Of course it is. How can it change anything.
But its fun isn’t it?

It may seem fun, but as they said no one can pinpoint a certain starter of either. Let us not forget what CNN reported about the Bra Color Status for Cancer Awareness:

“A spokeswoman for Facebook said ‘it’s not clear where or how the message started, calling it an example of a grass-roots movement beginning on the social networking site.’”

This is the same kind of thing, weather you support or don’t, change your profile picture or don’t; there will ALWAYS be someone starting or trying to tear down the “fun” or cause.

Just my point of view.

It was fun for many. Sure beats 1/2 the crap people have posted the rest of the time. Refreshing to have a break from seeing people’s rear ends or no pic at all. LOL.

Whether or not it is true about the hoax or not it was a bit of fun that alot of people took part in.
I for one took part in changing my profile picture to a cartoon from my childhood, it also gave me and insight on how many people do want to do things to make this world a better place.

Total agreeance with Simone, I was extremely happy to see how much support facebook users showed on this matter.

NAMBLA is the only org self-proclaimed and now confirmed by law to be a Pedifile Org on FB. There are frekazoids everywhere and potentially under many ID’s. To accuse an anti-violence group or person without much other research or proof would be a mistake. :(

I don’t need a “reason” or “cause” to change my profile picture to a cartoon character. The idea to do it just for fun and to see it go viral is enough for an good FB fan . I could care less about doing it for any other reason.

Fun, or no fun, good cause or not, if something comes out about it being linked to pedofiles, I am not going to support it. Listen to what you are saying? Don’t you care about children?? Stopping child abuse is a wonderful cause, but think about it? If everyone changed their profile picture it would make perfect sense that it would make it easier for pedofiles to prey on our children.

I posted a cartoon from my childhood days, as many of my friends. I would hope that what we did was truly to support the end of child abuse and not some campaign to support a pedophile’s wet dream. The thought is disturbing in itself, but the principal importance is that many of us DID change our pictures for what we believed was a good cause.

Missy – your link to the facebook Anti-child-violence-campaign proves to me that the changing your profile picture to a cartoon character was hijacked from just a fun thing to do to an awareness campaign (and now a peddo ring alert!). I changed my profile pic in early or mid-Nov when it was just for older folk to change to their favourite cartoon character from their youth. Nothing to do with either child abuse awareness (and absolutely nothing to do with paedophiles). Why do people have to come along and hijack something that is already happening to a political thing (even if it is for a good cause)!

If it was hijacked or not from some other cause, everyone has the responsibility of protecting their OWN chilren’s computer access and habits ( which we cannot unfortunately do anything about as strangers.) If I am not and the zillion others who changed their pics sending minors sick messagees or sexual advancews, there was uh…clearly no harm done by us. It would take RECEIVING an offensive msg to be offended. LOL.

I honestly believe that it has absolutely nothing to do with pedophile’s, and someone said earlier “pedophiles already have enough tricks to pray on our children”

why go to such great lengths to get something out about it being a child abuse cause when they could find something easier to do?

Well said, Brodie. Not to mention, having many people post pics of themselves as children would then be just as “evil” and dangerous, if viewing it as a much more common ploy of the sickos. LOL. Somethin’ else to gab about was all. It’s over in the morn. ( Except of course to those devil-worshipers LOL who always have their childhood pics or cartoon pics posted. God-forbid. Everyone will have something else to overreact about tomorrow, I’m sure. Always do!

To Jan, if you go to the official site/link itslef, it’s CLEAR it is not itself from an “Organization” good or bad. Look at its SIZE? and supporter numbers? Yeah. Not an option. The rumors of it being a NAMBLA-like Organization and the NEWFOUND plea to post things AGAINST it is also spread from a person. An unfounded accusation. Good news? It’s THURSDAY night. :) Like it, hate it, respread rumors or not…it’s THURSDAY night. You had fun w YOUR pics as did many. No harm was intended or done. ;)

thanks missy.
If parents where smart they would filter what there children did on the internet, as my parents did too me.
I am only young myself and know of what is out there, and parents of this day and age are WELL AWARE of what sort of people are in this world, not every one has “NICE INTENTIONS”.

People should know that you can set your profile to private so no-one can see what you are doing nor can they see anything about you, and if yo do get a friend request and yo do not no them, do not add them simple as that.

Thursday? Where the heck did I get thursday from? Ugh. S-U-N-D-A-Y. lmao

I happen to disagree with the statement above. It is a brilliant idea, for a pedophile to change their profile pic, to a cartoon character. Kids are intrigued by these figures. It shouldn’t take much common sense to figure that out. Therefore, I have removed my cartoon character as my profile picture.

Right on time, Tina. To each his own. It happens that each is removing them now anyway. It’s over, :) No fewer and no more molested kids to show for it! Yay!

