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* Comic Strips as a whole arguably suffer from this even more than even animation due to Newspaper censorship. There are many Adult newspaper comics such as The Boondocks, Doonesbury, and Pearls Before Swine. They often frequently get censored when covering more touchy subjects.
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* For people who only think of Literature/TheBible as only "Jesus and the Ten Commandments," they could be in for [[ValuesDissonance quite a shock]]. The Old Testament includes laws about slavery, and has stories of blood, gore, pre-meditated murder, incest, rape, and genocide. There's also the [[HotterAndSexier Song of Solomon]], Ezekiel and his vulgar metaphors, and the entire story of Samson.

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* For people who only think of Literature/TheBible as only "Jesus and the Ten Commandments," they could be in for [[ValuesDissonance quite a shock]]. The Old Testament includes laws about slavery, and has stories of blood, gore, pre-meditated murder, incest, rape, and genocide. There's also the [[HotterAndSexier sexually charged]] ''[[Literature/SongOfSongs Song of Solomon]], Ezekiel Solomon]]'', [[Literature/BookOfEzekiel Ezekiel]] and his vulgar metaphors, and the entire story of Samson.



** Its's also worth noting that Samson is one of the most common stories presented to children. While he's sometimes presented as the original {{superhero}}, a glance at the text will show he's more so the UrExample of a NinetiesAntiHero. Bible media for children will often focus on his super strength, rather than the fact that he's a tragic character whose {{pride}} leads to his capture and death.

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** Its's also worth noting that Samson is also one of the most common stories presented to children. While he's sometimes presented as the original {{superhero}}, a glance at the text will show he's more so the UrExample of a NinetiesAntiHero. Bible media for children will often focus on his super strength, rather than the fact that he's a tragic character whose {{pride}} leads to his capture and death.
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* ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' action figures: Free Facehugger with each Alien! [[FromBadToWorse It gets better]]. There's now ChestBurster [[EverythingsBetterWithPlushies plush toys]]. Yes, cute cuddly plushies of an alien fetus that violently erupts from one's chest causing horrible death.

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* ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' action figures: Free Facehugger with each Alien! [[FromBadToWorse It gets better]]. There's now ChestBurster [[EverythingsBetterWithPlushies [[TheMerch plush toys]]. Yes, cute cuddly plushies of an alien fetus that violently erupts from one's chest causing horrible death.
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** [=LPSlover’s=] videos are often not appropriate for children either, despite many of the characters’ goofy nature. ''Grave Matters'' includes the topics of horror, violence, and even abuse, and even in one recent video, there is a usage of the F-bomb.

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** [=LPSlover’s=] videos are often not appropriate for children either, despite many of the characters’ goofy nature. ''Grave Matters'' includes the topics of horror, violence, and even abuse, and even in one recent video, video of hers, there is also a usage of the F-bomb.
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** Some series, including OakstarLPS's ''Copycat'', include not only the themes listed above but ''actual'' swearing ranging from mild to obscene. Yes, including the F-bomb. Several times.
** LPSlover’s videos are often not appropriate for children either, despite many of the characters’ goofy nature. ''Grave Matters'' includes the topics of horror, violence, and even abuse, and even in one recent video, there is a usage of the F-bomb.

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** Some series, including OakstarLPS's [=OakstarLPS's=] ''Copycat'', include not only the themes listed above but ''actual'' swearing ranging from mild to obscene. Yes, including the F-bomb. Several times.
** LPSlover’s [=LPSlover’s=] videos are often not appropriate for children either, despite many of the characters’ goofy nature. ''Grave Matters'' includes the topics of horror, violence, and even abuse, and even in one recent video, there is a usage of the F-bomb.

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* [=YouTube=] is home to ''many'' unofficial music videos made using plastic toys, from ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop'' to model horses. Some of them are kid-friendly, and some are even made by kids. However some, such as [[https://youtu.be/WJ2Ot-kqpzs this one]], aren't, for reasons ranging from bloody violence to [[IntercourseWithYou questionable]] [[OdeToIntoxication song]] [[MisaimedFandom choices]].

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* [=YouTube=] is home to ''many'' unofficial music videos made using plastic toys, from ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop'' ''Toys/LittlestPetShop'' to model horses. Some of them are kid-friendly, and some are even made by kids. However some, such as [[https://youtu.be/WJ2Ot-kqpzs this one]], aren't, for reasons ranging from bloody violence to [[IntercourseWithYou questionable]] [[OdeToIntoxication song]] [[MisaimedFandom choices]].


