I'm twelve years old and what is this?

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4chan attack on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

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2009-05-31T15:31:19Z

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flonty, 4chan, i'm twelve, youtube, bbc, attack, catchphrase

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'> <head> <meta content='text/html; utf-8' http-equiv='Content-Type' /> <meta name='keywords' content='flonty, 4chan, im twelve, youtube, bbc, attack, catchphrase' /> <title>I'm twelve years old and what is this? | Know Your Meme</title> <link href='http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/stylesheets/mobile.css?1264901130' media='only screen and (max-device-width: 480px)' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /> <script src="http://cdn2.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn3.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery-ui.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jrails.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/jquery.timeago.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="http://cdn1.knowyourmeme.com/javascripts/application.js?1264901130" type="text/javascript"></script> </head> <body id='mobile'> <div id='container'> <div class='c' id='content'> <div class='block c' id='entry_titlebar'> <div class='left'> <div class='c' id='entry_photo'><img alt="" class="thumbnail left" src="http://cdn0.knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/299/thumb/I_m12YearsOld.jpg?1246636542" title="I'm twelve years old and what is this?" /></div> <dl id='entry_details'> <dt>Status</dt> <dd>Confirmed</dd> <dt>Origin</dt> <dd>4chan attack on YouTube</dd> <dt>Year</dt> <dd>2009</dd> </dl> </div> <div class='right'> <h1>I'm twelve years old and what is this?</h1> <p class='desc'> On May 21st, 2009, 4chan users posted a ridiculous amount of pornographic clips on YouTube under the guise of popular teen contents like Lazy Town, Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus. This so-called “Porn Attack” or “Pr0n Flood” against the video site caught the attention of BBC and the prank was featured in a news special. In one video titled Jonas Brother Live On Stage one of the YouTube user comments that were quoted in the BBC article was “I am twelve and what is this.” Then the meme was born. [[This origin is disputed, please help us out by leaving comments with links or other information]] Since the BBC coverage of the comment, 4chan users have been heavily using it in various posts all over the internet, usually involving strange, funny, pornographic, or any combination images. Example Speaker 1: Look at this picture (posts disgusing picture) Speaker 2: I’m 12 and what is this? What proceeds is newbies calling Speaker 2 a newbie. The newbies are unaware they are being trolled.…</p> </div> </div> <div class='c' id='entry_content'> <div class="block"><h1>Background</h1> <p>On May 21st, 2009, 4chan users posted a ridiculous amount of pornographic clips on YouTube under the guise of popular teen contents like Lazy Town, Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus.</p> <p>This so-called “Porn Attack” or “Pr0n Flood” against the video site caught the attention of <span class="caps">BBC</span> and the prank was featured in a news special. In one video titled Jonas Brother Live On Stage one of the YouTube user comments that were quoted in the <span class="caps">BBC</span> article was “I am twelve and what is this.” Then the meme was born.</p> <p><strong> [[This origin is disputed, please help us out by leaving comments with links or other information]]</strong></p> <h1>Usage</h1> <p>Since the <span class="caps">BBC</span> coverage of the comment, 4chan users have been heavily using it in various posts all over the internet, usually involving strange, funny, pornographic, or any combination images.</p> <p>Example</p> <blockquote> Speaker 1: Look at this picture (posts disgusing picture)<br /> <br /> Speaker 2: I’m 12 and what is this? </blockquote> <p>What proceeds is newbies calling Speaker 2 a newbie. The newbies are unaware they are being trolled.</p> <p><strong>Variations</strong>: I am twelve and what is this, I’m 12 wat is this, i’m 12 what this, etc.</p> </div><div class="block"><h1>Media about the raid</h1> <ul> <li><span class="caps">BBC</span> Article: <a target="blank" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8061979.stm">Pornographic Videos Flood YouTube</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/technology/2009/may/4Chan-Users-Defy-YouTube-Security-with--Porn-Day--Prank.html">Article on finding Dulcinea</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.zeenews.com/news533887.html">Zeenews article</a></li> </ul></div> </div> <div class='block' id='entry_footer'> <h1>More Info</h1> <div class='c'> <a class='btn left' href='KYM://entry/photos' id='entry_photos'> View Meme Images <br /> <span># Total images</span> </a> <a class='btn right' href='KYM://entry/share' id='entry_share'> Share <br /> <span>Tell a friend!</span> </a> </div> <p> Author <span>aaa</span> </p> <p>Updated xxxx</p> </div> <div class='block c' id='entry_nav'> <a class='btn left' href='KYM://entry/prev' id='entry_nav_prev'>Prev Meme</a> <a class='btn right' href='KYM://entry/next' id='entry_nav_next'>Next Meme</a> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>

I'm twelve years old and what is this? <h2>Background</h2> <p>On May 21st, 2009, 4chan users posted a ridiculous amount of pornographic clips on YouTube under the guise of popular teen contents like Lazy Town, Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus.</p> <p>This so-called “Porn Attack” or “Pr0n Flood” against the video site caught the attention of <span class="caps">BBC</span> and the prank was featured in a news special. In one video titled Jonas Brother Live On Stage one of the YouTube user comments that were quoted in the <span class="caps">BBC</span> article was “I am twelve and what is this.” Then the meme was born.</p> <p><strong> [[This origin is disputed, please help us out by leaving comments with links or other information]]</strong></p> <h2>Usage</h2> <p>Since the <span class="caps">BBC</span> coverage of the comment, 4chan users have been heavily using it in various posts all over the internet, usually involving strange, funny, pornographic, or any combination images.</p> <p>Example</p> <blockquote> Speaker 1: Look at this picture (posts disgusing picture)<br /> <br /> Speaker 2: I’m 12 and what is this? </blockquote> <p>What proceeds is newbies calling Speaker 2 a newbie. The newbies are unaware they are being trolled.</p> <p><strong>Variations</strong>: I am twelve and what is this, I’m 12 wat is this, i’m 12 what this, etc.</p> <h2>Media about the raid</h2> <ul> <li><span class="caps">BBC</span> Article: <a target="blank" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8061979.stm">Pornographic Videos Flood YouTube</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/technology/2009/may/4Chan-Users-Defy-YouTube-Security-with--Porn-Day--Prank.html">Article on finding Dulcinea</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.zeenews.com/news533887.html">Zeenews article</a></li> </ul>

2009

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