So everyone is changing their profile pics back to the one’s with their children’s pictures. Makes sense, huh? Cause pedophiles wouldn’t prey on them.

Micky, you should stop contributing to confusing inncocent children, ALL YEAR LONG! No, I’m K-I-D-D-I-N-G, OBVIOUSO!

To denise: That is a frickin’ riot. So true. See more of those the rest of the year. ( even from many of my actual friends. Bothersome if anything is, if thinking like a “pedo”.) Look out Monday morning.

Parents need to keep their underage children off of facebook and if they are on there they should be monitored so that they don’t accept people they don’t know!

Signed, Curious George.

I think its hilarious reading some of these post’s, i have made alot myself pointing out that “WE” have all changed our pic to a cartoon character out of fun, and pointing out child abuse cause, but as soon as someone mentioned PEDOPHILE you have all ran around going crazy saying omg it “MIGHT” be that.

Not one of us has HARD evidence of it being Yes, or NO!

MARY: you say you alerted people of it being a pedophile matter, where is your proof?

It’s creating awareness for child abuse – changing your profile picture to a cartoon doesn’t assist pedophiles in making new child friends especially when EVERYONE is doing it. Geez. Focus on the kids. Don’t ignore a situation where you think a child is being abused. Report it.

for everyone saying that it’s a good way for a pedofile to try and add your children…maybe your children shouldn’t have a facebook!

oh your fricking morons why would a cartoon picture attract kids. Why would you let your kid have a facebook Pedos would have it easier time in chatrooms forums and blogs. Im sorry if your kid has been picked up off the internet by a molester you have failed as a parent. There are blocks firewalls and sorts of technology to stop kids form viewing stuff they shouldnt. How about making your 13-16 year old daughters taking off the bikini pics/ bra pics and any other sexy picture. I honestly wish fb would go back to be for adults only.

Changing MY profile pic to a cartoon character is not going to help any pedophile. Changing my profile back to my regular pid of me is NOT going to STOP any pedophile. ANY PEDOPHILE can make a CARTOON CHARACTER THEIR PIC ANYTIME THEY WANT TO whether mine is a cartoon or not. So changing my profile pic from a cartoon character to my own pic or a pic of spaghetti and meatballs or any other thing is not going to stop a pedophile. Geeze, people. Protect your children by MONITORING THEIR INTERNET USAGE!!!

If you really want to stop child abuse go before your state reps and demand change . Get in their faces!While it’s nice to have a picture changing campaign to bring out awareness it means nothing unless you follow it up with action REPORT child abuse get involved. DEMAND Stiff …penalties for those found guilty of… child abuse and for the love all that’s decent STOP turning a blind eye and deaf ear to these children . NOW if your legislators are seeing this campaign and bringing it before Congress and Senate then good other wise this is just a passive I don’t really need to get involved approach

CHILDREN DON’T BELONG ON FACEBOOK!! Period. They only belong, carefully monitored, on very few sites. Facebook is not child appropriate.

@Rick G: THANK U!! I KNO GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE N CLEARLY “RICKS” ARE CLEARLY GREAT MINDS!my initial argument was that this clearly is not helping the cause cause we are not donating anything to anyone, not even reporting abuse or nothing. money doesnt even go to a charity wen u change your prof pic. it is MY PERSONAL OPINION that this cartoon thing is ineffective

Why does anyone feel that only an official organization can call attention to anything???
Facebook is a “Social networking site” Keywords “SOCIAL” and NETWORKING.”
If I for example want to call attention to animal abuse for instance, I can log onto my account and post something along the lines of

“Okay people it’s Friday!!! Woot! Woot! There are alot of pets out there that are not going to have a great weekend though. Economy has got alot of people down in the dumps and some people are taking it out on their animals. This is sad and really unfortunate :( Not that everyone is beating their dogs and kicking their kitties but some are in increasing numbers these days. Other’s are simply abandoning their pets to the back yard while the owners sit inside watching their favorite television shows to escape the noise of the bill collectors calling. Leaving their pets alone, just another burden, another mouth to feed.
So here is the plan people! From to today till next Monday everyone post a photo of their favorite pet or animal as their Profile Pic until Monday morning! No people faces on facebook till then. Spread the word to your friends and let’s sees those awesome family pets! :D”

I didn’t advocate for any particular charity or animal rights group, just wrote something that might get people thinking about their pets again in a positive way and maybe some dogs and cats are going to have a great weekend too.
You don’t have to be an organization to start something like this cartoon thing we participated in this weekend. Lighten up peeps and have some fun! Oh and Happy Holidays whichever ones you celebrate :)

I honestly don’t care if it’s a hoax or not. The pedophiles would have to be complete idiots to believe it would make it easier for children accept their friend requests, because it has the complete opposite effect. I’m just doin’ it for fun.