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* Other videos which involve ''Toys/LittlestPetShop'' figures often fall under this category.
** ''WebVideo/LPSPopular'' is a well-known example, which includes more mature themes such as violence, severe bullying, mental illness, and [[GoshDangItToHeck euphemisms of swear words]] at best.
** Some series, including OakstarLPS's ''Copycat'', include not only the themes listed above but ''actual'' swearing ranging from mild to obscene. Yes, including the F-bomb. Several times.
** LPSlover’s videos are often not appropriate for children either, despite many of the characters’ goofy nature. ''Grave Matters'' includes the topics of horror, violence, and even abuse, and even in one recent video, there is a usage of the F-bomb.
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** Amazon has tons of negative reviews for the figures, claiming that when they give them to kids, they "have too many pieces" or they "fall apart easily".
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** Several videos of ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' fall into this territory. ''Minecraft'' itself is an all-ages game, but the commentary on it is generally unsuitable for kids for several LP groups such as the ''Minecraft'' series made by [[Machinima/YogscastMinecraftSeries the Yogscast]] or [[LetsPlay/AchievementHunterMinecraftSeries Achievement Hunter]]. The creations and skin system also fall into this to an extent, as you can build anything or have your character appear as pretty much anything.

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** Several videos of ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' fall into this territory. ''Minecraft'' itself is an all-ages game, but the commentary on it is generally unsuitable for kids for several LP groups such as the ''Minecraft'' series made by [[Machinima/YogscastMinecraftSeries the Yogscast]] LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}} or [[LetsPlay/AchievementHunterMinecraftSeries Achievement Hunter]]. The creations and skin system also fall into this to an extent, as you can build anything or have your character appear as pretty much anything.
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* WebVideo/PoohsAdventures:WebVideo/PoohsAdventures: These "crossovers" consist of clips from various movies spliced together, so it's no surprise that this sometimes happens.
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If you pay attention, you will notice that many Fairy Tales are stories of [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath murder]], theft and [[FateWorseThanDeath much worse]]. Several stories starring [[MatureAnimalStory animals]] — particularly very old versions — are just as bad. Heaven forbid you especially if you come across [[Literature/ReynardTheFox medieval Dutch animal fables]]. The amount of sex (including rape), blasphemy, extreme violence and glorification of crime will make the most {{NSFW}} thing that the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom ever has produced look tame by comparison. Many people [[ComicallyMissingThePoint realize too late]] that [[AnimationAgeGhetto animated films can be for adults only]], even if they're not quite [[ItsNotPornItsArt X-rated]]. Many people assume AllAnimationIsDisney, which is a risky thing to do as [[{{Disneyfication}} Disney, for the most part]], [[{{Bowdlerise}} outbowdlerized Bowdler]].

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If you pay attention, you will notice that many Fairy Tales are stories of [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath murder]], theft [[DudeShesLikeInAComa rape]], and [[FateWorseThanDeath much worse]]. Several stories starring [[MatureAnimalStory animals]] — particularly very old versions — are just as bad. Heaven forbid you especially if you come across [[Literature/ReynardTheFox medieval Dutch animal fables]]. The amount of sex (including rape), blasphemy, extreme violence violence, and glorification of crime will make the most {{NSFW}} thing that the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom ever has produced look tame by comparison. Many people [[ComicallyMissingThePoint realize too late]] that [[AnimationAgeGhetto animated films can be for adults only]], even if they're not quite [[ItsNotPornItsArt X-rated]]. Many people assume AllAnimationIsDisney, which is a risky thing to do as [[{{Disneyfication}} Disney, for the most part]], [[{{Bowdlerise}} outbowdlerized Bowdler]].
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* ''Webcomic/TheMurderOfMe'' is a ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' fancomic whose creator, Gigi Dutreix, [[PromotedFangirl works]] on the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW official IDW comics]], but it's ''not'' for children. It's a CosmicHorrorStory, there's plenty of blood, and the violence can get graphic. What did you expect from a comic with "murder" in the title?

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* ''Webcomic/TheMurderOfMe'' is a ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' fancomic whose creator, Gigi Dutreix, [[PromotedFangirl [[PromotedFan works]] on the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW official IDW comics]], but it's ''not'' for children. It's a CosmicHorrorStory, there's plenty of blood, and the violence can get graphic. What did you expect from a comic with "murder" in the title?
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* Sophie Feher's FanAnimation to the song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN3IW0SJAMo The Ballad of Sara Berry]]" has the art-style of a kid's cartoon, but it's not a kid-friendly animatic. It's a MurderBallad about an AlphaBitch who murders classmates after not being crowned Prom Queen.

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* Sophie Feher's FanAnimation to the song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN3IW0SJAMo The Ballad of Sara Berry]]" from ''Theatre/ThirtyFiveMillimeterAMusicalExhibition'' has the art-style of a kid's cartoon, but it's not a kid-friendly animatic. It's a MurderBallad about an AlphaBitch who murders her classmates after over not being crowned Prom Queen.
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** When [=YouTube=] activated its "for kids" rules on January 7, 2020, the system labeled some videos that were never meant for children as being "for kids", including [[AnimationAgeGhetto adult animation]][[note]]Even though the FTC considered animation to be too general to be "for kids"[[/note]] (such as the aforementioned ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'') and the first three installments of ''WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared''.

