About
Critters Posting on 4chan is a two-pane image series combining screenshots of 4chan posts defending various creatures with illustrations of the animal seated at a computer as if they were responsible for typing the sensitive comment.
Origin
On May 14th, 2009, a post was submitted in the /v/ (video games) board on 4chan arguing that the majority of spiders are harmless and urging readers to “man the fuck up.” A two-pane image was subsequently created featuring a screenshot of the post accompanied by an illustration of a giant spider angrily typing on a computer keyboard (shown below).
Spread
On May 25th, 2009, Felarya Forums[4] member /Fish/ submitted the two-pane comic in a spider photography thread. On July 26th, 2012, a post defending sharks was posted on 4chan, which was combined with an illustration of a shark seated at a keyboard (shown below).
On October 3rd, 2013, a post defending hornets as “total bros” was posted on 4chan along with a call for readers to “man the fuck up.” A screenshot of the post was added to a two-pane image featuring a hornet seated a computer desk (shown below).
On April 24th, 2014, a 4chan user defended scorpions as “docile, loyal” pets on the /v/ board, which inspired the creation of an image matching the post with an illustration of a scorpion typing on a computer keyboard (shown below, left). On May 29th, an image was posted in a thread on the /v/[5] board combining an angry assertion that the 18th century classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was “not alive” with a painting of the deceased musician (shown below, right).
Notable Examples
External References
[1]Foolz – Example #1
[2]Foolz – Example #2
[3]Foolz – Example #3
[4]Felarya – Eww Spiders are Gross
[5]Deniable Plausibility – Is this actually true