Hi..why are children on facebook or any social networking site to begin with? Why are they even given access to the internet without supervision? If people would pay better attention to what is going on with their kids, pedophiles wouldn’t have access to them to begin with.

how dare anyone say children dont belong on face book i have two children that have facebook accounts their privacy settings are set so only friends can see their info. I monitor everything they do i sit right there with them while they are on they have family out of the state or the country serving in the military or friends they grew up with that moved far away so its an easy way to stay in contact with them maybe adults should be considerate to the chlidren and watch their language i believe sex offenders or pedophiles should not be allowed to be on facebook its a public site just like they are not allowed to live so close to schools they should not be allowed to have profiles on a public site that children would be on but to melinda i have four children who i worry about very much but it isnt rt to not let them join the technological world because some a**holes are sick minded you should just teach them the rt way to do things and if your a GOOD parent then yur kids will make the rt choices they are ppl too it would be the same as back in the 90′s telling your kids to stay off the telephone cuz the telemarketers are weirdos! wtf!

For those who defend children being on Facebook, if you have a child on Facebook, you are breaking the rules Facebook as set forth. According to the terms of using the site: “You will not use Facebook if you are under 13.” … Most pedophiles aren’t going for 13-17 year olds. They are going for ‘children’ and those ages below shouldn’t be on Facebook. Period.

And i quote we said without supervision

LOL. That’s all I can think to say. About this entire thing.

Interesting to see the conflict that has developed over something which professed to be about stopping child abuse. Who isn’t against child abuse? Suggesting those who didn’t change their avatar were child abusers is crazy. Of course, some ppl still send crap to their friends when they get a rogue email urging it be sent immediately to 25 friends, so suckers are everywhere. But this appears to have been harmless…

This is a rumor, if a pedophile wants to change their picture and ask a child to befriend them, they don’t need us all to do it too. And pedophiles don’t want to get our attention, they would never start a big movement. But they might start this rumor to stop us from drawing so much attention to the problems they cause! News casts all over America are featuring the fb movement and interviewing their local Child Welfare charities. It is working, that would scare a pedophile!

Yeah, a person on my friends list just posted this vague blurb:

PLS READ CAREFULLY!!!!The group asking everyone to change their profile to their favorite cartoon characters is actually a group of peadophiles their doing it because kids will accept their friend requests faster if they see a cartoon picture it has nothing to do with supporting child ……violence it was on that show that w…arns you about internet frauds plus tonights news PLS PASS THIS ON TO YOUR FRIENDSSee

…I’m not buying it.

come on people … if you let your children use Facebook and don’t use the right privacy protection available to you.. who should be blamed but you… believe what you want but don’t risk your children or any child for that matter for any curse….

1. It was a blast to remember the cartoons I watched growing up as children pop up on everyone’s page over the weekend whether it was a hoax or real. 2. CHILDREN SHOULDN’T BE ON FACEBOOK SO THAT PEDOPHILES CAN STALK THEM. BE A BETTER PARENT AND GIVE YOUR KID A BOOK TO READ, COLORING BOOK AND CRAYONS, OR FOR CRYING OUT LOUD SOME TOY THAT’S NOT THE COMPUTER WITH INTERNET ACCESS WHERE THEY CAN BE HARMED BY CREEPY CHILD STALKERS!!!!!!!!!!

Since when does an ORGANIZATION HAVE to take CREDIT for EVERY random good thing that someone does, posts, writes, etc. that has a positive message? That’s RIDICULOUS. Just because a non-profit hasn’t claimed responsibility… to suggest that it therefore means the whole thing is a hoax is ludicrous. Imagine! A REAL PERSON having a warm/charitable/lets-help-others thought of their OWN! What kind of a world would THAT be? *Note: heavy sarcasm intended*

Grow up, people, and keep your cynicism and jaded grayscale view of life to yourself, if for no other reason than to allow a little tiny bit of sunshine into a world that’s already dark enough.

It also made CBS news >> http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20024583-10391698.html

and the Huffington Post >> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/03/cartoons-from-80s-facebook-profile_n_791526.html

and all Voices >> http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7513416-cartoon-pictures-take-over-facebook/content/67484224-tag-your-friends-as-disney-on-facebook-amp-myspace

I’d say we made an impact and it was a fun way to do it.

