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ICanHasCheezburger
Common Sense Media says
Silly photos spawn offbeat, welcoming community.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that the user-generated content on this
site is almost entirely tame -- and very silly. The site appeals to a particular niche that's hard to identify, but those who love their pets, have a silly sense of humor, are interested in digital photography, and enjoy the site's positive vibe seem to be its core community.
What's it about?
Users take silly photos of their cats (which the site refers to as
LOLcats), add captions with intentional misspellings, and submit them to the
site. Started in January 2007 with a single silly cat photo,
ICANHASCHEEZBURGER.COM has become something of a cultural phenomenon. The site receives several thousand submissions per day, of which 10 or so are posted,
and it reported 1 billion page views in 2008. LOLcats even spawned a compilation book with the same name as the site. Most of the photos are of cats caught doing
something catlike – hiding in a box, standing on hind legs, looking grimly at the
camera – while the captions, along the lines of "I eated yr cookie," aptly capture the moment.
Is it any good?
The site's content is entirely user-generated and edited for
the best submissions -- so the quality and humor quotient varies. Mostly, it feels like one giant "in" joke that you slowly catch on to as you view
each successive photo. The feeling of the site is warm and lighthearted and
appreciative of others' efforts -- this isn't a place that tolerates mean-spirited comments.
Still, kids could encounter the rare inappropriate comment before it's flagged and mild sexual references could pop up occasionally if you hit the "random" button. Icanhascheezburger.com is the kind of thing you either like or don't -- and if
your kid is one who does, keep them on the main home page if they're under 12. Better yet, enjoy it with them and try and come up with silly captions for your own pets.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the way an online community can develop around such a silly concept as cat pictures with misspelled captions. Why do you think this idea caught on? Can you define what you like about it? Do you think it's OK to misspell so many words for comic effect? What if you tried to do that on your homework? Younger kids: can you think of a caption for something your pet did? Older kids: can you think of another book borne from the Internet?
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Kid, 12 years old
April 17, 2010
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LOL SOOO funny!
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Many parts are inappropriate, but the appropriate parts are hilarious
I Can Has Cheezburger, I Has a Hotdog, My Food Looks Funny, all the sites listed under "cute",and the FAILblog (using the convienient G-RATED ONLY filter) are all kid-friendly. Also, on the site, it did not say Friends of Irony was appropriate, but so far I have had no problems with it. Though they may look fun, So Much Pun, EngrishFunny, Bob's House of Videogames, and Graphjam are not kid-friendly.
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Kid, 12 years old
May 15, 2010
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LOL FUNNY
ITS SO FUNNY IM LAUGHING RIGHT NOW
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Cool
Awesome! Might be some innapropriate content, but other than that, YAY!
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Fun, but the links can lead to trouble
I Can Has Cheezburger is a really funny website. The sarcasm and cuteness mingle together in a... sarcute way? I don't know.
A word of caution: FAILblog, FAILbook, EngrishFunny, and some other websites will have inappropriate anatomical words. If you go to the Site Directory, if the website may contain offensive material, it will say (NSFW) or (sorta NSFW) before the short site description.
Overall the site is zany but fun.
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Very Funny Pictures
This site is AWESOME i get to Spoof my dog's pictures so it's sooo funny!
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Kid, 12 years old
October 11, 2010
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It's called LOL cats for a reason
I really love this site! It's hilarious but I have a few concerns about language. Some of the pictures have d*** and h***. Iv'e only seen one picture with this but there are a few with WTF in them. I DO really love this site, despite the language. Wow, CommonSense. How'd you miss that? My fav pictures are probably the ones with the captions "Invisible something," Something being a bike, musical instrument, etc. If your looking for something funny, GO ON THIS SITE!
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Great site , nothing to inappropiate
I love this website , all there is to look out for is a very small handful of pictures that have a reference to
masturbation but you would have to search for those and if your kid is searching for pictures about masturbation i think there is something wrong with him
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Cute, cute, cute!
I like it a lot. It's a cute site that is pretty innocent and you can see the funny animal vids and captions and pictures. But the linked sites in the Cheezburger network are bad, so don't go anywhere but I Can Has Cheezburger or I Has a Hotdog!
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I Love This!
Seriously, if you are having a bad day, go here. It has hilarious and amusing quotes, all by using adorable animals. It is for everyone, and nothing bad is an issue.
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