter user has some pretty valid points about this whole look

2. It's hard to deny, but this Twitter user has some pretty valid points about this whole lookOrangePaulp

3. That is so far from the Ken that millions of young girls wanted to date when they grew up, but this look does have that kind of vibe

3. That is so far from the Ken that millions of young girls wanted to date when they grew up, but this look does have that kind of viberajat_suresh

Twitter is not holding back.

4. It's a pretty important topic of conversation after all for some people

4. It's a pretty important topic of conversation after all for some peopleandthejets

5. Some love the look completely as it is and have nothing bad to say about it

5. Some love the look completely as it is and have nothing bad to say about itjudysquirrels

6. Maybe he just got the wrong tan and perhaps the wrong makeup kit?

6. Maybe he just got the wrong tan and perhaps the wrong makeup kit?WrittenByHanna

Some people are fully on board with the transformation.

And speaking of online verdicts, Oscars 2026 jokes and slip-ups got instant judgment from the internet.

7. In some people's eyes, Gosling is just the perfect Ken

7. In some people's eyes, Gosling is just the perfect KenJarettSays

8. Others feel, though, that the film has done the impossible and made Ryan Gosling the most unattractive he has ever been

8. Others feel, though, that the film has done the impossible and made Ryan Gosling the most unattractive he has ever beenTAEGlJlNS

9. This Ryan Gosling discourse is a conversation that needs to be had. What he'll leave as a legacy as Ken depends on it.

9. This Ryan Gosling discourse is a conversation that needs to be had. What he'll leave as a legacy as Ken depends on it.itsnotjess123

The debate keeps getting more dramatic.

10. To be fair, Ken already looked a little gay in the animated films, so does that mean they nailed the look?

10. To be fair, Ken already looked a little gay in the animated films, so does that mean they nailed the look?heyheedie

11. We'll never be sure until we all watch the full film in 2023

11. We'll never be sure until we all watch the full film in 2023DoctorPissPants

12. His characters perfectly fit the stereotypes, don't they?

12. His characters perfectly fit the stereotypes, don't they?americanamemes

13. Let's just say that as an actor, he has quite the range and leave it at that, maybe

13. Let's just say that as an actor, he has quite the range and leave it at that, maybeamericanamemes

Even the jokes are part of the conversation now.

14. At least some people haven't changed their minds about him

14. At least some people haven't changed their minds about himfiImgal

15. He already looks the part

15. He already looks the partth3mb0fication

16. It's inevitable for some people to be just mortified by it

16. It's inevitable for some people to be just mortified by itikarisyeun

17. He's slaying in two very different ways in these pictures

17. He's slaying in two very different ways in these picturesolsencassidy

It's easy to understand why Ryan Gosling's role as Ken would spark a discourse on the internet. Sure, he has taken on teen heartthrob roles before, but in the past few years, his roles have mostly been serious, and suddenly, bam, we're hit with this.

It's surprising, and it will probably take a moment for the world to adjust. At least by the time it does, the movie will be released, and maybe everyone can view it, hopefully, with unbiased eyes.

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