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Huggy Wuggy in hiding

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beautyisthefaceisee · 28/06/2022 16:05

Hi all

I've read a few threads on this but given that the posts were entirely "why are you letting your children within 50m of the internet", I thought I'd shed some real light life on this.

Huggy Wuggy is not only on his own videos on youtube and tiktok (please bear in mind that primary school children show each other things) but he is now hiding in plain sight. Something like a peppa pig episode online has Huggy in the middle 5 minutes by very creative, very sick people. Many children fully believe that huggy is a good guy (there are ACTUAL SOFT TOYS OF HIM).

I work in a summer setting for primary school children and believe me, 5 and 6 year olds are very well aware what Huggy Wuggy does (He talks about squeezing you til you die, coming into your bedroom, taking your last breath). And from direct experience, very few of these children had direct access to you tube or anything at home.

Don't be naive, don't be judgemental. Having watched a child draw the creepy thing today, please do not underestimate it.

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ldontWanna · 28/06/2022 22:07

AmbushedByCake · 28/06/2022 22:06

It would be like posting a song about nanny plum fucking old elf up his arse with her magic wand and using jelly,jelly but not a lot as lube.

This is so incredibly specific I need to know if you did see it in a weird messed up video or just made it up on the spot.

Made up on the spot. What can I say? I have issues.. Grin

AmbushedByCake · 28/06/2022 22:09

😂 you have a tw@IdontWannaisted mind

Isaidnoalready · 28/06/2022 22:10

There is a lot of family friendly content on YouTube that uses huggy wuggy just watch what your children watch and you will be fine (and before anyone asks watch shiloh and bros it's not scary)

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ApricotSuite · 28/06/2022 22:15

*No...

but is that going to help them in the playground?*

Well, if they aren't watching YouTube they will be physically fitter so they will be able to run away faster and further than they could before...

Are you saying you are worried about children actually being hugged to death?

lemmein · 28/06/2022 22:17

My 5 year old GS loves HuggyWuggy. He's never watched any cartoons or played any video games with the character - he watches American YouTubers pretending to look for him with the odd glimpse of a bloke in a blue huggy suit 🙄 The videos are tedious shite but are not violent - I would guess most (young) kids who talk about huggywuggy are referring to the YouTubers videos, not the video game?

Isaidnoalready · 28/06/2022 22:28

lemmein · 28/06/2022 22:17

My 5 year old GS loves HuggyWuggy. He's never watched any cartoons or played any video games with the character - he watches American YouTubers pretending to look for him with the odd glimpse of a bloke in a blue huggy suit 🙄 The videos are tedious shite but are not violent - I would guess most (young) kids who talk about huggywuggy are referring to the YouTubers videos, not the video game?

Yes my nine year old watches the same tedious shite

Huggy wuggy is like the squid games phenomenon something for grown ups and teenagers that has filtered down into kids TV

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beautyisthefaceisee · 28/06/2022 23:26

AmbushedByCake · 28/06/2022 20:55

Bit hysterical. My DS likes to play dinosaurs. Not the nice herbivores, but trex and spinosaurus chomping people. Ban dinosaurs. Kids have always been drawn to weird creepy shit.

Do cartoon dinosaurs regularly tell your children to squeeze their peers in the playground til they breka their spine? take their last breath with them? that they know where they sleep and where to find them?

Where are you missing that this is a grown man doing this?

Don't you fucking dare call me hysterical.

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beautyisthefaceisee · 28/06/2022 23:26

ApricotSuite · 28/06/2022 22:15

*No...

but is that going to help them in the playground?*

Well, if they aren't watching YouTube they will be physically fitter so they will be able to run away faster and further than they could before...

Are you saying you are worried about children actually being hugged to death?

this is a disgusting post so I'm not even going to engage.

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beautyisthefaceisee · 28/06/2022 23:30

ldontWanna · 28/06/2022 21:24

Ok let's split this into two parts.

The actual game, was not made necessarily for children,especially not for young children. Age rating is 13/14. Since it used to be paid for and only accessible on PC, small children can't exactly stumble upon it without a parent's permission. The game is a jump scare/chase game. Huggy wuggy chases you around the room as you try to solve the mystery. If he gets you, yes he eats you and you die,but there's no hugging,whispering, or anything like that. In fact, in chapter 1 he doesn't even have a voice.

Fan made content. This where the issue actually starts. Roblox look alike games,tik toks,youtube videos /songs. Anyone can post something on there, age ratings vary, some users might post their content as not suitable for children,some might not. That's where parental controls and supervision comes into play. Yes there is a song, with all the creepy stuff, but the guy posted under "not suitable for children" . What other people might do with that content, what settings kids have on their devices,what users search for ... that is not under his control.

