Facebook, Twitter Revolutionizing how Parents Stalk their Kids
Finally my day job and my hobby website converge on a topic that is hilarious on both fronts. Leave it the Onion to make a parody of something that is extremely current and relevant: the increased presence of parents on Facebook, and to a lesser extent, Twitter.
I have personally witnessed this phenomenon, as several of my aunts are avid Facebook users (in fact, they might be reading this note right now, as it posts to my Facebook “notes” page. Hi!
In this video, an “e-mom” looks at all of the college photos of her son, looks at his photos, checks up on potential love interests and more. She’ll even form opinions about the girls he dates, and warn the girls to “keep their slut hands off her son” – things that any concerned parent already does. Now they can do it electronically!
Her Twitter page is even more hilarious, as she reveals the formula for stalking your kid. “You just pick a name that’s very common, and then you add the year that your son or daughter was born… just make sure you spell things wrong and swear a lot.”
Great work by the Onion!