Comments on: Hello, Ambassador Kitty: Hello Kitty, Japanese official ambassador for tourism http://thelearnedfangirl.com/2008/05/19/hello-kitty-japanese-official-ambassador-for-tourism/ a critical take on online culture and social media Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:03:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: I can has cheezburger?: An example of female nerd culture « The Learned Fangirl http://thelearnedfangirl.com/2008/05/19/hello-kitty-japanese-official-ambassador-for-tourism/#comment-52 I can has cheezburger?: An example of female nerd culture « The Learned Fangirl Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:28:38 +0000 http://thelearnedfangirl.wordpress.com/?p=83#comment-52 [...] First, the gender issue — lolcats are based on cute pictures and it is socially more acceptable for women and girls to be involved with cute things. One such example is the Japanese penchant for all things cute, called kawaii, like Hello Kitty. [...] [...] First, the gender issue — lolcats are based on cute pictures and it is socially more acceptable for women and girls to be involved with cute things. One such example is the Japanese penchant for all things cute, called kawaii, like Hello Kitty. [...]

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