It would be like posting a song about nanny plum fucking old elf up his arse with her magic wand and using jelly,jelly but not a lot as lube. That doesn't make Ben and Holly inappropriate or evil or lewd or corrupting children. Doesn't make me evil either, just possibly twisted...or drunk. If it goes viral and other adults/teens pick it up and make their own content, I can't help that. It doesn't make them evil either, just because your 6 yo heard it and now fancies some jelly.

These fads come and go, the more the adults make a fuss, the more curios kids become, the more forbidden it becomes,the more searches,gossip,interest and "ohhh aren't we so grown up and cool because we know about it?". If any children are being harmed ,that's because adults react hysterically and with shock/horror instead of having a chat about appropriate games,language etc.

When momo was a thing , there were very few kids that even knew about it ,much less mention it. School(stupidly) sent a letter home and in the next few weeks, a third of the kids were spreading rumours and exaggerated nonsense about it, a third insisted they saw it and reenacted stuff,tried to draw it and a third was fucking terrified and crying. Two more weeks and no one even remembered it, suddenly this internationally spread, horrific ,scary thing just went poof! and disappeared. 🙄

Momo terrorised my ASN pupils for weeks, I'm glad you think its so funny.

Huggy wuggy has made his way into peppa pig videos online, so your first paragraph is nonsense.

A MAN HAS USED THE CHARACTER TO INFILTRATE ONLINE, just in cae that wasnt clear.

"just because your 6 yo heard it and now fancies some jelly." this is disgusting.

Thanks for your (not helpful, flippant, naive) input.

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beautyisthefaceisee · 28/06/2022 23:30

ldontWanna · 28/06/2022 22:07

Made up on the spot. What can I say? I have issues.. Grin

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You certainly do.

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liveforsummer · 28/06/2022 23:36

MK19590 · 28/06/2022 19:54

Why so many threads about this Huggy Wuggy recently?

I was wondering this. It's a craze that's been and passed here (I work in a primary school - this was pre Easter holidays). My 2 dc have plenty of YouTube access though and have never heard of it

SleepingStandingUp · 28/06/2022 23:36

Op in with you l, it's awful that he's being marketed at young kids imo. Thankfully DS, 7, is aware it's "not suitable for him" along with Among Us so would tell me if he came in telly etc but I'm grateful my kid is weird like that.

liveforsummer · 28/06/2022 23:40

To add when it was a thing no one was actually scared (dc I work with are 6/7) They don't take stuff literally at that age and was just a game. Same time as the boys were all about huggy wuggy the girls were all playing 'creepy dolls'. We discouraged/distracted from
It where possible but decided not to ban as just makes it more exciting.

Heartofglass12345 · 28/06/2022 23:45

Have you actually seen the game poppy playtime? Yes the huggy wuggy and kissy missy characters have sharp teeth but it is a jumpscare game, originally aimed at aged 8 and above. Obviously the songs and videos etc are inappropriate for children but the actual game is not violent or doesn't say anything about killing children. It's a jumpscare game where he jumps out at you. My son has both the soft toys and he's not scared of them.
There was a similar thread on five nights at Freddie's a few weeks ago.

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beautyisthefaceisee · 28/06/2022 23:49

MN honestly astounds me.

We get hysterical over silly things yet me saying that a young child was drawing the thing in plain sight and saying "he wants me to hug my friends until they die" and telling them it knows where they sleep...none of which are on the official channel btw, this is all a creep on the internet infiltrating it.......

and we aren't interested. wow.

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beautyisthefaceisee · 28/06/2022 23:49

Heartofglass12345 · 28/06/2022 23:45

Have you actually seen the game poppy playtime? Yes the huggy wuggy and kissy missy characters have sharp teeth but it is a jumpscare game, originally aimed at aged 8 and above. Obviously the songs and videos etc are inappropriate for children but the actual game is not violent or doesn't say anything about killing children. It's a jumpscare game where he jumps out at you. My son has both the soft toys and he's not scared of them.
There was a similar thread on five nights at Freddie's a few weeks ago.

I dont know how many times I can say that what is now happening isnt the game.

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beautyisthefaceisee · 28/06/2022 23:50

SleepingStandingUp · 28/06/2022 23:36

Op in with you l, it's awful that he's being marketed at young kids imo. Thankfully DS, 7, is aware it's "not suitable for him" along with Among Us so would tell me if he came in telly etc but I'm grateful my kid is weird like that.

thank god for you.

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lemmein · 29/06/2022 02:35

I don't really understand the point of your thread tbh, and yes, like a pp said, you do sound hysterical. Everybody knows there's stuff on the internet kids shouldn't see - those that care will already monitor their kids, those that don't are unlikely to be motivated to do so by your preachy OP.

I remember singing '1...2...Freddie's coming for you' long before I was old enough to watch nightmare on elm street - even in the 'olden days' kids were attracted to shit that wasn't for their eyes.