Ok…first of all, children don’t belong in facebook, or any social networking sites for that matter… if there is a child that have a facebook account, then it should be the parent’s responsibility to oversee who the kid is adding and accepting as a friend, as well as who is adding him/her… this campaign may not do miracles, but you’ve got to admit that it’s fun to reminisce your childhood days…

I am a Facebooker and this is completely stupid! If a pedophile wanted your child i’m sure they wouldn’t use Facebook as it, they’d just stalk your house, right? And if you’re so worried about your child’s safety then don’t let them on Facebook. No matter where you go, pedophiles are going to be there. And plus your child should be smart enough to ignore anybody they don’t know personally. If your child is the type to add anyone, even if they don’t know them, then you need to talk to them. It’s as simple as that. No hoax or anything. I changed my profile picture and it’s still the same, stupid people these days. They suck the fun out of everything!

go to Snopes.com and type in the search “cartoon character on facebook” and it will tell you that it could not be traced to an actual Child Abuse Agency but also it mentions the later status update on facebook that it is from pedofiles however it was investigated and a trace could not be found as to who started it to begin with.
PARENTS SHOULD MONITOR ALL CHILDREN ON ANY INTERNET SITE!! DON’T PUT COMPUTERS IN THEIR ROOM. KEEP THEM IN A ROOM WHERE IF YOU WALK BY OR LOOK OVER YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY ARE AT AND WHO THEY ARE TALKING TO. IN MY HOME ANY CHILD (MINE, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS ETC…) THAT USES MY COMPUTER I HAVE TO HAVE THE SIGN-ON AND PASSWORD TO ALL THEIR ACCOUNTS!! AND THEY ARE TOLD BEFORE THEY GET ONLINE THAT I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO GET ON THEIR PAGES AND CHECK OUT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. AND A FEW TIMES I HAVE FOUND EXPLICIT PHOTOS OF FRIENDS CHILDREN AND DELETED THEM AND THEN TOLD THE PARENTS. WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AS WELL AS OTHERS CHILDREN!!! AND IF SOMEONE ELES CHILD IS DOING THINGS THEY SHOULDNT BE DOING ON YOUR COMPUTER IN YOU HOUSEHOLD UNDER YOUR CARE…YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT CHILD AND THERE WELL BEING!!! AS FAR AS CHANGING THE PIC TO A CARTOON CHARACTER…JUST REMEMBER…ACTIONS (ACTUALLY DONATING TO A CHARITY OR ORGANIZATION) SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS OR CARTOON CHARACTERS!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL!!

@Sylea, I’m trying to find it on Snopes but all I find is a link to this article. Does Snopes have an actual page up about it?

So here i go first of all id like to say that i applaud everyone for being thoughtful and thinking of children as they changed their profile pictures! It was so much fun and brought back good memories for all of us. It also started some good convos. As Chris says facebook does state that a child under 13 cannot have a facebook. Therefore all parents that are putting there birthdates for kids to be on must not be to worried about pediphiles. But even saying that Id also like to say that a child knows who they know, if not by name by picture. If they were to add someone they didnt know it is not hard for them delete them after they realize they dont know the person. And like many have said if you want your child to have a facebook monitor them you know who they know as well. Facebook gives you alot of privacy settings that you can use to protect your page. It even allows you to put it so that the only way you can add a person is if they know you. That being said i really believe that this pediphile crap is a crock. Why not worry about important things rather than rumors.

I know someone on FB that volunteers at a center for abused children. In the last few days they’ve received emails and calls asking if they can volunteer or help – this is compared to a few calls a month. So it has raised some awareness. And, it was fun seeing the cartoon characters chosen by your FB friends.

Ridiculous! Whether this is for a cause or not, isn’t it fun to see the cartoons that your friends remember when they were young! Forget who started it but just have fun with it.

Well I’ve enjoyed the cartoon weekend and walk down cartoon memory lane as part of my childhood.

Whether this FB activity was a legitimate effort to create awareness of child abuse or not, I BELIEVE IT DID.

If the only action taken was for people to pause for a moment and think about child abuse, then some action was taken albeit small, albeit indirect.

However, maybe some FB people went further. Maybe just One FB person thought further about the many forms of abuse and the depth of harm it does, the lifelong scars and the planted seed for it to potentially repeat.

Maybe, even one person took enough time to reflect on child abuse to actually report an abuser or to step in when witnessing abuse. Maybe? If that happened, wasn’t it worth it? For those that participated, did you enjoy it?Ironically or maybe even planned, the now alleged controversy to the weekend effort being a hoax actually re stimulates the awareness to the initial purpose, Child Abuse Awareness.

With that said, I don’t understand how FB users changing their profile pics to cartoons places any kid at greater risk of access from a pedophile as the recent rumor suggests. Ironically too (or planned), doesn’t this re create the awareness to a form of child abuse. The event now does not just quietly go away for the next FB call to causes.

So, I suggest if anybody reads this, saw the weekend cartoon movement and/or has heard of the counter rumor, do what the initial purpose was and what those FB participants intended and pause for a moment and think about child abuse and what you could do to mitigate it.

- JKR

It’s always annoying to read the same status copied and pasted a million times. It started off as a fun thing to do and it quickly got edited to include the child abuse message. Raising awareness is not something that is helpful in this situation. Who ISN’T already aware of child abuse?! It’s just a way for people to do nothing and fell like they’ve helped. Slacktivism. About as useful as prayer. If you want to help, donate time and/or money. Start behaving like adults, instead of being so gullible and pasting dumb hoax statuses.

