Pedobear approves!
The website, CatchKuma.com is now selling a plush hat whose design is based on Pedobear, a cartoon bear frequently seen on the 4chan message boards. The hat is one-size-fits-all and costs US$24.99 (Pedobear gives his seal of approval)!
To those who don't know, Pedobear originated as Kumaa, a text-character art bear, on Japan's 2channel message board. The Japanese city of Fukuoka appropriated the bear for a consumer education program. Later on the bear become a meme on the English-language message board 4chan, which converted him to more traditional art and dubbed him as "pedobear." The Pedobear meme has since spread beyond 4chan, and the character is even cosplayed at anime conventions.
Source: BoingBoing via Anime News Network
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