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Source: www.time.com
The cat's out of the bag!
In a Los Angeles Times interview, Christine Yano, curator of an upcoming exhibit on Hello Kitty at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, said Sanrio considers its billion-dollar icon to be a human girl. As she put it:
“I was corrected — very firmly. That’s one correction Sanrio made for my script for the show. Hello Kitty is not a cat. She’s a cartoon character. She is a little girl. She is a friend. But she is not a cat. She’s never depicted on all fours. She walks and sits like a two-legged creature. She does have a pet cat of her own, however, and it’s called Charmmy Kitty.”
Cue the collective—and understandable—”What?!?!?!” on social media.
Sanrio indeed confirmed the news and also pointed us to Hello Kitty’s official bio:
As tall as five apples, and as heavy as three, Hello Kitty is a bright little girl with a heart of gold. She loves to bake cookies and play the piano, and dreams of one day becoming a pianist or maybe even a poet. She has a gift for music and English, and a soft spot for Mama’s apple pie. Hello Kitty and her twin sister Mimmy are the best of friends.
How can it be a girl let alone a human when humans don't have whiskers?
ReplyDeleteWell just like any normal human girls on the face of the planet, she also faces normal girl problem. She has unwanted facial hair. But because she is Japanese, she did not have it shaved as it is a fetish in her country. CHOS!
Deletepak! galing ng explanation mo!
DeleteAside nung whiskers niya, may cat ears at buntot din siya... tapos sasabihin nila human girl siya. Kailan pa nagkabuntot ang human girl?
DeleteAnonymousAugust 29, 2014 at 12:35 AM, tinutubuan ka ng buhok sa pisngi? Ikaw ba si moon of desire?
DeleteI love HK and no matter how you look at it, she's a cat! As if may mababago pa yung pag-announce nilang di sya cat
DeleteAh, si hello kitty pala ang inspiration ng moon of desire...kaya pala...hmmm...
DeleteWinner comment mo Anon 12:35...
Deletenext news si mickey mouse hindi daw daga.
Deletenaka costume lng sya!!!
DeleteHere's another news: Winnie the pooh is neither girl or boy. Walang kasarian daw cya.
ReplyDeleteAt least that's cleared up the issue of Winnie's lack of genitalia for me. Thanks!!!
DeleteFP, my childhood was just ruined. :( Chos. But seriously, this Hello Kitty & Winnie the Pooh brouhaha is just... LOL. Nacacaloca!
DeleteAnooo? Buong buhay ko alam ko pusa si Hello Kitty. Pusang gala naman oh.
ReplyDeleteako din eh
DeleteIt's a sign, the end is near
ReplyDeletesecrets have been revealed. the end is near! buwahahahaha! CHOS
DeleteHahahahahaha
DeleteSo what's up with the whiskers or what are those?
ReplyDeleteBabaeng may bigote daw teh
DeleteKung ang babae may bigote, ito ay lalaki. -Apo
Deletemy childhood was a big lie! how come na bata sya, may whiskers, tapus sa name pa lang,kitty!!! $@&;:/&@/@:$:!:
ReplyDeleteLOL
DeleteNaka-cosplay si girl since birth.
ReplyDeletekorek!
DeleteLol... Malamang!
DeleteEH si Snoopy rin eh, bipedal din sya at nagpi-piano pa nga. So hindi rin sya aso?
ReplyDeletetao na mukhang aso din hahahaha
DeleteIf Hello Kitty is not a cat, then Mickey Mouse is not a mouse. Same goes for Tom and Jerry are not cat and mouse either. Pluto and Snoopy are not a dogs too. They are just characters! #MEMA hahaha
ReplyDeleteActually Peanuts did confirm that snoopy is a dog. After this news came out. Will just have to wait for the others though.. Lol.
DeleteI love your way of thinking... Hahahh... Cheers!
Deletekanya-kanya lang yan ng trip. mas marunong pa kayo sa nag create. gawa din kayo ng sarili nyong character. kaloka!
ReplyDeleteisang malaking kalokohan 'to! affected much hehehe
ReplyDeleteako din affected much! hahaha
DeleteSo whats next? Baka mamaya sabihin din nilang hindi bubuyog si jollibee.
ReplyDeleteKambing daw po so jollibee sabi ng isang mama
DeleteA girl with a whisker!
ReplyDeleteSanrio is bonkers. Effing weirdos!
ReplyDeleterepresentation lng ng bata ung itchura ni hello kitty, hindi nmn pg cnbeng dun minold ang character gnun din dpt muka nya.
ReplyDeleteSana susunod magpa-press release si Grimace at Spongebob kung ano talaga sila...
ReplyDeleteNext: Donald Duck is a Hen, Goofy, Pluto and Scooby are not dogs,
ReplyDeletehindi din ba palaka si keropi
ReplyDeleteEh si tweety bird malamang Hindi pala Bird. Tapos c piglet Hindi pala biik
ReplyDeletePersonification of a cat. So technically, she's a cat.
ReplyDeletec Hello Kitty may identity crisis.
ReplyDeletehow can hello kitty be a girl when the figure has ears like a cat and whiskers as well! ...sanrio, seriously, are u kidding me?...seems like they are the ones who doesn't understand their brand..holly molly.
ReplyDeletehello kitty is just a cartoon character
ReplyDeleteher appearance and kikayness was based on a real girl .
Next revelation: Ronald McDonald is a Duck! hahaha... Quack quack!
ReplyDeleteEh si barbie hindi din babae.beki sha kasing ganda kho!
ReplyDeleteBka si dora yung kitty at c tweety eh hindi bird
ReplyDeleteI just love Hello Kitty, regardless.
ReplyDeleteC kerokeroppi hindi daw palaka! Little girl din sha na may pagka echosera
ReplyDeleteKalokohan na little girl!!! "Kitty" nga di ba? may masabi lang at mapag usapan! kalokaaaaa!!! Si Mickey Mouse hindi rin daw "Daga". I-push niyo pa yung si Goofy hindi aso.nyeta lang!!
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