Hello Tan Kitty
May 17, 2009
Alright, I get this new Hello Kitty theme. She’s in a summer paradise so therefore, she is nicely tan. But I mean…was the tan REALLY necessary? There’s something wrong about this. I mean, couldn’t they have given her some tan lines to make it look more realistic? Or maybe she’s supposed to be Polynesian? I don’t know. Maybe it’s the fact that she’s NOT white means that Hello Kitty is naturally supposed to be white (colour-wise)? But couldn’t you have had the same tropical style without giving her a tan skin color?
It just all reminds me about that controversial “Tourist Tater” statue that Rhode Island put up to celebrate their Hasbro history. The artist intended her Mr. Potato Head to look like a sunburnt tourist but instead made him look like he was wearing blackface. Well DUH. LOOK AT HIM. At least Hello Kitty is only a mellowy brown?
Also, B thinks it’s not Hello Kitty looking over her shoulder on a surf board, but a transgender version wearing a pink bowtie with her penis sticking out of her undies. Suuurree….
That last thing you mentioned about what B said really ruined the tropical Hello Kitty for me LOL. But that’s okay.
Personally, I think the tan on HK is cute. It’s a little different and is summer-y.
I proudly own two of the tan Hello Kitty’s:
This one is sold at the Dole Pineapple Plantation in Hawaii: http://www.flickr.com/photos/xklutzypanda/1576120680/
This is the other one (only pic I could find of it): http://cgi.ebay.com/SANRIO-STUFFED-HELLO-KITTY-BROWN-KAWAII-HAWAIIAN-HAWAII_W0QQitemZ370202091446QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5631c39fb6&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50