(looking for editors, this entry needs a lot of help!)
About
uwu Culture refers to the backlash surrounding the use of the emoticon“uwu” on the blogging platform Tumblr. The term began appearing in November 2013 after a poster suggested older men were using the emoticon and typing styles deemed kawaii to manipulate teenage girls.
Origin
As early as November 2nd, 2013, a Tumblr tag for the term “uwu culture”[1] appeared, with many people asking what the term meant.[1]
Spread
(still researching)
External References
[1]Tumblr – Posts tagged uwu culture
[2]Tumblr – twodeercinemaclub
[4]Tumblr – bugcthulhu
[5]Tumblr – what is uwu culture an informative post
[6]Tumblr – what do you think of the whole uwu culture thing
[7]Tumblr – uwu culture
[8]Tumblr – So I realized that people were getting mad over the emoticon: uwu
[9]Tumblr – Tagged uwu
[10]Tumblr – Tagged despairkomaeda