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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Sign of the Apocalypse #466: Hello Kitty for Men
2007-12-29
Jules Crittenden

The question is, are you man enough for Hello Kitty? AP:

The cute cuddly white cat from JapanÂ’s Sanrio Co., usually seen on toys and jewelry for girls and young women, will soon don T-shirts, bags, watches and other products targeting young men, company spokesman Kazuo Tohmatsu said Friday.

“We think Hello Kitty is accepted by young men as a design statement in fashion,” he said.

The feline for-men products will go on sale in Japan next month, and will be sold soon in the U.S. and other Asian nations, according to Sanrio. . . .

A more rugged, edgy, masculine Hello Kitty. I could see that. Though having some passing familiarity with Asian male T-shirt design preferences, I wasnÂ’t aware cuteness was a barrier.

I told Jim, the production editor, “You know what this means. If you’re secure enough in your masculinity, you can go ahead and start wearing the original cute bubble-headed Hello Kitty.”

“I’m not,” said Jim.

“Yeah, me either.”

As bad as this is, it could be worse, you know. Much worse.
Posted by:Mike

#6  MY "Hello Kitty" is a cougar devouring a rabbit labelled "hippie tree hugger". I think THAT's masculine enough...
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-12-29 23:24  

#5  Metrosexuals?

Ok.... Gay.
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-12-29 19:59  

#4  "Fashionable" young men?

Umm. No. Come out and say it. GAY.
Posted by: OldSpook   2007-12-29 16:59  

#3  Huh. I would have thought that Hello Kitty for men would be more along the lines of Miss Kitty from Gunsmoke.
Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611   2007-12-29 15:17  

#2  
Posted by: john frum   2007-12-29 14:51  

#1  Finally! I am sooo tired of getting those kind of looks when I take my Hello Kitty laptop to the library.
Posted by: SteveS   2007-12-29 14:49  

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