About

Dad, How Do I Use the Swing? refers to an exploitable webcomic featuring a kitten asking their dad how to use a swing set. The dad answers the kitten should move forward, causing the kitten to fall down. The image became popular in July of 2024 on Twitter / X as an exploitable template.

Origin

On July 2nd, 2024, Twitter / X^[1] user @nuttimeister uploaded a four-panel webcomic about a kitten asking their dad how to swing. The dad says the kitten should move forward, but instead the kitten falls off. The dad responds "Fucking idiot." The post received more than 17,000 reposts and 168,000 likes in four days (shown below).

Spread

Shortly after the webcomic was posted, it became a popular exploitable on Twitter. For example, on July 2nd, 2024, Twitter / X^[2] user @TinaNarvaezJr uploaded an object labeling edit depicting virtual YouTuber Chibidoki as the kitten. The post received more than 400 reposts and 6,600 likes in four days (shown below).

On July 3rd, 2024, Twitter / X^[3] user @jeys0404 uploaded Hololive virtual YouTubers Cecilia Immergreen and Gigi Murin fan art. The post received more than 1,200 reposts and 11,000 likes in three days (shown below, left). On the next day, Twitter / X^[4] user @yomikakisan uploaded Hololive virtual YouTuber Mori Calliope and Kobo Kanaeru. The post received more than 400 reposts and 4,100 likes in two days (shown below, right).

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