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** When [=YouTube=] activated its "for kids" rules on January 7, 2020, the system labeled some videos that were never meant for children as being "for kids", including [[AnimationAgeGhetto adult animation]][[note]]Even though the FTC considered animation to be too general to be "for kids"[[/note]] (such as the aforementioned ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'') and the first three installments of ''WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared''.

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* ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'': Since it's about a girl who finds a talking raccoon, it must be for little kids, right? [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2008/10/30/a-lesson-for-life/ Only]] [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2008/11/17/negotiating-methods/ if you]] [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/01/15/0025-an-overdue-visit/ ignore]] [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/02/02/0030-naypyidaw-sector-1/ all the]] [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/02/19/0035-reliable-sources/ early]] [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/02/23/0036-latest-issue/ clues]].

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* %%* ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'': Since it's about a girl who finds a talking raccoon, it must be for little kids, right? [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2008/10/30/a-lesson-for-life/ Only]] [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2008/11/17/negotiating-methods/ if you]] [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/01/15/0025-an-overdue-visit/ ignore]] [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/02/02/0030-naypyidaw-sector-1/ all the]] [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/02/19/0035-reliable-sources/ early]] [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/02/23/0036-latest-issue/ clues]].clues]].
* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'' follows a similar path to ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' in that it starts off appearing like a standard cutesy MagicalGirl story, only for [[MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction reality to quickly come crashing down around the protagonists in the worst way possible]]. Much of ''Sleepless Domain'' is dedicated to how Undine and Tessa try to move past the traumatic event of [[spoiler:the rest of their team getting slaughtered during a routine mission.]]
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* Just because it features cute anime girls, none of the members of the streaming collective WebVideo/VShojo should be watched by kids. All the girls usually indulge in swearing, frequently talk about sex and related topics and are generally very lude. Even Froot and Silvervale, the least lewd members of the group are nowhere near kid friendly.

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* Just because it features cute anime girls, none of the members of the streaming collective WebVideo/VShojo should be watched by kids. All the girls usually indulge in swearing, frequently talk about sex and related topics and are generally very lude.lewd. Even Froot and Silvervale, the least lewd members of the group are nowhere near kid friendly.
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* With ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' having its own problems with a younger fanbase, the same can be said for the many works of the modding community. Said works include those based on various {{Creepypasta}}s such as ''Fanfic/SonicExe'' and ''WebOriginal/SuicideMouse'', and mods like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinSoft'' that delve into themes of trauma and abuse. Other mods like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinHD'' further exhasperbate the problem with its cutscenes including heavier use of edgy and crass humor akin to Website/{{Newgrounds}}' early days, with Week 4 being the HotterAndSexier and [[BrokenBase polarizing breaking point among fans]]. Even some of the far tamer mods like ''VideoGame/DokiDokiTakeover'' can qualify due to the source material being the kind of genre not meant for a younger audience.

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* With ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' having its own problems with a younger fanbase, the same can be said for the many works of the modding community. Said works include those based on various {{Creepypasta}}s such as ''Fanfic/SonicExe'' and ''WebOriginal/SuicideMouse'', and mods like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinSoft'' that delve into themes of trauma and abuse. Other mods like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinHD'' further exhasperbate the problem with its cutscenes including heavier use of edgy and crass humor akin to Website/{{Newgrounds}}' early days, with Week 4 being the HotterAndSexier and the [[BrokenBase polarizing breaking point among fans]]. Even some of the far tamer mods like ''VideoGame/DokiDokiTakeover'' can qualify due to the source material being the kind of genre not meant for a younger audience.
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* A picture book for adults parodies "Goodnight Moon"-type children's books, and real parents' frustrations with children refusing to sleep; under the title "Literature/GoTheFuckToSleep". (It's got cute illustrations of a mom and baby tiger.) Even funnier is the story one Amazon reviewer tells: she bought this book, and in her absence her husband picked it up, thought it was a children's book, and read it to their little son, censoring out all the bad words. ''It's now their son's favorite bedtime book.'' You can watch it [[https://youtu.be/i8MUI6DF7uI here,]] as narrated by Creator/SamuelLJackson. This example turned into a subversion, though, when the author of ''Go the Fuck to Sleep'' released an amended version with all the bad words changed, so parents and little ones can enjoy it together.

