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But then again, I'm not a "true fan".

RandB,
According to Sanrio, she's a person who happens to look like a cat.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...mn.html#page=1
One of several articles from about a month ago on the subject. Originally Posted by FoulRon

The character is a gijinka, an anthropomorphism or personification of a cat. In August 2014 an anthropologist from the University of Hawaii was told by Sanrio that Kitty White was not simply a cat (i.e. "depicted on all fours"), describing her as a little English girl called Kitty White, from outside London.[13][14] Following reports that interpreted this to mean she was human, a Sanrio PR representative said that the organization had "never said she was a human", explaining anthropomorphization by comparing the character to Mickey Mouse: "No one would mistake the Disney character for a human–but at the same time he's not quite a mouse. Just like Hello Kitty isn't a human, she's not quite a cat either."[3] Sanrio stated further, "Hello Kitty was done in the motif of a cat. It's going too far to say that Hello Kitty is not a cat.[1]
1- Ashcroft, Brian. "Don't Be Silly, Hello Kitty Is a Cat". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
3- Preston Phro Rocket "Hello Kitty isn’t a cat!? We called Sanrio to find out!". Retrieved 29 August 2014. your LA times article is refuted here.

SO she is not a cat and not a person but she is a she.

Like all news, I saw the original hyperbolic article and not the well-reasoned retraction/explanation later, which I'm sure was buried deep, or at least not pointed out by anybody who repeated the original "news".
Sensationalism sells. Corrections do not.

Never be wary of something you don't know...rather, inform yourself with research and questions. The psychology of being in a daddy/daughter role is different for each person. Originally Posted by 7Dust

Very well said, although I think maybe caution towards the unknown is prudent. That said, I'm with Bob on this one in terms of personal tastes.

I asked a civie at a local bar about them 2 years ago about all the stir over them. After buying her a caramel apple mead, she whispered in my ear that if I had one she would take me outside to her car and give me head, right then.
I thought a condom showing an image of Tiny Chum would be a cock blocker but then again I always thought that "Hello Kitty" looked like Hannibal Lector with a bow in his hair. Originally Posted by RandB fan

This is a genius way of bringing up sex in a bar room conversation. Ordering now...