In his Variety interview, Ryan Gosling said he was an avid viewer of reality television and compared the Kens of Barbieland to men on "The Bachelorette." "It's not dissimilar, in the sense that they sit around idly waiting for the Bachelorette to acknowledge them," Gosling told the outlet. "And, yes, they have no attention outside of the attention she gives them."
Greta Gerwig confirmed Gosling's comparison between Ken and "The Bachelorette" contestants in an episode of the "SmartLess" podcast, hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett. Gerwig told the story of picking Gosling as Ken before she even knew him. Then, she admitted her love for the reality dating show "Love is Blind." When Hayes mentioned "The Bachelor," Gerwig said she hadn't seen it but explained Gosling's thought process was similar.
"I'd never seen it but [Gosling] was like, 'Oh, Ken reminds me of the men on "The Bachelorette" when the woman isn't around,'" Gerwig said. "'They don't know what to do with themselves. ... They're doing push-ups and they kind of are competitive with each other.'" While recounting Gosling's analogy, Gerwig mentioned glasses-wearing as an example of an identifiable feature that a contestant might be territorial about — definitely not as cool as Ken's coat.
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