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* A picture book for adults parodies "Goodnight Moon"-type children's books, and real parents' frustrations with children refusing to sleep; under the title "Literature/GoTheFuckToSleep". (It's got cute illustrations of a mom and baby tiger.) Even funnier is the story one Amazon reviewer tells: she bought this book, and in her absence her husband picked it up, thought it was a children's book, and read it to their little son, censoring out all the bad words. ''It's now their son's favorite bedtime book.'' You can watch it [[https://youtu.be/i8MUI6DF7uI here,]] as narrated by Creator/SamuelLJackson. This example turned into a subversion, though, when the author of ''Go the Fuck to Sleep'' released an amended version with all the bad words changed, changed (entitled ''Seriously, Just Go to Sleep''), so parents and little ones can enjoy it together.
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* Several posters in the Giant In The Playground forums were offended by sexual content in an ''[[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Order of the Stick]]'' [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0622.html comic]], on the grounds that "children read this comic". So, apparently it's okay for kids to watch stick figures kill each other in various brutal ways (including [[spoiler: [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0639.html committing genocide]]]]), but masturbation jokes are just going too far. Never mind that anyone who's mature enough to [[{{Double Entendre}} realise it's a masturbation reference]] probably has [[{{Pun}} first-hand experience]] of the activity.

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* Several posters in the Giant In The Playground forums were offended by sexual content in an ''[[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Order of the Stick]]'' [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0622.html comic]], on the grounds that "children read this comic". So, apparently it's okay for kids to watch stick figures kill each other in various brutal ways (including [[spoiler: [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0639.html committing genocide]]]]), but masturbation jokes are just going too far. Never mind that anyone who's mature enough to [[{{Double Entendre}} realise it's a masturbation reference]] probably has [[{{Pun}} first-hand experience]] of the activity. (Making this especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} is that the author made a point of including PG-13 material in [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0025.html several]] [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0028.html early]] [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0035.html strips]], for the specific purpose of establishing early on that the comic would not be shying away from such matters.)

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*** The books of Maccabees -- [[https://youtu.be/4ZWFHl-4FVQ it has an Animated Hero Classic]] although the beginning of the story where Mattathias murders a fellow Jew ''on an altar'' is not exactly kid-friendly. No wonder Martin Luther decided to remove them.
*** Also the bit where an entire Jewish family is gruesomely tortured to death (and it's described in ''detail'').
* Myth/ClassicalMythology is taught in classrooms. Granted, often it's a bare-bones, watered-down version — but recounting stories like that of Aphrodite's birth (she was born from Ouranos' nads, which were chopped off by Cronos and thrown into the sea), or that Zeus and Hera were both brother and sister and husband and wife, has to be difficult for teachers of twelve-year-old students. Parodied in ''Misleading Cases in the Common Law'', in which a Classics master at a British public (i.e. private) school is charged with providing obscene material to minors.

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*** The books of Maccabees -- [[https://youtu.be/4ZWFHl-4FVQ it has an Animated Hero Classic]] although the beginning of the story where Mattathias murders a fellow Jew ''on an altar'' is not exactly kid-friendly. No wonder Martin Luther decided to remove them.
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them. Also the bit where an entire Jewish family is gruesomely tortured to death by Antiochus (and it's described in ''detail'').
* Myth/ClassicalMythology is taught in classrooms. Granted, often it's a bare-bones, watered-down version — but recounting stories like that of Aphrodite's birth (she was born from Ouranos' nads, which were chopped off by Cronos and thrown into the sea), or that Zeus and Hera were both brother and sister and husband and wife, has to be difficult for teachers of twelve-year-old students. Parodied in ''Misleading Cases in the Common Law'', in which a Classics master at a British public (i.([[SeparatedByACommonLanguage i.e. private) private]]) school is charged with providing obscene material to minors.



* Many religious websites are family-friendly, which would lead you to think ''Jesus Is Savior'' would be too. It's not. Instead, the site is designed to ScareEmStraight, with grotesque imagery, [[HeteronormativeCrusader anti-homosexual propaganda]], ParanoiaFuel and surprisingly strong language being commonplace in there.

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* Many religious websites are family-friendly, which would lead you to think ''Jesus Is Savior'' ''Jesus-Is-Savior.com'' would be too. It's not. Instead, the site is designed to ScareEmStraight, with grotesque imagery, gore (largely abortions), [[HeteronormativeCrusader anti-homosexual propaganda]], ParanoiaFuel and surprisingly strong language being commonplace in there.
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If you pay attention, you will notice that many Fairy Tales are stories of [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath murder]], theft and [[FateWorseThanDeath much worse]]. Several stories starring animals — particularly very old versions — are just as bad. Heaven forbid you especially if you come across [[Literature/ReynardTheFox medieval Dutch animal fables]]. The amount of sex (including rape), blasphemy, extreme violence and glorification of crime will make the most {{NSFW}} thing that the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom ever has produced look tame by comparison. Many people [[ComicallyMissingThePoint realize too late]] that [[AnimationAgeGhetto animated films can be for adults only]], even if they're not quite [[ItsNotPornItsArt X-rated]]. Many people assume AllAnimationIsDisney, which is a risky thing to do as [[{{Disneyfication}} Disney, for the most part]], [[{{Bowdlerise}} outbowdlerized Bowdler]].

