Pedobear

Pedobear is an Internet meme that became popular through the imageboard 4chan. As the name suggests, ("pedo" being short for "pedophile") it is portrayed as a pedophilic cartoon bear. It is a concept used to mock child sex offenders or people who have any sexual interest in children or "jailbait". The bear image has been likened to bait used to lure children or as a mascot for pedophiles. Origin The bear character originates from the popular textboard website 2channel in Japan, where it was introduced, in the form of Shift_JIS art, as クマー (Kumā), a made-up interjection based on the Japanese word for bear, kuma. Various posts modified it until reaching the final form as multi...