Are there any situations where かしら is considered appropriate/normal for males to use?


かしら is generally considered to be a question particle for use by females; are
there any situations or dialects in which it is usable by males? I'm aware
that historically, it was used by both male and female speakers; I'm mostly
concerned about modern usage.

Edit: I'm quite aware that, normally, it sounds quite odd. I'm more concerned
about whether there are exceptional situations or dialects where male かしら
usage is common enough not to sound odd.




I did a search on this and found the following:

> 昔、TBSの番組「ザ・ベスト10」で久米宏が なに気に 「〜かしら」と言ったのを見て初めは かなり衝撃でしたが
> アナウンサーの業界では以外と使われている様です。 あと学者や解説者など、有識者や育ちのいい人が 今でも比較的違和感なく使っていますね。

Loose translation:

"Back in the days, Kume Hiroshi used it quite frequently in the show "The Best
10". While it may come as a shock to those who first experience it, it's
actually used quite often by TV announcers."

It also mentions usage by scholars, commentators, and experts in their
respective fields.

[Source](http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1111801521)

**EDIT**

As an edition, this was often used by one of the main male characters in the
popular manga series のび太くん, as shown here:

![Nobita-kun usage](https://i.stack.imgur.com/i7ywc.jpg)

