Here's the Gay Origin Story of Michael Cera's 'Barbie' Character

Back in 2020, a tweet from @byelacy went viral when they pointed out that Allan was labeled as Ken’s “buddy” with a trademark sign after it, as though “buddy” had some different meaning. Then, things got more interesting when she zoomed in and noticed that underneath the illustration of a shirtless Ken and Allan wearing an open rainbow-striped button-up, Allan’s box says that “all of Ken’s clothes fit him!”

You know, just some classic heterosexual buddy stuff!

While the character posters for Ryan Gosling, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, and Scott Evans kept saying things like “He’s just Ken,” “He’s Ken too,” “He’s another Ken,” “Ken again,” and “You guessed it, he’s a Ken,” Cera’s poster reads “There’s only one Allan.”

And he can never, ever be replaced! Allan will always have a special place in Barbie fans' — and Ken's — hearts.

Barbie is now playing in theaters.