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If you pay attention, you will notice that many Fairy Tales are stories of [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath murder]], theft and [[FateWorseThanDeath much worse]]. Several stories starring animals [[MatureAnimalStory animals]] — particularly very old versions — are just as bad. Heaven forbid you especially if you come across [[Literature/ReynardTheFox medieval Dutch animal fables]]. The amount of sex (including rape), blasphemy, extreme violence and glorification of crime will make the most {{NSFW}} thing that the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom ever has produced look tame by comparison. Many people [[ComicallyMissingThePoint realize too late]] that [[AnimationAgeGhetto animated films can be for adults only]], even if they're not quite [[ItsNotPornItsArt X-rated]]. Many people assume AllAnimationIsDisney, which is a risky thing to do as [[{{Disneyfication}} Disney, for the most part]], [[{{Bowdlerise}} outbowdlerized Bowdler]].
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* ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'': Don't let the comic's [[TastesLikeDiabetes cutesy art style]] and comedic moments fool you. Between the surprising amount of blood, violence, and foul language, the horrors of Hell, a violent, KnightTemplar angel society, a main character dealing with depression, suicidal thoughts, and [[spoiler: SelfHarm]] issues, villains on both sides who WouldHurtAChild, a [[LegionsOfHell demon army's]] brutal onslaught of ''scores'' of innocent people, and Heaven's blatant use of ChildSoldiers (with one of them [[spoiler: '''''shown getting brutally killed''''')]], it's made very clear that this is '''NOT''' a webcomic for young children to read.

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* ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'': Don't let the comic's [[TastesLikeDiabetes cutesy art style]] style and comedic moments fool you. Between the surprising amount of blood, violence, and foul language, the horrors of Hell, a violent, KnightTemplar angel society, a main character dealing with depression, suicidal thoughts, and [[spoiler: SelfHarm]] issues, villains on both sides who WouldHurtAChild, a [[LegionsOfHell demon army's]] brutal onslaught of ''scores'' of innocent people, and Heaven's blatant use of ChildSoldiers (with one of them [[spoiler: '''''shown getting brutally killed''''')]], it's made very clear that this is '''NOT''' a webcomic for young children to read.
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* With ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' having its own problems with a younger fanbase, the same can be said for the many works of the modding community. Said works include those based on various {{Creepypasta}}s such as ''Fanfic/SonicExe'' and ''WebOriginal/SuicideMouse'', and mods like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinSoft'' that delve into themes of trauma and abuse. Other mods like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinHD'' further exhasperbate the problem with its cutscenes including heavier use of edgy and crass humor akin to Website/{{Newgrounds}}' early days, with Week 5 being the HotterAndSexier and [[BrokenBase polarizing breaking point among fans]]. Even some of the far tamer mods like ''VideoGame/DokiDokiTakeover'' can qualify due to the source material being the kind of genre not meant for a younger audience.

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* With ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' having its own problems with a younger fanbase, the same can be said for the many works of the modding community. Said works include those based on various {{Creepypasta}}s such as ''Fanfic/SonicExe'' and ''WebOriginal/SuicideMouse'', and mods like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinSoft'' that delve into themes of trauma and abuse. Other mods like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinHD'' further exhasperbate the problem with its cutscenes including heavier use of edgy and crass humor akin to Website/{{Newgrounds}}' early days, with Week 5 4 being the HotterAndSexier and [[BrokenBase polarizing breaking point among fans]]. Even some of the far tamer mods like ''VideoGame/DokiDokiTakeover'' can qualify due to the source material being the kind of genre not meant for a younger audience.
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* Despite the lack of evidences, Many scholars and historians theorize that most Nursery Rhymes were originally written as political satire.

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* Despite the lack of evidences, Many many scholars and historians theorize that most Nursery Rhymes were originally written as political satire.
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* With ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' having its own problems with a younger fanbase, the same can be said for the many works of the modding community. Said works include those based on various {{Creepypasta}}s such as ''VideoGame/SonicExe'' and ''WebOriginal/SuicideMouse'', and mods like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinSoft'' that delve into themes of trauma and abuse. Other mods like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinHD'' further exhasperbate the problem with its cutscenes including heavier use of edgy and crass humor akin to Website/{{Newgrounds}}' early days, with Week 5 being the HotterAndSexier and [[BrokenBase polarizing breaking point among fans]]. Even some of the far tamer mods like ''VideoGame/DokiDokiTakeover'' can qualify due to the source material being the kind of genre not meant for a younger audience.

