flowerhead
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er...cute? :s
What is up with Hello Kitty?
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SparklingWaves
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IMO - It looks cult related.
Originally Posted by flowerhead
...what kind of fucking idiot carves hello kitty into their arm? |
IMO - It looks cult related.
SparklingWaves
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These items are unbelievable.
| Originally Posted by flowerhead
er...cute? :s |
These items are unbelievable.
flowerhead
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yes! and some are really inappropriate, i know adults like hk sometimes but it's still prodominatley a child's brand...
| Originally Posted by SparklingWaves
These items are unbelievable. |
yes! and some are really inappropriate, i know adults like hk sometimes but it's still prodominatley a child's brand...
SparklingWaves
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I thought it was a children's thing primarily too. I know that there are some jewelry for women.
That branding symbol thing is unsettling to me. I just can't think of anything resembling wanting that, but a cult. I guess it could be from the ultimate obsession.
I don't think a lot of this stuff is available in the U.S., but I wasn't aware it existed. So, I am clueless...
| Originally Posted by flowerhead
yes! and some are really inappropriate, i know adults like hk sometimes but it's still prodominatley a child's brand... |
I thought it was a children's thing primarily too. I know that there are some jewelry for women.
That branding symbol thing is unsettling to me. I just can't think of anything resembling wanting that, but a cult. I guess it could be from the ultimate obsession.
I don't think a lot of this stuff is available in the U.S., but I wasn't aware it existed. So, I am clueless...
sharyn
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I dont think it's a bad thing for them (Sanrio! Not some product pirates!) to put a Hello Kitty on almost everything... Some people want to dress head to toe black, some want to wear all polka dots... and some want Hello Kitty everywere. Where's the difference between a goth and his/her obsession with bats/vampires or the color black and me and my Hello Kitty collection? IMO It's a subculture like every other.
SparklingWaves
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I had to do a bit of searching, but I think I found some answers in this article. Apparently, Hello Kitty isn't just for children. Its market is growing to include many things.
http://www.gadling.com/2008/01/03/big-in-japan-hello-kitty-goes-macho/
http://www.gadling.com/2008/01/03/big-in-japan-hello-kitty-goes-macho/
frocher
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SparklingWaves
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Thank you. I find this really interesting.
| Originally Posted by frocher
Kawaii is very popular in Japan. Cuteness in Japanese culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Thank you. I find this really interesting.
Honey B. Fly
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im still obsessed an im 22
SparklingWaves
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My neices are in their 20's and they love Hello Kitty too.
captodometer
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I think Hello Kitty is much more popular in Asia than it is in N America and Europe? I recall seeing video footage of Japanese university students carrying Hello Kitty lunchboxes as purses, and Hello Kitty fuzzy plush backpacks.
And if you build it, someone somewhere will eventually buy it....no matter how crappy or strange it is
But I do admit that the tattoo is disturbing!
And if you build it, someone somewhere will eventually buy it....no matter how crappy or strange it is
MxAxC-_ATTACK
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I was just gonna saw the same thing! Id totally rock it, its subtle, and you can hardly tell unless you are looking, its quirky and cute.
| Originally Posted by Hilly
Honestly, I think the Hello Kitty Exhaust Pipe is cute lol. I would rock that! |
I was just gonna saw the same thing! Id totally rock it, its subtle, and you can hardly tell unless you are looking, its quirky and cute.
hello_kitty
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I LOVE Hello Kitty, and have since I was a little girl (I am 24 now). I would love to fly on the HK Airline that they have in Taiwan... that'd be so awesome. And go to Japan and buy all the crazy stuff.
One of my friends has HK tattooed on her chest actually. But I think I am more of a HK freak than she is... but I don't want a tattoo.
One of my friends has HK tattooed on her chest actually. But I think I am more of a HK freak than she is... but I don't want a tattoo.
kristakamikaze
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so would i !!!
| Originally Posted by Hilly
Honestly, I think the Hello Kitty Exhaust Pipe is cute lol. I would rock that! |
so would i !!!
BadBadGirl
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I'm getting a tattoo. I loved Hello Kitty since before I could even talk. I still have my very first HK item.
Hello Kitty is very much a collectible, just like Barbies, Madame Alexander dolls, or Swarovski stuff. The things you may find in Target are not 'collectible' per se, but if you visit a Sanrio store in the larger cities, you will find more HK items for adults that are limited edition.
Hello Kitty is very much a collectible, just like Barbies, Madame Alexander dolls, or Swarovski stuff. The things you may find in Target are not 'collectible' per se, but if you visit a Sanrio store in the larger cities, you will find more HK items for adults that are limited edition.
