Wake Up Besties, the Barbie and Ken Mugshot Meme Is Everywhere

Wake Up Besties, the Barbie and Ken Mugshot Meme Is Everywhere

PR teams work fast but fan artists work faster. It's a holiday, so let's do a meme roundup!

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After an eagle-eyed Twitter user (@kojironanjo) realized that the Barbie trailer was ripe for meme-ification, Twitter fandom did what fandom does best, and immediately took the joke to the extreme. Reaching all corners of the world, fandoms immediately drew their favorite pairings using the Barbie mugshot screenshots as inspiration. With Margot Robbie’s concerned Barbie and Ryan Gosling’s cheesing Ken, the absurdity was truly just too good.

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The key is having one character look slightly terrified and utterly baffled and possibly regretting every choice that has ever led to them getting their mugshot taken and the second character has to be a complete and total himbo, just an absolute dummy, smoothbrain as fuck, no thoughts, just vibes. The results, if the fanart is anything to go by, is perfect. Take a look at some of my favorites.

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Korra and Asami, Avatar: The Legend of Korra

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Kira and Jadzia, Star Trek

Kira and Jadzia, Star Trek

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Morticia and Gomez, The Addams Family

Morticia and Gomez, The Addams Family

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James and Jessie, Pokémon

James and Jessie, Pokémon

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Spock and Kirk, Star Trek

Spock and Kirk, Star Trek

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Bo-Katan and Din Djarin, The Mandalorian

Bo-Katan and Din Djarin, The Mandalorian

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Leia and Han, Star Wars

Leia and Han, Star Wars

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Meryl and Vash, Trigun Maximum

Meryl and Vash, Trigun Maximum

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Mothra and Godzilla, Godzilla

Mothra and Godzilla, Godzilla

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Joyce and Murray, Stranger Things

Joyce and Murray, Stranger Things

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Billy and Stu, Scream

Billy and Stu, Scream

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Caleb and Mollymauk, Critical Role

Caleb and Mollymauk, Critical Role

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Ekko and Jinx, Arcane

Ekko and Jinx, Arcane

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Zelda and Link, The Legend of Zelda

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Spider-Man and Deadpool, Marvel

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Sasuke and Naruto, Naruto

Sasuke and Naruto, Naruto

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Hawkeye and Hawkeye, Marvel

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Katara and Toph, Avatar: The Last Airbender

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Galadriel and Celeborn, Lord of the Rings

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Amity and Luz, The Owl House

Amity and Luz, The Owl House

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Keith and Lance, Voltron

Keith and Lance, Voltron

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Ariel and Eric, The Little Mermaid

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Stede and Ed, Our Flag Means Death

Stede and Ed, Our Flag Means Death

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Link and Sidon, The Legend of Zelda

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Vash and Nicholas D. Wolfwood, Trigun Stampede

Vash and Nicholas D. Wolfwood, Trigun Stampede

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Keyleth and Vax, Critical Role

Keyleth and Vax, Critical Role

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Thanatos and Zagreus, Hades

Thanatos and Zagreus, Hades

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Aziraphale and Crowley, Good Omens

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Wiccan and Hulkling, Marvel

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Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian, The Untamed

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Sam and Dean, Supernatural

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Barbie and Ken, never change

Barbie and Ken, never change

Barbie | Main Trailer

Alright, so the last one wasn’t a redraw, but even the greatest sometimes het beaten to the punchline. From the “This Barbie” poster craze from last month to this unintentional viral fandom moment, Barbie is already taking over the internet, and I, for one, can’t wait to welcome my new plastic overlords into my heart.

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Barbie will be released in theaters on July 21.


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