And this is what starts all the silly panic..one mention of “pedophile”. No proof whatsoever. Everyone starts spreading the news..(again no proof). It was actually a lot of fun..although most of us know cartoon characters will NOT stop child abuse. Some of us took it more as awareness…but to go through and read posts…the original was changed so many times..its like the childhood game of sitting in a circle and at the beginning whispering something..by the end it was completely different……

oh my god why would any of u have your kids on here im pretty sure that u have to be over 18 to use face book, correct me if i am wrong but i doubt it, so keep your kids of if your so worried about it fair dinkum its a cartoon character, pedophile’s dont need a pic to add u, they would have other ways regardless of ur pic, just have fun with it all like i did

Pedophiles are very crafty in regards to how they lure children. That being said facebook is not a safe zone. I have received more friend request this week than the entire time I have been on FB! So Pedophiles have no boundaries!! SMDH

Changing your pic to a cartoon character should have no bearing on a child accepting a friend request if the parents are monitoring their childs FB page, BTW, aren’t you suppose to be at least 16 to have a page????????? As a parent we should be the ones responsible for who our children come into contact with, so, weather or not an abuser started this or not, parents need to watch their children!

Having been a child that was abused, this type of awareness does nothing to stop the abuse, unless people are willing to step out and help in a tangible way. Awareness, I think we are all aware of abuse in any form. Let’s get out and stop it! If you see a mother cursing at her children in the mall, speak up, of course in a kind way. The child may get it worse at home. Adopt children that need help. Just some thoughts

FFS!! People, for real?! The original post was this trying to get adults to think back to childhood “November 15 to 20, change your profile picture to your favorite cartoon from when you were a kid and invite your friends to do the same. The goal of this game is to not see a human picture on Facebook but an invasion of childhood memories until Monday. We’re counting on you.” A week or two later someone tried to make it more interesting by claiming it had to do with supporting against child abuse and then someone with a wild imagination decided to make something nasty out of it and claim that it was pervs trying to get at the kiddies.

Get over it, post your favorite cartoon character and stop acting like such idiots over it. Someone always has to ruin some kind of fun eh?

Riot. I was thinking the same about the schoolyard/slmber party game this turned into. A joke. Anyhoo..Yeah, it worked either way. We’re ALL talking about it. Some of us HAVE been led to donate towrds different groups than our norm this week, although April is the actual CAA month. The foold who keep at the negatives ( which are absurd and not supported) should look at how AWARE and conscious they are already this week ( and weeks to come) JUST from the post and the now arguments about child dangers. Classic. And, no, causes don’t have to require MONEY to do something constructive. One of my adult GF’s who was abused is NOW feeling more inclined from all of he hooplah to TALK about what has happened and open up about things that have been cooped for some time. Lasting benifit. No MONEY involved.. Einsteins. LOL

Hmmm, the best way to prevent pedophiles or anyone else from preying on your (our, I have kids too & I posted a cartoon pic) children, is to lock your pictures down and DON’T add people that you don’t know or trust!!! That’s common sense, people. I agree with some above in that I think that regardless of whether it was an actual cause to support child abuse awareness… the original *INTENT* of many of us was pure & for a good reason. And in the end, if nothing else, it was/is great to see the fun pics & memories from childhood days/cartoons passed. Hugs & Merry CHRISTmas, everyone!! =0)

It’s sad that people can’t have a little fun and support a good cause without it having to be back by an organization. This is a socialism mindset that has taken over our country. You don’t have to be part of an organization or give money to a cause to support it. It seems petty to me that the actions of a few try to take the joy and voice from many! It is not about collective good or someone getting credit. How petty and sad this blog writer is, not to mention brain-washed!

FUN??? Boy People need to get out more…LOL

and susan, yeah, your mumbo jumbo makes you sound like a bigger fool than I’m sure you intended! LOL. Copyrights… Do and be done…dah dah dee.

I think people are ridiculous the way they’re so paranoid and overreact to rumor mills. Facebook has strived to take very strong security measures throughout their growth process to ensure the risks of pedophiles and hackers stay out.

People need to just relax and quit being so uptight about everything. If they’re that worried about it, don’t let your kids have FB profiles, or use the PC’s without your being present…that or just don’t use it at all!!!GEEZ!!! GET A LIFE and quit living in total fear all the time.

Proud supporter of the PRA also ParentsRightsAmendment @ ParentsRights.org Don’t let the Goverment, States, or any foreign entity tell you what’s best for or how you can and can’t raise your own children. It’s a parent’s fundamental right in the Constitution.

