Hello Deity?

[ffutures]

It's my grand-niece's 3rd birthday later this week, and when I was thinking about her present I was told that she's very fond of pink things and Hello Kitty. So I got her various pink things including some Hello Kitty stickers and wrapped it all in Hello Kitty paper.

So I was thinking about this, and remembered an old SF story by Cyril Kornbluth called The Advent on Channel Twelve in which millions of kids are encouraged to believe in a children's character called Poopy Panda, to such an extent that their belief makes him into a real deity.

So, mashing that idea together with American Gods, what sort of deity is Hello Kitty, and is she worth worshipping? I don't see her being heavily into smiting, somehow, though some might disagree, but her back-story, as I understand it, is more of the "kindness to others" variety. She probably doesn't fit the Bast slot, and I suspect she's a bit too wishy-washy to appeal to e.g. Catwoman.

Any thoughts?

Comments

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

You've seen Hello Cthulhu, right?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Yes, but I'm thinking more about the "real" thing here.

[orangemike.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking sort of a maidenly demi-goddess of welcome-to-my-home and good wishes, Janus in the sense of god of doorways and entrances, crossed with Hera as hearth goddess.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

That makes sense - thanks!

[murphys-lawyer.livejournal.com]

Here's the official bio. There's other source material too, some of which can be found in the most unlikely places...

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

The shrine thing is awesome. Okay, that's great, thanks very much!

[speakr2customrs.livejournal.com]

She'd be much more worthy of worship than the Judeo-Christian god, that's for sure.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

No argument here.