At first glance, this ABC News Now (ABC's lifestyle cable network) interview with Hello Kitty, or, I'm sorry, a "pop culture journalist" lady who speaks for Hello Kitty, because Hello Kitty can only stand there, bow, and make "Oops!" gestures because she doesn't have a mouth, seems just funny because it exists. But nooooo, it's so much even stupider than that! These are two grown women (and someone in a Hello Kitty furry suit) who probably went to journalism school, and they're talking reverently about ("It's considered an honor to be involved with Hello Kitty") and interviewing an inanimate object. Ladies, look at yourselves! You're full grown adults! I truly believed that a network news organization would never ask a man to participate in a charade like this, but then I remembered pretty much everything Al Roker has ever done. Here's the interview with Hello Kitty that America apparently wants:
Also. No. Not "Good To Know":
We all have, or should have, enormous admiration for the people who do The Onion News Network, but watching stuff like this makes their news parody job seem really easy. (I propose an ONN Today Now! segment where the hosts interview a Snuggie.)
