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Hello Kitty Hell

A couple of days ago I went to EVA Airlines ticket center to reserve my flight to California, and it was there I
noticed a photograph on a poster showing an EVA Air jet sporting a Hello Kitty motif. It can't get much worse than this.

Then again, maybe it can. Below are some photos of a car parked in the Costco lot. Note the bad taste in auto decoration.

At bottom is a link to a pdf article on "Hello Kitty and Identity Politics in Taiwan."


Comments

Joan Mazurk said…
Everyone wants their 15 minutes of fame. Everyone wants to be notice. This is true for the average person as well politicians and corporations. They have to find some way to stand out in the crowd. For corporations, it is very important to be notice and stand out in the crowd. The more a corporation gets notice the more revenue it gets. Just like people, some corporations go too far and end up looking like a fool. But, who are you to deny EVA Airlines their 15 minutes of fame and added revenue?
June 30, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Grandfather Hu said…
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July 1, 2008 at 8:44 PM
Grandfather Hu said…
There is sense/cents in what Joan says. But then again, perhaps the world is divided between those who want to vomit when they see Hello Kitty, and those who don't want to vomit. Now the cat takes flight.
July 1, 2008 at 8:57 PM
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