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If you read Bored Panda, you've probably heard about the subreddit r/Cringetopia — an online community whose members torture each other with the cringiest content they can find. But if you missed it and this is the first time you're hearing about this corner of the internet, fire up our earlier publications here and here and catch up.
Nobody is too good to get a pass from these folks. Whether you're just a "prank YouTuber" using dirty tricks to clickbait viewers into watching your video, or a famous singer who is having a quarantine meltdown in a multi-million dollar home, if your behavior caused someone to suffer from second-hand embarrassment, chances are, it will earn you a feature.
While covering the subreddit, we noticed there was one group of people who consistently ended up there. Parents. And believe me when I say it, moms and dads know plenty of original tricks to make themselves the stars of r/Cringetopia. So we at Bored Panda decided to see how many we can find.
Eventually, we decided to expand our search beyond the subreddit, going through the entire internet and compiling this list for you to enjoy. Or hate. Think of it as a collaboration between us and r/Cringetopia.
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#1
It’s Time To D D D D D D D D Duel
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#2
It's Great That My Parents Still Love Each Other After 30 Years, But I Wish My Mom Knew How Group Messaging Works
We managed to get in touch with the moderators of the subreddit and one of them, Fjallmadur, was kind enough to have a little chat with us. They said that it's pretty hard to pinpoint who exactly appears on it the most.
"It really varies with what kind of content gets posted here. This subreddit definitely works on counterculture flavor of the month type of things, so if something stupid is getting popular on the rest of the internet, the users of this subreddit are probably going to criticize it," Fjallmadur told Bored Panda.
As of this article, r/Cringetopia has 1.7 million subscribers, so it's natural that the mods have plenty to do. "We have a great team that handles the subwide rule-breaking and sitewide rule-breaking content. Of course, things slip through the cracks, and people who live online get very offended if something that they disagree with comes across their monitor, but our team does the best that we can to stay in compliance with the Reddit admins," Fjallmadur explained.
With so many people belonging to the community, moms and dads have their representation too. "I'm sure there are parents here. I am a parent myself," Fjallmadur said.
#4
Sometimes Insane Is Just A Birth Defect!
#5
Is This Funny Or Nah
A few years ago, the TV channel Gold also got interested in the subject. But they wanted to hear it from the kids. So they asked over 2,000 people what their most embarrassing parent moments were.
Coming in first place with 57% was watching love scenes in films with parents. Closely behind with 48% was what often comes afterward: parents discussing the act. Number three was parents using "youth" language (think YOLO, LOL, and OMG). Next, public displays of affection between parents with 36%.
While you could make the case that parents and everything related to sex is quite terrifying when you have to experience it as their child, I think we all can agree that holding hands and a little tongue is way better than shouting and throwing plates.
#6
My Father Tracking Me While I’m On A Date
#7
Found In One Of My Pregnancy Groups
#8
Came Across This Parent On Twitter
Like Fjallmadur said in earlier interviews with Bored Panda, people recently have gotten offended and tried to incorrectly label r/Cringetopia as a right-wing, white supremacist, and anti-LGBT subreddit. "That is the furthest from the truth," the mod highlighted.
"We have a very diverse team of people from all walks of life, and we continue to discuss mod policy amongst ourselves with everyone, whether they be new mods or ones who've been here from the beginning, to decide what gets removed and what stays. Tensions nowadays are high, of course, but we are committed to providing a subreddit that breaks the walls of division and allows a place where everyone can enjoy cringy content regardless of their principles."
#9
I Have Several Questions
#10
Mom Wants To Get Her 5 Year Old Child A Tattoo
#11
Great Parenting
I guess an important thing to remember is that appearing on r/Cringetopia (or on this list) doesn't automatically mean that everyone is mocking you to the core of your existence. It's just that people think you acted funny once.
Of course, it's scary. Neurologists and psychologists have proposed that the pain of social rejection is similar to the pain of physical injury, yet more memorable than the latter. No wonder we avoid it.
But nobody's perfect. So why not just laugh at yourself?
#12
Really Bad Parenting
#13
Dad Is Such A Show-Off
#14
My "Mother" When I Commented Facts On Her Anti-Vax Posts
#15
Shooting A Schools Computer Because Your Daughter Is Talking To Boys...
YinzerGhost 3 years ago
I'm going to go out on a limb and say this dude owns more than one red hat.
#16
I Dont Even Know What To Say
#17
Sobering
#18
Parental Love
#19
Listen To Your Parents
#21
Broke Single Mother
Mihai Mara 3 years ago (edited)
This post must be.related to the one saying "I wish we could chose our baby's father" :)))
#22
My Mom Is Putting Up Cameras In My Room Now
The Reddit user talked to Bored Panda about the unusual situation: “My mother is out quite a bit, so maybe that was the reason she put up the camera. Maybe she felt that she needed to watch me while she was out, but she never told me the exact reason.” They also said that they have “already confronted” their mother “with the argument that what she's doing is illegal and an invasion of privacy. So now I've taken them down and plan to keep taking the cameras down if she puts up more.”