If you consider the bedtime stories a lot of us were 'exposed' to as children, Hansel & Gretal...about a witch that lured kids into a cottage to eat them; Red-Riding Hood - whose grandma is replaced by a wolf that wants to eat her with his big sharp teeth - 3 little pigs who boil the wolf alive at the end Confused None of these stories were 'nice' - but were/are considered suitable bedtime stories for kids. In fact, if you think about it, most children's stories are about them being in danger by a giant/stranger/stepmother/witch - it's not a new phenomenon.

Was it Roald Dahl who said kids enjoy being frightened? 🤷🏻‍♀️

The most shocking thing about Huggy is how it's become so massive when it's a steaming pile of turd!

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beautyisthefaceisee · 29/06/2022 17:37

lemmein · 29/06/2022 02:35

I don't really understand the point of your thread tbh, and yes, like a pp said, you do sound hysterical. Everybody knows there's stuff on the internet kids shouldn't see - those that care will already monitor their kids, those that don't are unlikely to be motivated to do so by your preachy OP.

I remember singing '1...2...Freddie's coming for you' long before I was old enough to watch nightmare on elm street - even in the 'olden days' kids were attracted to shit that wasn't for their eyes.

If you consider the bedtime stories a lot of us were 'exposed' to as children, Hansel & Gretal...about a witch that lured kids into a cottage to eat them; Red-Riding Hood - whose grandma is replaced by a wolf that wants to eat her with his big sharp teeth - 3 little pigs who boil the wolf alive at the end Confused None of these stories were 'nice' - but were/are considered suitable bedtime stories for kids. In fact, if you think about it, most children's stories are about them being in danger by a giant/stranger/stepmother/witch - it's not a new phenomenon.

Was it Roald Dahl who said kids enjoy being frightened? 🤷🏻‍♀️

The most shocking thing about Huggy is how it's become so massive when it's a steaming pile of turd!

For someone who doesn't understand the point of my thread, youv'e said a lot (which I didn't bother reading, other than to say - did any of those charaters TELL CHILDREN TO DO IT TO EACH OTHER?!

"hysterical" - work a day in my shoes with children then come back and spout your ignorant drivel. I'd rather be preach than downright rude.

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ldontWanna · 29/06/2022 18:50

@beautyisthefaceisee so the issue is the fan content on youtube/online. Fair enough. But you also say the kids you work with don't have that much access to youtube/TV. So where do they get all this knowledge and so much detail that they can accurately draw it?

Those words are from the song, they have to have listened to it , or at least one of them and shared with the others. So once again we're going back to the issue of internet safety and parental control and supervision.

Out of curiosity,do you have a link to that peppa pig episode where huggy wuggy randomly appears?

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beautyisthefaceisee · 29/06/2022 19:02

ldontWanna · 29/06/2022 18:50

@beautyisthefaceisee so the issue is the fan content on youtube/online. Fair enough. But you also say the kids you work with don't have that much access to youtube/TV. So where do they get all this knowledge and so much detail that they can accurately draw it?

Those words are from the song, they have to have listened to it , or at least one of them and shared with the others. So once again we're going back to the issue of internet safety and parental control and supervision.

Out of curiosity,do you have a link to that peppa pig episode where huggy wuggy randomly appears?

Could you quote me where I said that they don't have much access?

The child in question that was drawing it didn't, but they all dont.

It wouldn't have been difficult for them mind, given that 2 other children had teddies of him.

Is there a reason you're trying to pick holes in what I'm saying? I would get it if it was a controversial issue, but do you think I got up yesterday anf thought I know, il cause a scene about a cartoon character on MN?

Ps, a fully grown man made this.

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beautyisthefaceisee · 29/06/2022 19:03

btw, i didnt say they didnt have access, thats an outright lie. I said the huggy wuggy videos we are talking about aren't the ones on the official channel, people seem to be really struggling with the fact these are two separate issues.

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ldontWanna · 29/06/2022 19:23

beautyisthefaceisee · 29/06/2022 19:03

btw, i didnt say they didnt have access, thats an outright lie. I said the huggy wuggy videos we are talking about aren't the ones on the official channel, people seem to be really struggling with the fact these are two separate issues.

And from direct experience, very few of these children had direct access to you tube or anything at home.

There you go. Your own words.

Wafflesnsniffles · 29/06/2022 19:31

Ive literally never heard of Huggy Wuggy before.......... major issue with your thread OP is that right from the first words you are assuming we all know what you are talking about. Then when questioned on it you are questioning whether people have read your op (yes) and getting annoyed at anyone you perceive to have picked holes in your argument.

For people to get your point you need to explain clearly or its always going to be confusing!

DarkCharlotte · 29/06/2022 19:34

My DD really likes Huggy Wuggy. But then she enjoys all that creepy stuff and doesn't scare easily at all. Sonic exe is another creepy character she likes - based on the real Sonic. She isn't harmed or damaged, if she was scared she wouldn't enjoy watching it.

She also likes perfectly normal stuff like Bluey and Pokémon