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NEWS: Hello Kitty Takes on Men for Next Conquest


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omnistry



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:08 pm Reply with quote
About time they saw the potential they can have in the male market!
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Kyouki-Kurenai



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:18 pm Reply with quote
read about this a WEEK ago on yahoo lol
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testorschoice



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:25 pm Reply with quote
Uh, Sanrio made the announcement in Japan on Friday, and Yahoo posted it later that day. One weekend does not equal a week ago. Wink
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LordRobin



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:42 pm Reply with quote
What's next, Three Stooges for women? More bishonen, less "nyuk nyuk"?

Face it, some things are meant for men and some are for women. Unless they change the name from "Hello Kitty" to "Yo, Cougar!" I just don't see the appeal.

------RM
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:55 pm Reply with quote
Megumi wasn't Misato, but rather she was Rei and Pen^2



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Dargonxtc



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:48 pm Reply with quote
I don't know. I think girls and women look cute in Helly Kitty gear. I think having men get in on the act would just tarnish the image. Lets face it, unless your a contestant on this seasons Project Runway, you really have no business wearing Hello Kitty.
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The Xenos



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:06 pm Reply with quote
This is bulllcrap? Hello Kitty for men? Doesn't Sanrio already have Batz Maru for that? Bah. Everyone forgets that poor penguin.
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Top Gun



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:31 pm Reply with quote
You'd have to bash me over the head with a lead Hello Kitty statue to get me in any of that garb. Razz
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Jarm



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:39 pm Reply with quote
Chicks will dig the Hello kitty look!
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DonQuigleone



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:48 pm Reply with quote
I don't like hello kitty and that kind of cutesy stuff period (just feels too... gimicky) so this just makes me feel nonplussed, actually the only thing I can think of that worse than guys wearing hello kitty stuff would be guys carrying louis vutton (actually now that I think about it, that goes for both genders)
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hamtaroboy2006



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:39 pm Reply with quote
It's weird because I just can't picture a guy wearing Hello Kitty. I GOTTA see this stuff whenever it is released. Something tells me that 2008 will be an odd year.
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Terrestrial_Cel



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:42 pm Reply with quote
Most men I know really like Batz Maru and have no problems wearing stuff with his image. But I guess Hello Kitty is the more recognizable Sanrio franchise character so they're pushing her instead...
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Rei Sentoki



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:25 am Reply with quote
Gee, I've always wanted a pink Hello Kitty man-skirt...not. Rolling Eyes
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LydiaDianne



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:36 am Reply with quote
I'm sorry...but I'm laughing my butt off at the thought of a straight male wearing a Hello Kitty t-shirt...

...that's just too, too funny!

And wrong...way wrong!
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Camz



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 1:36 am Reply with quote
Petros Papadakis likes his Hello Kitty backpack. He's had it since high school! Shocked
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