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Charlize Theron Is Concerned For Grown Women Who Wear Hello Kitty

Ami AngelowiczDecember 16, 2011 //
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“I’m pretty amazed by Hello Kitty. I see so many women in their 30s walking around in Hello Kitty shit and nobody is concerned for them … [Is it] the one iconic teenage symbol that seems okay for women in their 30s? The world seems to not have an issue with it … [I] said to the costume director, ‘Get me some Hello Kitty T-shirts.’ Those were my demands.”

– Charlize Theron on the reasoning behind her “Young Adult” costumes. I think what she’s trying to say, very diplomatically, is that there is a point when a woman becomes too old to wear Hello Kitty paraphernalia. I tend to agree with her. No offense to Hello Kitty, but the last time I visited a Sanrio store, I was in elementary school. I appreciate how Charlize’s “Young Adult” character is opening up the discussion about the ways in which women experience arrested development. We struggle to grow up just as much as men do, we just express it differently. [Us Weekly]

In Thailand, Hello Kitty Means Humiliation

Julie GersteinOctober 6, 2011 //
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Bangkok, Thailand has taken a pretty non-traditional approach to curbing police corruption. Of late, they’ve been punishing officers who act out of line by requiring that they wear pink Hello Kitty armbands on their uniforms. “This new twist is expected to make them feel guilt and shame and prevent them from repeating the offense, no matter how minor,” said Pongpat Chayaphan, acting chief of the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok. “Kitty is a cute icon for young girls. It’s not something macho police officers want covering their biceps.”

Hmm, okay, so we get it. Pink Hello Kitty armbands are juvenile and girly. But God, there are so many things wrong with this idea. First off, does anybody remember the last time “violators” were identified using armbands? I’ll give you a hint: It stars with H and ends with OLOCAUST. Secondly, punishing with pink and girly imagery sends implicit messaging that traditionally feminine iconography and colors are shameful.

And this is hardly the only time pink has been used as a weapon…

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Hello Kitty Plays in the Litter Box With Forever 21

Julie GersteinSeptember 27, 2011 //
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By now, you can imagine how I personally feel about Forever 21. (It’s the pits.) However, I’m dutybound to inform you of the company’s latest collaboration with Sanrio’s very own Ms. Hello Kitty. The very low-priced collection — every piece is below $30 bucks — will appear in Forevs stores in November, and will surely be snatched up by preteens — and women reliving their preteen years — everywhere. [Racked]

The Hello Kitty Of Your Nightmares

Jessica WakemanDecember 24, 2010 //

Some fads go too far. And this slimy-looking Hello Kitty in utero is the exact location of where “too far” exists. [Crushable] Keep reading »

Crap You Don’t Need: Hello Kitty Motor Oil

Lily QJuly 6, 2010 //

So you know how your car sometimes runs out of motor oil and you take it to your local gas station or Jiffy Lube or something and say “fill ‘er up with that high grade Hello Kitty brand motor oil, ‘ol chap!”? Oh, that doesn’t sound familiar? That’s probably because it’s utterly ridiculous. In fact, if that scenario did bring on a sense of deja vu, we’re genuinely concerned about your [utter lack of] common sense. Motor oil is the stuff of car porn and efficiency, not cartoon kitties and Japanese school girls. So please, please don’t spend $33 on motor oil whose container is emblazoned with that grinning, knowing cat; you’re better than that. [Advertising Is Good For You] Keep reading »

WTF: Hello Kittycapped?

Leonora EpsteinJune 16, 2010 //

If you ever find yourself being wheeled around a hospital in a Hello Kitty wheelchair, you should probably consider switching to a facility that doesn’t employ Sanrio-branded equipment. (You think this is bad, wait until you see the Hello Kitty sutures they have waiting for you in the operating room!) Sadly, if you’re in the wheelchair in the first place, booking it out of there won’t be so easy. [Inventor Spot] Keep reading »

Hello Kitty Doc Martens Put The Cute In Your Boot

Susannah BreslinJune 15, 2010 //

Got a thing for Hello Kitty? Dig old-school Doc Martens? These new Hello Kitty Doc Marten boots will be right up your fashion alley, then. The line is Sanrio x Doc Martens, and the models include pink on black, red and blue on white, and a multicolored Hello Kitty-covered pair. No price point yet, though, and they won’t be available until later this summer. [Racked] Keep reading »

Even Hello Kitty Likes To Get Drunk

Amelia McDonell-ParryMarch 29, 2010 //

I consider my taste in wine to be pretty, well, non-judgmental. I mean, I will savor the hell out of a nice Barolo, but if you hand me a glass of cheap champagne, I’ll guzzle that too. (Hell, I have even been known to enjoy Franzia.) That said, wine made by pretty pink pussycat Hello Kitty gives me pause. I don’t even think my palate could stomach the sweetness this booze must contain. [L.A. Weekly] Keep reading »

The Hello Kitty Chainsaw Massacre

Leonora EpsteinFebruary 8, 2010 //

Seriously, will Hello Kitty ever cease to be hilarious when associated with tampons, toilets, weaponry, or life-threatening mechanical devices? Survey says: no. [Geekologie] Keep reading »

When Cats Fly …

Leonora EpsteinDecember 11, 2009 //

In Taiwan, Eva Airlines has decked out an Airbus Hello Kitty-style. Think this would relax fearful flyers or make them more freaked-out? Hmm … we wonder if the safety card features HK illustrations as well. If Hello Kitty can survive an airplane crash … [PSFK] Keep reading »

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