#23
This Sticker
#24
Eventually She Will Hate Her Parents For This
Mihai Mara 3 years ago
Kviiilyn. Wow. Unique. Her best friend must be Airwrecka (pronounced Erika).
#25
He's Your Son, Not Your Boyfriend.
#26
I’m Sure This 10-Year-Old Kid Made His Own Informed Decision To Support Trump After Reviewing His Stances On Public Policy
#27
Parents Of A Friend, Found On Facebook:
#28
Dad Posts This Convo He Had With My 8 Year Old Brother. Then Tags 40 People To Make Sure They All Like His Sexism. 😐
#29
I Rolled My Eyes Way Too Hard.
#30
Parents Who Do This And Then Wonder Why Their Kid's Getting Bullied At School
#31
Come On Child Support!
#32
My Mom Accidentally Got Hold Of My Instagram Acc And Sent This To My High School Friend. I Didn't Know This Happend Until Now
Nitin Korupolu 3 years ago
The above sentence is in the Indian language "Telugu" It means "If you want you also play" and "It's good"
#33
Think About My Child's Genitalia!
#34
Responsible Parenting
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Holiday trees are pagan, not Christian. Bringing a live tree into your house and putting lights on it is sympathetic magic to hasten the return of Spring.
#35
Yet Another Awkward Family Photo
#36
My Mom Friend Sent This To Me Today
adiiantryx 3 years ago
yet, somehow, they believe in the fiction that is their religious brainwashing
#37
Can I Post This Here?
#38
My 2nd Year Of College (20f) I Went To My Friends 21st Birthday And I Texted My Mom When I Arrived To Let Her Know My Phone Was Going To Be Charging Across The Room, She Had My Locations On - Less Than 20 Minutes Later The Cops Were At My Friends Door. Wasn’t Invited To Many Parties After That!
#39
My Mother's Cringe Bumper Stickers. No My Flash Wasn't On It Was The Reflection Of The Sun.
#40
Rogue Karen Upset About Inclusion
Cadena Norton 3 years ago
Dude all boys need to get this info. Have u seen how clueless they r about female bodies
#41
While Looking For An Example Of A 'Cringe Family Portrait'
#42
I Could Feel The Cringe Increase The Further I Read
#43
I'm Not Sure What's Worse, That Caption Or Her Mom Grabbing Her Like That
#44
Some People Shouldn't Be Parents
#45
Imagine This Being Your Mother.
#46
Parents Be Aware
#47
Good Parenting
#48
I Have A Mother Load Of These On My Grandmother’s Facebook
#49
My Dad Spewing Political Nonsense After I Told Him I Was Trans And Getting The Vaccine Then Swiftly Went Into No-Contact After He Verbally Abused My Mother (His Ex-Wife). We Are Encouraging Him To Go To A Therapist But I Don't Feel Like Having A Relationship At All After This
#50
Come Here, Son
#51
This Painting My Parents Hung In Their Dining Room
Lauren Caswell 3 years ago (edited)
Wtf is going on. Is this 'Jesus is an American' or something? I don't see anything partisan, so that's something I guess....no, no it's not. It's still absurd.
#52
Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions
#53
Mom Teaching Her Son To Swim Is Loving This A Bit Too Much
#54
This Poster I Got From My Parents When I Was Twelve
#55
My Own Mother Posted This And I Feel Second Hand Embarrassment. The Comments Don't Help
#56
Just Keeping Everyone Up To Date
Enuya 3 years ago
So. Posting this on social media definitely is weird, creepy and definitely inappropriate. But the party itself? If they have a good relationship with their daughter, it's a nice idea. First period *can* be scary, especially if sex-ed in your school sucks or is nonexistent. Painful, too. This way at least poor child will identify it also with something nice. I'd prefer that than my mom awkwardly-whispering about "well... when girl reaches certain age... ugh... you know..."
Monday 3 years ago
Also it's just really nice to have candy and cake on your period. Something sweet and delicious to take your mind off the sore and gross.
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Jo Choto 3 years ago
It's lovely that you would do all that for your kid IN PRIVATE. The worst humiliation of her life would be to find that you made all that personal experience public.
KatHat 3 years ago
Well, for you. Maybe for this girl, but also maybe not. Maybe she said "hell yes". If she's been brought up not to be embarrassed about periods why would she care?
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That nerd Zoe 3 years ago
I just got ice-cream and a gif that said "menstruation demonstration" and it was a does doll with ketchup coming out from behind it :,)
Danielle Renee 3 years ago
the party isn't a bad thing. so often girls are told not to talk about it, it gross, blah....but don't do something great to build her up then post it and humiliate her!
