Children today are getting more access to phones, tablets and iPads, which has created a fear amongst parents about the content that is age-appropriated for their children.
One of those contents is a character from a video game franchise known as Huggy Wuggy.
A horrifying blue creature, parental groups on social media are warning parents about the content it produces – like the song ‘until you breathe your last breath’ which has prompted children to reenact the video by hugging each other extremely tight and whisper its lyrics.
“I could hug you forever until you breathe your last breath. My teeth sharp and ready, in my grasp, yeah they’re deadly.”
Having heard the lyrics, a concerned parent in the UK, shared an email she received from her child’s school to safeguard them from ‘Huggy Wuggy’.
“The character can be easily viewed on YouTube channels and is a teddy bear with razor-sharp teeth that sings worrying songs about hugging and killing.”
“On one video, the bear asks the viewer to take their last breath.”
“It is a very deceiving character and because of its name, it can infiltrate firewalls and filters.”
TryHardNinja, creator of the Huggy Wuggy lyrics has since uploaded their statement on the video.
“I have noticed that there are a few misleading stories and posts that are driving traffic to this video recently.”
“I completely understand your concern, but the articles aren’t correct. Huggy Wuggy is and was always a monster in a horror game.”
“I have marked this video “Not for Kids” upon upload and it does not appear in the YouTube Kids app.”
Let’s hope that we know what to do when videos of Huggy Wuggy come across our timeline when our children are watching now, shall we?
This post first appeared on WORLD OF BUZZ.