Agreed, LUCYB. I was going to say ( did in my HEAD) that it was sad to relate every good deed to how much money is involved or given as it has ben suggested MANY times now. Rediculous. can c what we’d be in for in this world if good deeds and acts of kindness and responsibility ONLY came from ppl in the form of checks and monitary donations. Would be a sad day.Much can be done and is being done by many who don’t HAVE money to give or who can’t ADOPT a CHILD. LOL. Duh.

You know it did get a lot of people talking and thinking about the “cause” and I am sure a few parents may of done a double check on their childrens online activity if nothing else. maybe a life was saved, who knows but what i did know is that if it was perverted in origin, it certainly backfired didn’t it. And ANY pic, like a random youth with a profile to match could be fake so it doesn’t really change the vulnerability of our kids on FB. That’s why everyone should have to be 18 I truly think.

i dont care if its a hoax im still doing it i like my mickey mmouse on steam boat willie

To Belle: LMAO . That’s awesome.

For those who didnt or dont want to hav fun with it and appreciate its cause….you know ya don’t have to make up or re-spread the nagativity. Just be. LOL. Not everything is funny or fun to everyone. Attaching some drama to it is just lame. Waste of energy and taken AWAY from something good. There are also surgical procedures available for your condition. ( Don’t ask me to explain)

I just thought it was a fun thing to do. It’s been cool to look at what cartoons people picked and to just reminisce about how AWESOME they were! Cause or not, it’s been fun. :)

I am a RN in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit & I see and take care of numerous abused children, many of them die. So when myself, my coworkers, family & friends did it, I was happy to see that they cared. It made a silent statement. It also brought back good memories. SO WHAT if it wasn’t a organized group, who did it hurt? If everyone would quit over reacting & just do a little research they would know it wasn’t started by pedophiles! For the parents who say “children” should have a FB, you are in denial. My daughter is 15, and when she read the ignorant rants about pedophiles & the cartoon pics, she said that was so stupid, why would she accept a friend request from someone with a cartoon pic, she will not even accept a request from someone she does not know, or that is not a mutual friend. Btw, I have her password too. Like I said she is 15 years old, really a child less than 13 does not need a FB, and pedophiles do not need cartoon pics to get to your children. If your children are too young to know better, then they should not have a FB…duh!!

It was refreshing to participate in something mindless and inconsequential, and to share that with friends and family

I’m glad that my posting of Papa Smurf magically halted some Jackhole from whomping on his kid. Kudos to me.

as long as your intentions were good and it’s really all for the children then i don’t find anything wrong with the gesture. it only shows how much children are loved and protected

Hoax or not, in my time on FB I’ve never seen this big a response to anything. That just shows you that people are at least aware of the issue and willing to stand up in support of kids who are victims of violence and abuse. And honestly, it was quite fun seeing cartoons for a change.

ITS NOT A HOAX. I know the group who started it – and its not pedophiles. Also, read my thoughts on it http://www.carriefairythoughts.blogspot.com.

here is the group link on facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/carriefairygirl33?success=1#!/pages/Campaign-To-End-Violence-Against-Children-Childhood-Cartoon-Faces/165381953497707

I am gonna play devils advocate for a second. What this “campaign” did was make us all (maybe) think about child abuse for a second…and remember that my own childhood..while less than idyllic could have been worse.

It didn’t ask for a dona…tion, so in my opinion if it was just thought up by some schmuck in East Overshoe, Kansas…so much the better…bully for him or her. (It didn’t require an organization because it didn’t ask for money)Cause awareness was raised, perhaps infinitesimally and in a very superficial fashion…but isn’t facebook with its 180 character limit DESIGNED for the superficial.

As far as the pedophile argument….Some people see pedophiles everywhere children are mentioned outside of mom’s recipe sites, where everyone talks about how cute their kids are…and their dh (devoted husband) and the superiority of their banana pudding recipes.

I think it was a nice idea and it worked….and when we make it sinister we sort of let the bad guys (and gals) win.

To all of you who actually took time to do more than just change your pic – maybe you donated $$, maybe you donated time, maybe you decided not to turn a blind eye next time you suspect a child may be being abused (like so many do) but to report it instead – thank you. You truly have made a difference in a child’s life.

If my six year old or my 18 year old ISN”T on facebook, how is a pedophile suppose to talk to them?? Besides that, who would have their kids on Facebook that are ‘intrigued’ by the cartoon posted? That would have to be a young kid- under the age of 10. Most FB users that are children are teens and most socialize with each other.

You’re trying to tell me: a “group” of pedifiles banned together (as if they are a club like the KKK) and within this formation… this club – it has a leader, and said leader of said pedifile group stood up and stated one day at their round table meeting, “Hey I have an idea! Lets have Facebook collectively change their profile pictures to cartoons so that on the outside chance that everyone out there on Facebook is indeed 12 year old and not 30 something or older, we can spend some time talking to them and convincing them on line, regardless of city state or zip, that we are indeed good people so that we therefore can have our sexual way with them!”
Hell yeah that happened!
THINK PEOPLE. Please. Stop. Believing. Media. . . Amen.