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* With ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' having its own problems with a younger fanbase, the same can be said for the many works of the modding community. Said works include those based on various {{Creepypasta}}s such as ''VideoGame/SonicExe'' ''Fanfic/SonicExe'' and ''WebOriginal/SuicideMouse'', and mods like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinSoft'' that delve into themes of trauma and abuse. Other mods like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinHD'' further exhasperbate the problem with its cutscenes including heavier use of edgy and crass humor akin to Website/{{Newgrounds}}' early days, with Week 5 being the HotterAndSexier and [[BrokenBase polarizing breaking point among fans]]. Even some of the far tamer mods like ''VideoGame/DokiDokiTakeover'' can qualify due to the source material being the kind of genre not meant for a younger audience.



* Many {{creepypasta}} are very gory and bloody, yet their fans are mostly young teens. This includes ''WebOriginal/JeffTheKiller'', ''Franchise/TheSlendermanMythos'', and ''VideoGame/SonicEXE''. It doesn't help that many are inspired by children's media.

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* Many {{creepypasta}} are very gory and bloody, yet their fans are mostly young teens. This includes ''WebOriginal/JeffTheKiller'', ''Franchise/TheSlendermanMythos'', and ''VideoGame/SonicEXE''.''Fanfic/SonicEXE''. It doesn't help that many are inspired by children's media.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids/WebAnimation



