Friday, August 29, 2014

Apparently Hello Kitty is a Human Girl, Not a Cat

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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.

53 comments:

  1. How can it be a girl let alone a human when humans don't have whiskers?

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    1. Well 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!

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    2. pak! galing ng explanation mo!

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    3. Aside nung whiskers niya, may cat ears at buntot din siya... tapos sasabihin nila human girl siya. Kailan pa nagkabuntot ang human girl?

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    4. AnonymousAugust 29, 2014 at 12:35 AM, tinutubuan ka ng buhok sa pisngi? Ikaw ba si moon of desire?

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    5. I 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

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    6. Ah, si hello kitty pala ang inspiration ng moon of desire...kaya pala...hmmm...

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    7. Winner comment mo Anon 12:35...

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    8. next news si mickey mouse hindi daw daga.

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    9. naka costume lng sya!!!

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  2. Here's another news: Winnie the pooh is neither girl or boy. Walang kasarian daw cya.

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    1. At least that's cleared up the issue of Winnie's lack of genitalia for me. Thanks!!!

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    2. FP, my childhood was just ruined. :( Chos. But seriously, this Hello Kitty & Winnie the Pooh brouhaha is just... LOL. Nacacaloca!

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  3. Anooo? Buong buhay ko alam ko pusa si Hello Kitty. Pusang gala naman oh.

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  4. It's a sign, the end is near

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    1. secrets have been revealed. the end is near! buwahahahaha! CHOS

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  5. So what's up with the whiskers or what are those?

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    1. Babaeng may bigote daw teh

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    2. Kung ang babae may bigote, ito ay lalaki. -Apo

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  6. my childhood was a big lie! how come na bata sya, may whiskers, tapus sa name pa lang,kitty!!! $@&;:/&@/@:$:!:

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  7. Naka-cosplay si girl since birth.

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  8. EH si Snoopy rin eh, bipedal din sya at nagpi-piano pa nga. So hindi rin sya aso?

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    1. tao na mukhang aso din hahahaha

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  9. If 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

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    1. Actually Peanuts did confirm that snoopy is a dog. After this news came out. Will just have to wait for the others though.. Lol.

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    2. I love your way of thinking... Hahahh... Cheers!

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  10. kanya-kanya lang yan ng trip. mas marunong pa kayo sa nag create. gawa din kayo ng sarili nyong character. kaloka!

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  11. isang malaking kalokohan 'to! affected much hehehe

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  12. So whats next? Baka mamaya sabihin din nilang hindi bubuyog si jollibee.

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    1. Kambing daw po so jollibee sabi ng isang mama

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  13. A girl with a whisker!

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  14. Sanrio is bonkers. Effing weirdos!

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  15. representation lng ng bata ung itchura ni hello kitty, hindi nmn pg cnbeng dun minold ang character gnun din dpt muka nya.

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  16. Sana susunod magpa-press release si Grimace at Spongebob kung ano talaga sila...

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  17. Next: Donald Duck is a Hen, Goofy, Pluto and Scooby are not dogs,

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  18. hindi din ba palaka si keropi

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  19. Eh si tweety bird malamang Hindi pala Bird. Tapos c piglet Hindi pala biik

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  20. Personification of a cat. So technically, she's a cat.

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  21. c Hello Kitty may identity crisis.

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  22. how 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.

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  23. hello kitty is just a cartoon character
    her appearance and kikayness was based on a real girl .

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  24. Next revelation: Ronald McDonald is a Duck! hahaha... Quack quack!

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  25. Eh si barbie hindi din babae.beki sha kasing ganda kho!

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  26. Bka si dora yung kitty at c tweety eh hindi bird

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  27. I just love Hello Kitty, regardless.

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  28. C kerokeroppi hindi daw palaka! Little girl din sha na may pagka echosera

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  29. Kalokohan 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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