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The of a widely-recognised cartoon have set the record straight. Japanese toymaker Sanrio said the Hello Kitty is not a cat. The bombshell came following for an upcoming exhibition on the character at an American . The curator of the , Christine R Yano, said she received a mail from Sanrio correcting her for the show. It said: "Hello Kitty is not a cat. She is a girl. She is a friend….She's never depicted on all . She walks and sits like a two-legged creature." Sanrio adds: "Kitty is a bright little girl with a heart of ."

Hello Kitty has become amazingly since its introduction in 1974. It has become , used on everything from chopsticks to . A Japanese carmaker even sold a branded Hello Kitty car. It had Kitty upholstery, a speedometer with the character's face on the and a Kitty-shaped gear . The creators said the character represents . Sanrio said she has no mouth because she speaks with her . Social media has been full of on the news that Kitty is a girl. A rapper tweeted: "This is worse than finding out Pluto is not a ."

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