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* ''WebAnimation/{{asdfmovie}}'' is popular among older children, thanks to its minimalistic cartoon art style and SurrealHumor. The ''VideoGame/JustDance'' series, which has a reputation for [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids being dubiously kid-friendly]], lists its song "Beep Beep I'm a Sheep" as an available song in Kids Mode, although the song is squeaky clean itself. However, there are lots of BlackComedy sketches with [[BloodyHilarious red animated blood]] and some SuicideAsComedy. There are also some LGBT jokes (including ones centered around homophobia), a couple of references to sex and infidelity, and, in earlier sketches, mild profanity. The official BoardGame ''Muffin Time'' is rated 12+, and ''asdfmovie14'' begins with a ContentWarning declaring that the video contains gore, violence, and death, and is recommended for ages 12 and up and not intended for children; however, ''asdfmovie14'' is also sponsored by kid-friendly game ''VideoGame/MonsterLegends'', and the Mine Turtle from ''asdfmovie'' is available as a GuestFighter in said game.
* ''WebAnimation/BeeAndPuppycat'' airs on Frederator Studios' Cartoon Hangover, which is an outlet for ''adult'' animation, and despite the pretty colors, adorable art style, and perky protagonist, ''Bee and Puppycat'' isn't targeted towards kids. It ''is'' relatively downplayed in that there isn't really much in the show that's objectionable in the first place (especially compared to sister show ''Bravest Warriors'', mentioned below)--with really the only glaring "naughty" stuff present being some mild language, occasional innuendos, and a brief splash of blood in the final episode. The show is, for the most part, perfectly safe for kids to watch, but the recurring theme of settling into adulthood will resonate more seriously with the target teenage or young adult demographic, as will the main premise of the protagonists doing bizarre temp jobs as they struggle to pay their bills. Its sequel series ''Bee and Puppycat: Lazy in Space'' goes further, including bleeped-out uses of the word "fuck" and a dead body.
* ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors'': Kids may be drawn by the similar style of animation to ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' (not to mention, it was created [[Creator/PendletonWard by the same person]]) and absolute cuteness of Catbug (or the fact that he's voiced by a six-year-old). Parents may not be so happy to have their kids watching a guy whose catchphrase is "Up yours!", a bear who describes a stick as "jive-ass", and a very hormonal teenage crew. It does not help that the comic series by Creator/KaboomComics and several books are actually kid-friendly.
* ''WebAnimation/{{Eddsworld}}'' may look like a kids' cartoon, complete with simplistic art and character design, but there's mild language, animated blood, and even nudity. Yeah, no wonder it has a T-rating on Website/{{Newgrounds}}.
* Website/{{Buzzfeed}}'s ''WebOriginal/TheGoodAdviceCupcake'' is a TastesLikeDiabetes webseries about [[AnthropomorphicFood an adorable cupcake]] who gives good advice. Note the advice is meant for young adults and the cupcake [[SirSwearsALot swears a lot]] (though partially censored).
* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'': Always starts out innocent and cute, with colorful WoodlandCreatures doing [[TastesLikeDiabetes cutesy stuff]]. [[ArtStyleDissonance And]] [[SurpriseCreepy then]] [[KillEmAll the]] [[LudicrousGibs bloodbath]] [[BodyHorror begins]]. Even Website/YouTube got fooled by the series' cute appearance: when the site started using the TV Parental Guidelines, Happy Tree Friends was initially given a TV-Y rating, meaning it's allegedly suitable for even the youngest of children. The Website/YouTube copyright school is one of the few episodes actually alright for kids... trouble is, pretty much the ''entire series''[[note]]apart from a few DVD-exclusive shorts[[/note]] is on the site, gore and all. At least it seems that they didn't do the same to the spinoff ''Ka-Pow!'', where we see [[AxCrazy Flippy's]] [[ShellShockedVeteran past]], among other things.
* The original ''WesternAnimation/MakingFiends'' cartoons have shades of this. Ironically the series made it onto a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} network, though even then it was dark compared to the others.
* To a greater extent, Creator/AmyWinfrey's other work, ''WebAnimation/BigBunny''. It has pets getting eaten, a zombie bluebird eating a girl's eyeball as she watches and inaudibly screams in horror, a squirrel hosting a NastyParty and turning the remains of the victims into pies, use of the words "hell" and "bastard" (although in the literal sense), and a man getting his hand bit off [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext by his left pocket]]. All with blood. Who knows how Making Fiends would have ended up if Nickelodeon hadn't stepped in at the middle of its first season.
* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' can look endearing to children for its lively cartoon-style animation, cute animal-like characters, musical numbers (some of the songs are even composed by Music/ParryGripp, who is known for his kid-friendly music), and immense popularity on the Internet, but unsurprisingly for a series focusing on sinning demons in {{Hell}}, it is mature, with [[ClusterFBomb frequent strong profanity]], sex jokes, horrific violent acts (including ''{{rape|asdrama}}''), and constant usage of alcohol and drugs. Many of the clips have a "NOT FOR KIDS" label and disclaimer to deter children from viewing them, yet there are many who love the series. The spinoff ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' is even more so, carrying the same cutesy charm but manages to be more mature.
* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' is a more mild example: the artstyle is cute and bubbly, and the content is entirely family-friendly (the worst language the characters use is either PG-rated swears like "crap" or {{unusual euphemism}}s like "sweet genius!"). The ''target'' demographic is people college-age and older, as evidenced by humor based entirely around obscure wordplay, nostalgic references to '80s pop culture, and other jokes kids are unlikely to understand, like jabs at [[SoulCrushingDeskJob white-collar jobs]] and {{college radio}}. The series was still popular with children in its heyday, perhaps because the [[SurrealHumor surrealism]] is only enhanced if you don't understand what they're saying. Regardless, this is exemplified by how the first episode of ''VideoGame/StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople'' is rated "T" for teen by the ESRB, while the other four are "E10+" for ages ten and up. Worth noting is that the series began with [[Literature/TheHomestarRunnerEntersTheStrongestManInTheWorldContest an actual children's book]], albeit an [[StealthParody intentional parody]] of such.
* Almost anything made by Creator/RoosterTeeth. Being a group of gamers who enjoy copious amounts of drinking and swear like sailors, it bleeds into their other work, such as Creator/AchievementHunter, ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' and the like. Since it disturbs them to see younger fans enjoying these sorts of works, they try to draw them to some of their gentler works such as Game Kids or ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. It got to the point where, after ''RWBY''[='s=] third volume took a turn for the DarkerAndEdgier, they went and created a lighter series called ''WebAnimation/RWBYChibi''. Another great example is ''WebAnimation/CampCamp'': it's set in a summer camp, and the main characters are kids, so it sounds like it would fit well in any kids' network... if not for the main character saying "fuck", [[RRatedOpening not one minute into the first episode]]. Things get more family-unfriendly from there.