Jupiterthegoat 3 years ago
Celebrating periods is nice, but posting it like this is creepy to say the least.
Abbella DiNoto 3 years ago
Fine to do this in private, but posting on social media is cringy. Diva parties is a thing, but they are private! Not public !
KatHat 3 years ago
I think it would be great if we could not rush to judgement here. IF this was something the girl was embarrassed about, then yes, it was a poor choice by the mother to post about it on social media. But IF this is something the kid has been raised to think is normal, and to be open about, there's definitely a possibility that she didn't care at all about whether it was posted. Just because a lot of us (me included) come from generations where period stuff was hush-hush doesn't mean that everyone feels that way. I love that these things are now more open and being talked about. We don't know how this girl felt. So let's not assume we do.
I' Gomez & Morticia's kid 3 years ago
I think u preheat in the oven/ microwave and used it during Cramps. Short of like hot water bottle?
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IeabellAlakar@aqueenofaplanet 3 years ago
Uhhhhhhh..... Why would you want to remind her of the pain shes going through?
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Dirk Daring 3 years ago
Gender reveal parties are bad enough, but this is just horrendous. I can't believe I have to say this, but please... Stop telling us about your children's genitals! We don't want to know! We didn't ask! Anyone who DOES ask needs jail time!
#57
Dear God My Parents Are So White...
#58
What A Good Birthday Cake From Mother
#59
Great Parenting
#60
This Person Is An Adult And Mother Of Two.
#61
Because Dads Don’t Know How To Handle Being A Parent Right?
シ *’-BLOODLUST-‘* シ 3 years ago
My dad has taken care of me my whole life and he is everything I could ask for
#62
My Mother Charging Her Phone
#63
Another Parent Making Up A Fake Story About Their Child For Likes And Shares.
Emily Macaluso 3 years ago
I've worked with people with autism and am married to one and when has autism EVER been associated with being good at emotional recognition from faces ?!
#64
Oh You Think Your Mom Is Cool? My Mom Just Took The Picture Of Me Off Of Her Phone And Now Ray Is Her Wallpaper. I Wanted Her To Like Mcr. Not Become Obsessed
#65
My Blanket Cover That My Parents Bought In Their ‘Minion Faze’. I Would Get Rid Of It But It’s My Only Good Cover Hhhhhh
#66
What A Nice Mother.
#67
Haha Holesum 100 Chungus
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Jo Choto 3 years ago
All of us who grew up without any of the current technology have so much to be grateful for.
BJames 3 years ago
Yeah, back in my day all the cringe was safely on a Polaroid nobody else could see. Technology hasn't changed us much, just made us better documented.
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Mike Beck 3 years ago
I think I've figured it out; on BP, cringe means "I don't like it". A lot of these were odd, yes, but cringe?
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
To me cringe is like I'm so embarrassed I could just cringe
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Who Panda 420 3 years ago
This thread could just have been titled bad parenting 101. I thought I had it bad. Poor kids
Panda Mona 3 years ago
Most of the posts were disturbing to me. I feel sorry about these kids and families ...
Don't Look 3 years ago
...so texas and 20 other states can opt for no abortions after 6 weeks... and, well *gestures at all of the above.
Austin Hicks 3 years ago
A lot of these are too messed up to believe, but sadly they're probably all true.
Judi Sherosky 1 year ago
Cringe is the new buzz word until another comes along..watch all the sheep use it. I cringe when I hear millennials copy every new slang word that comes along..like instead of you are welcome ,it's "OF COURSE!"
Jo Choto 3 years ago
All of us who grew up without any of the current technology have so much to be grateful for.
BJames 3 years ago
Yeah, back in my day all the cringe was safely on a Polaroid nobody else could see. Technology hasn't changed us much, just made us better documented.
Load More Replies... Mike Beck 3 years ago
I think I've figured it out; on BP, cringe means "I don't like it". A lot of these were odd, yes, but cringe?
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
To me cringe is like I'm so embarrassed I could just cringe
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This thread could just have been titled bad parenting 101. I thought I had it bad. Poor kids
Panda Mona 3 years ago
Most of the posts were disturbing to me. I feel sorry about these kids and families ...
Don't Look 3 years ago
...so texas and 20 other states can opt for no abortions after 6 weeks... and, well *gestures at all of the above.
Austin Hicks 3 years ago
A lot of these are too messed up to believe, but sadly they're probably all true.
Judi Sherosky 1 year ago
Cringe is the new buzz word until another comes along..watch all the sheep use it. I cringe when I hear millennials copy every new slang word that comes along..like instead of you are welcome ,it's "OF COURSE!"
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