or Male Hello Kitty fans caught in the crossfire?
I been thing how transgender issue are popping up in the media from Caitlyn Jenner to transgender bathrooms. My concern is how all this will impact male Hello Kitty fans who are not transgender. Will we be left alone or caught in the culture war’s crossfire. I would not be surprised that there are transgender Hello Kitty fans but not all Male Hello Kitty fans are LGBT. Just because one wears a Hello Kitty shirt made of a female, carries a hello Kitty Backpack, or sports a Hello Kitty wallet does not make that person transgender. For many of us we like Hello Kitty but make do with items marketed to women because the lack of Hello Kitty Men’s items.
What brought this up was a post I received on my Hello Kitty blog. This person chastised me with a wall of text, call me a narcissist, selfish arrogant because I had a Hello Kitty bag and wallet but does not referred myself as transgendered. I may know this person . This person had came across as very immature, unlike other transgender people I met in life. This person cam across as a self impose activist who need to identify people to their pet case, regardless if the person likes it or not.
So if anything; guys in wearing or carrying any Hello Kitty items does not make one transgended.
Couldn’t agree more! As a long time brony and more recent kitty fan, people have of course been gossiping around the office, judging my sexual preferences, gender, etc. I actually try to keep it light at the office, I have a few coffee cups, and of course my phone, pony wallet, and poni/kittified car. Best I can tell, I’m a typical nerdy straight male, who just happened to discover cute and pink things and realized they really appeal to me, despite their status as “girly”.
It really confuses people, maybe even freaks them out a little (I think they’d die if they ever saw my house). It’s almost like they’re expecting me to come out of the closet or parade around the office in a skirt any day now (well, if it was a really cute pink kitty skirt… I can dream, right?). Anyways, when I don’t do that, it’s like I haven’t fulfilled their expectations, haven’t satisfied their need to place me into the proper derogatory category. Oh well, I’ll just be me, or really, who I am still discovering myself to be!
I definitely feel some bond with the LGBT community, although I’m on the outside looking in. They’ve always been super welcoming and accepting of me and my quirks. So sorry that you had a different experience!
BTW, great blog. I happened upon it today when searching for a men’s kitty t-shirt to wear on vacation (and following a few links)! Here’s the shirt I ended up ordering, wish me luck at Six Flags! http://amazon.com/gp/product/B019MAO3N8
P.S. Do you know of any male kitty lover’s groups or communities on Google+ or Facebook?
“P.S. Do you know of any male kitty lover’s groups or communities on Google+ or Facebook?”
Only on Ning http://hellokittyjunkies.ning.com/
I guess I could try start one on facebook
I am a male straight HK fan, and have been thinking about starting a FB page, anyone intersted in helping?
I found a couple communities on Google+, but unfortunately they are both dead:
“Brotties (Male HK Fans)”
https://plus.google.com/communities/104090247491879987615
“Guys Like Hello Kitty Too!”
https://plus.google.com/communities/102729510159608220930