This just in:
"We think Hello Kitty is accepted by young men as a design statement in fashion," he said.
...so said the chap as he rode off in the sunset on a pink vintage Strawberry Sizzler bike.
Vroom vroom.
Oh. And this:
"Young men these days grew up with character goods," said Tohmatsu. "That generation feels no embarrassment about wearing Hello Kitty."
Heh.