Hello Kitty is not a cat; UH professor explains the revelation

The news has spread like wildfire — Hello Kitty is not a cat, according to a University of Hawaii anthropology professor.

[solaris]

There goes my childhood, Hello Kitty was my idol. Now Sanrio, explain this, why does she have whiskers, cat ears on her head and connected to it, a button noise of a cat and paws! If that were the case, none of your other popular characters would be real!

[nmm]

Hello kitty is created by a Japanese and just because some random Asian lady says she’s not a cat doesn’t mean that’s she’s right. Hello Kitty was created by Yuko Shimizu when she was 24 and it says that hello kitty is indeed a British WHITE CAT

[ZeacorZeppelin]

"I own a cat, that's a cat"

[samchu]

That's a cat. Sanrio could call it a little girl all it wants. Little girls don't have whiskers and pointed eat. And a tail.

[rc]

Why would Kitty have whiskers then?? 🤣

[frigglebob]

“She isn’t a cat”
Well she’s a kitty duh.

[JesusRojas-yhlg]

Seriously if Hello Kitty was not a cat then, Brian from Family Guy wouldn't be a dog either. These are CARTOONS!!!! Cartoons are suppose to objects or animals human qualities. People are so stupid

[ash]

"I OWN A CAT THATS A CAT!" That was so funny lol!

[itz_fiifii-angeluwu]

I knew she was up to something *gasp* WHAT IF SHES NOT EVEN A GIRL!? PLS EXPLAIN THIS!!!!

[poptartdom]

I’m glad how, in the end, everyone decided she was a cat

[Skyset_angel]

Like Goofy isn’t a dog. She is a cat person ❤

[masumix]

That's some bold gaslighting from that lady!
Hello kitty has cat ears and whiskers!!! She's a cat. That woman can't change my mind 🍺

[luanty]

I will still think of her as a cat. She has been around for almost 40 years and you want people to think she i not a cat.

[altispinex]

so hello kitty is a third grader that skinned a cat and is wearing said skin and this is a PRESCHOOL SHOW!?!?

[Eefinbell]

Can you show us hello what is he look like plz

[woltroztrainspottingrel]

No captions!! Wtf. I'm deaf, and lip reading doesn't work on videos.

[YEAAHHHHHH-er]

HOW THE FUCK IS SHE NOT A CAT SHE GOT WHISKERS AND EARS, IS A MASK!?!?!?!?!

[missbrownskinlady]

Well either way she still is adorable 😍

[joanmcwilliams]

Me learning hello kitty isn't actually a cat: EXCUSE ME WHAT THE FU-

[garfieldcomicstrip]

Of course hello kitty isn’t a cat, she’s a kitty.It’s literally in her name.