About
Dogs Wearing Pantyhose (Chinese translation: 狗狗穿丝袜 or Gou Gou Chuan Siwa) is a photo fad originating in China in which dogs are put into wearing pantyhose.
Origin
The photos first started appearing on the Chinese social network Weibo by user Ulatang[1] (shown below) on April 2nd, 2013. By April 5th, Ulatang’s photo had been commented on over 16,000 times.
Spread
Following the popularity of Ulatang’s photo, other users started uploading their own pictures with their dogs wearing pantyhose. On April 5th, the Hong Kong news tabloid Sharp Daily[1] posted an article about the photos uploaded to Weibo. Later that day, the trend was subsequently covered on Kotaku,[2]DIS Magazine,[3] the Huffington Post[4] and Laughing Squid.[5] The next day it was also covered on Msn.[6] In each of the comments on the articles, opinions towards the photos contain a large mix between finding it hilarious and calling it animal abuse.
Search Interest
External References
[1]Weibo -
[2]Sharp Daily – 【圖輯】汪星人着黑絲襪 估唔到咁sexy
[3]DIS Magazine – Bitches Wearing Pantyhose
[4]Kotaku – ‘Dogs Wearing Pantyhose’ Is Now a Thing in China
[5]The Huffington Post – Dogs Wearing Pantyhose: Owners Put Tights On Their Canines In China
[6]Laughing Squid – Dogs Wearing Pantyhose, A Popular New Meme in China
[7]Msn.com – 15 pics of dogs wearing pantyhose, because China thinks that’s cool