Really, people unless you actually get off facebook and out into the world to donate your own time and money, changning your FB pic does NOTHING to help anyone. It is just a big wank. It is ridiculous that anyone actually believes they have done anything to stop violence against children by doing this. That’s why I object to it. Do something real and stop patting yourselves on the back for your imaginary heroics.

I dont know if this is a hoax or not, but yes, in my opinion, it was a good cause. Children need voices and need to know that people care, whether or not donations are involved. Just to even raise awareness is reason enough. I have 2 children ages 9 and 10, and no way in hell would I even let them have a facebook account. They are too young, and should be focused on family and schoolwork, not sitting in front of the computer on facebook. I know some of their friends are, but I do not agree with it at all. Kids should not be using fb as a tool to socialize with their friends or for the gaming purposes. They can see their friends at school, or better yet, use the actual phone. As for the gaming end, there is such a thing as gaming consoles.

Why does anyone need to ‘prove’ that it was a “HOAX”. Even if a child abuse prevention group started it or just an individual saying they want to make people more aware of child abuse, it’s still a ’cause’ and where is the rule written that some official “group” need to lay claim to starting it? Who cares? Debbie is right! The American public needs to stop analyzing everything to DEATH!!!! Leave it alone!

If your kids are accepting someone because they have a cartoon pic as their profile, then you need to re-evaluate your kids’ friends… why are they accepting someone as a friend that they don’t know?

It was great to see how many people actually supported anti child abuse, i know that most ppl that did it were supporting child abuse because most of my friends did it and i know for certain that they are not pedos :)

I like cartoons and having fun, but I couldn’t quite bring myself to participate because it almost seemed like it was trivializing the subject. “Let’s have fun and think about poor abused children at the same time!”
It seems it’d be much more to the point to post a picture of Zahra Baker or another such child with a status of “Pray for an end to child abuse,” or “Help abused children; become a foster parent.”

No one should be accepting people they DONT know to begin with!
So back off and lets have some fun with all these memories!

Tanya you are so right. I get really tired of so things like this making everyone afraid to do anything….what happened to having fun? And if anyone is afraid of Peds attacking their kids online, maybe you should be watching what your kids do more and not worrying so much about what goes on on FB!!

Something everyone is forgetting….if everyone followed the rules of FB, no one under the age of 13 would have a page to begin with (even though we all know many do) So again, isn’t it more important to be watching what your kids do while online and not being so caught up with your own things….I personally have all my kids(5) passwords and monitor theit sites reagularily and I still found time to enjoy a little “reminising” with the cartoon stuff…so let’s all be better parents and remember to still have some fun with life!! Like someone said on this site, aren’t there more important things to worry about?

I don’t see how changing every picture on facebkook to a cartoon would help a pedophile. It just makes it so everyone looks like a kid. I was thinking of using an animate character but went with a classic that any kid of any age could use. The pictures would make it harder on a pedophile to find kids in the mob of facebook.

I look at my precious grandson and it makes me so sick and disgusted to know that there are people out there who look at him as a sex object. He is only 3 yrs old. I can tell you all this I will personally string anyone up who would hurt an innocent child in that way and castrate them without anethesia or whatever is necessary to stop them, then I would like to place all the perverts in one prison all together and let them prey on each other.The rights of a child are more important then any right of an adult whether or not they are perverted or normal. Children can’t help themselves, so we normal people have to help them. Don’t kill the perverted just put them all together so they can see how it feels. God help all those children already hurt and those to come.

Didn’t you just write an article about it? See, awareness raised.

Why do we villainise such innocent things? If everyone looks at it in a positvie light, that it is raising awareness, then it’s good.
No matter who started it, I beleive it is doing some good. Shedding light on child abuse. And I beleive it is more directed at the abuse children endure in their own homes. Many kids suffer everyday at the hands of their siblings, parents, caretakers.
And in regards to ” a pedophiles group that is doing this because its easier to get accepted friend requests!”… EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN. Do not ecept invitations or friendships from ANYONE THEY DON’T KNOW!!!

You know, I was abused as a child. I don’t think changing your FB photo is going to change what happens to children and Adults. I mean physical change. It’s not going to change the minds of the abusers… seriously.I agree w/ David.

I don’t know about anyone else, but adding a friend is not something that should be done based on a profile pic. Kids aren’t supposed to be in FB and I know LOTS are, so it’s up to the parents to monitor their friend selections and teach internet safety. Hopefully this hoax will encourage that.

Who cares if this is a hoax or not? It still raised awareness which was the plan for the original campaign so who cares where it originated?

Perhaps pedophiles may get another message from all of this,that those cartoons represent people who support the wellbeing of CHILDREN! Regardless of the “fun” of this project,I believe most of us participated because of our sincere belief in children’s rights as a noble and critical cause.