** A particularly weird case is ''Webanimation/GenLock'', which was clearly aimed at older audiences between the graphic violence, dark humor, profane language, and complex thematic elements, even making its way onto Creator/AdultSwim. And yet Season 2, made out of RT's hands on HBO Max, revealed a surprising number of parents who watched the show with their young children, until the season's HotterAndSexier scenes made that ill-advised.
* ''WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded'' may appear to be a funny cartoon portraying alternate endings of movies and TV shows, including some that kids love, but don't let that fool you. This series sometimes has cursing, violence (in their ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' parody, the witch is shot with a gun) and pop culture jokes that kids wouldn't understand (for example, Bing Bong singing a parody of a song from [[Film/TheBreakfastClub an R-rated movie]] in their ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' parody.)
** The ''Inside Out'', ''Wizard of Oz'', ''Toy Story 3'' and ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' episodes were once playable on the Website/YouTube Kids app until they were removed after an investigation of the app by a parents' group, quite possibly due to a mix-up with the main channel and the [=HISHE=] Kids subchannel. An episode by the creators of the show is also included on a DVD of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'', a film targeted at children, which might fool the target audience into thinking that the rest of the show might be appropriate for them.
* In China, the company behind the once-popular comic ''Manhua/LittleCherry'' (AKA Xoyto) made Flash shorts starring the titular little girl, some having inappropriate elements such as blood, potty jokes, alcohol, death threats, and sexual material, most of them done by the adult characters. The shorts more or less shared stories with the comics, which probably had a broader audience than the ones created since the late 2000s. In 2008, a TV animated series debuted which includes some of the same characters and was aimed at children.
* The South Korean web shorts series ''WebAnimation/MedicalIsland'' by Studio Animal may look adorable owing to the very deformed characters, but the show contains brutal gory violence and visible male genitalia.
* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Despite its simplistic style, it's definitely something kids shouldn't watch, mainly due to the adult language. This is even brought up in [='VRcade'=]. The same goes for ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}''.
* The short ''WebAnimation/PonyAndBoy'' looks like an even more {{deranged|Animation}} version of ''Adventure Time''. It also features the boy [[spoiler:tearing out Pony's heart]] in a nightmare sequence. ''Pony & Boy'' ends with a possible DownerEnding where [[spoiler:the boy is sacrificed to a mountain]].
* Many a MultiAnimatorProject can wind up as this; a lot of them are [[AnimationAgeGhetto neat-looking cartoon music videos]], frequently featuring lots of cute animal characters (and sometimes featuring characters from popular kid-friendly works such as ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''), made by animators who each choose certain segments of the video to animate and draw those segments largely independently from one-another. The exact rules as to what any given MultiAnimatorProject can contain vary wildly, as can what each person chooses to draw, so a segment featuring kittens having a tea party can be suddenly followed by anything from murder to strippers. "Anything" projects are especially blatant examples, since they have [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the loosest rules]] (often banning explicit sex and little else) and frequently lack content warnings regardless of what they contain; the latter seems to be due mostly to the assumption that warnings aren't needed, since the only people who are likely to watch them are already in the community[[note]]since "anything" videos consist mainly of random imagery, and therefore lack the mainstream appeal that more coherent projects have, instead being viewed mainly by the contributors and their fellow animators[[/note]], are probably able to handle whatever's in the video[[note]]since the only kids in the community are generally fans of [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids darker works]] such as ''Literature/WarriorCats'' and ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''[[/note]], and know roughly what to expect. The song lyrics (or other audio, on the rare occasions that something other than a song is used) can also be rather family-unfriendly.
* The AOK video ''[[WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer Dora The Grownup]]'' has appeared as recommended on several children's videos. However, the video is not as kid-friendly as the cartoon it spoofs, as Dora mostly deals with problems adults can relate to (mainly being an alcoholic and drug addict) and swears from time to time. There's also an episode in which Dora goes to a strip club in Las Vegas. AOK also offers [[WebAnimation/AOKRuinsYourChildhood several other non kid-friendly]] cartoon parodies of ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984 Muppet Babies]]'', as well as the SubvertedKidsShow [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maJ3_9SmlVw Patty Cake]].
* ''WebAnimation/ObjectTerror'', you can't go wrong with seeing the show and thinking it's okay for kids, since it was inspired by ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland'' (Which is family friendly), has cute [[AnimateInanimateObject Animate Inanimate Objects]] with simple limbs and BlackBeadEyes. However, this show is incredibly violent and gory, along with also having a bunch of swear words and even a few minor sex scenes, and anyone apparently younger than the age of 14 should ''never'' go near it even with a ten-foot pole.
* Similarly, ''WebAnimation/ObjectRedundancy'' was mistaken for a kids' show for the same reason - it had animate objects. This show is a little more extreme than ''Object Terror'', though, since it has intense swearing, drug mention and use, swearing, and sex. No wonder the episodes were finally given an age restriction courtesy of the show's creator.
* ''[[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]'': Despite being a ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mario]]'' parody, the series frequently has [[RuderAndCruder swearing, violence, drugs]], lots of BlackComedy, VulgarHumor and far more adult content not suitable for kids. During the Waluigi Arc, the series [[CerebusSyndrome shift to dramedy]] and introduced even darker subjects such as kidnapping, torture, death that isn't reversed or PlayedForLaughs, and borderline PTSD.
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* With ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' having its own problems with a younger fanbase, the same can be said for the many works of the modding community. Said works include those based on various {{Creepypasta}}s such as ''VideoGame/SonicExe'' and ''WebOriginal/SuicideMouse'', and mods like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinSoft'' that delve into themes of trauma and abuse. Other mods like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinHD'' further exhasperbate the problem with its cutscenes including heavier use of edgy and crass humor akin to Website/{{Newgrounds}}' early days, with Week 5 being the HotterAndSexier and [[BrokenBase polarizing breaking point among fans]]. Even some of the far tamer mods like ''VideoGame/DokiDokiTakeover'' can qualify due to the source material being the kind of genre not meant for a younger audience.

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I tried to look up whether the "drawing lewd bonus art" thing was true. Apparently, he did do stuff like that, but dropped it. And anyway, it's not part of VG Cats proper.


%%* ''Webcomic/VGCats'' looks like a cutesy comic about two FunnyAnimal cats who go on adventures in various video games. Strong profanity is common and there is explicit sexual humor, not to mention the creator spends time drawing ''pornographic'' bonus art on his Patreon.
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