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. |