Have some fun people!!! Its a cute idea.

Yes, It could be fun for some, but we much help our children too.

By the way Christine my heroics are not imaginary, I do live in the real world every day I am at work, so get a clue!!!!

raising awareness can’t be a hoax. Everyone thinks the pictures are for raising awareness so that’s what they will think about when they see it. I didn’t hear about any campaign to STOP anything.

I thought it was Pokemon Month. Had no idea this much propaganda rose over the last year regarding it.

It seems to me that the idea of changing the profile pictures served it’s purpose . Like the lady on the Texas news said it peaks people’s interests and gets them talking about it. Just look at this forum, everyone is upset that it was or wasn’t a hoax. Now we need to spend the same amount of energy and passion on the real topic CHILD ABUSE rather than if the campaign was legit or not. So where do we begin? I myself could use some direction on how to help prevent child abuse. So let’s use this forum for sugestions and answers to the problem. Thank you.

It may have been fun for some, but i belive if there is any doubt why take the chance of giving these perv’s the opertunities to stalk our children!!!! WHY TAKE THE CHANCE!!!!!!!

Putting our profile pics as cartoons doesn’t help the pedophiles. Our pictures don’t do anything for them. All it does is allow people to have fun and remember the good times.

After reading numerous posts on this site, I can’t believe how nieve most people are when it comes to computers…I don’t care how much you THINK you know, there are people out there who know more…I am not that computer literate, have my settings set at “friends only” but still get an occasional “request” for something I don’t know or a request from someone for something! I don’t accept friends I don’t know unless they have been forwarded by one of my already friends. I got it from a “good” source that it was a “hoax”. They said it had been on TV and in the news. So I figured I would forward the message to everyone.

you all think it was harmless fun until someones kid disappears off facebook because they became friends with the jetsons orscooby doo. you shouldnt be so fast to follow others!!!

Something I just started today:
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ATTENTION! I’m making up this stupid & imaginary new viral FaceBook thing right now! Starting on Tuesday, EVERYONE change their profile picture to their FAVE ANIMAL! I have no idea what I’m saying! But let’s all do it for the worthy CAUSE of STAMPING OUT CHILDHOOD CARTOON profile pics! They are poisoning our fresh …water! If you DON’T FOLLOW US, then all your FaceBook friends will get acne!!!!!!!!!!!
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So far, so good! People are on board. Repost in your own FBook! ~~~Katy Skinner

@robot29, just an fyi, “JESUS people” are not the only ones that are gullible. Just sayin…. lol.
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Our family spent, literally, 3-5 hours last night looking up different cartoons &
reminiscing over old cartoons and going through the memories of when they were that young & lived by those cartoon schedules. It was some of the best family time we’ve had. And I knew when I first seen the post about changing your profile to a cartoon, that it wouldn’t be supporting anything other than great memories. I’m very glad someone had the idea to pass it around even if they did add to it.

The posts never claimed to be a part of any non-profit organization. They only said to post to boost awareness. Obviously it worked, or forums like this wouldn’t be discussing it. To me a hoax means that there was something misleading about the post. Read it for what it is, it made no claims. Now the counter post on the other hand does make some accusations. I’ve searched all of legitimate news sources and can find nothing supporting the claim that it was a news item.

How would changing my profile picture help someone else befriend anyone? Think, people!!!

Well, I saw a couple things that said it was about kids, but most of them were funny. I didn’t put it up for awareness, I put it up because it was fun to see what was important to people when they were kids. And you know what, if it did spread any sort of awareness at all about child abuse, then who are we to tear that down? Idiots, that’s who.

Good or Bad…. if everyone makes it a habit not to reply to Profiles without Photos….it will kill the evil designs of whoever.

Yano i spent all this time reading who did what …who is for and and who agrees and who doesnt…and the bottom line is …i see people getting upset with others who CHANGED their pictures and how they are helping pedophiles. How about putting the anger and the upset where it really should be put?? How bout asking Facebook WHY THE HELL ARE THEY EVEN ALLOWING a Known Legal Pedophile Org. to have a membership ON facebook??? Do they really consider them humanly equal to everyone else and feel they have a RIGHT to be on with all the children on Facebook. I for one as a child abuse SURVIVOR was not AWARE that they that they were actually considered to be HUMAN…. So how bout if we focus on the right thing here and not beat each other to death over a little cartoon character and who said what or who started or will or wont take claim on this whole thing. It raised awareness…thats the bottom line. The ending was justified according to me.

yes i agree Parents should keep under age children off facebook. I also was under the impression that pedophiles were not able to have a Facebook or am i miss informed. I know i heard something about fb putting up some kind of protection for the not so smart Pre-teens who dont listen to their parents.

My pray is to the all of the worlds peoples for honesty and work