Comedy Or Creepy? Family’s Christmas Photo Goes Viral
The traditional family Christmas photo has long posed an opportunity for mirth - not always intentionally.
One family had its sights firmly set on hilarity when they posed for their annual happy snap, but not everyone’s laughing.
It seems that some people find the idea of a dad donning a ‘Chillin’ with my ho’s’ top, while his wife and two daughters sport T-shirts bearing the legend 'Ho’, a touch creepy.
The family that displays together, stays together: The Yoshida clan love the camera (Instagram/yoshedabomb)
One of the girls, Rachel Yoshida, 19, shared the photo on Imgur on Tuesday, and within 24 hours it had been viewed more than two million times.
Older sister Natalie, 21, told BuzzFeed News that she had the idea for the photo a few months ago, and hadn’t expected her family to “be so willing” to go ahead with it.
Creepy or comedy? The internet can’t decide on this one (Instagram/yoshedabomb)
Not everyone’s loving the Florida family’s humour however, with aubiecat saying “I have a great sense of humor but this is on the outside of my comfort zone.”
The appropriately-named WontSomeonePleaseThinkOfTheChildren agreed, saying “Eeew. Not funny. Just creepy.”
Zeemode encourages users to “calm down”, saying “I agree it’s not tasteful. But I don’t find it offensive or 'deeply disturbing’.”
ColorfulColloquialisms has another issue entirely however, saying "What does it say about me that I find the most bothersome thing here to be the unnecessary apostrophe?”
Natalie isn’t concerned, saying: “All of our immediate friends understand our humor so they think it’s hilarious,” she said. “Not one person who knows us in real life has ‘hated’. Everyone who is ‘hating’ is seeking offense in an obvious joke.”
The family aren’t strangers to social media - both daughters have 5,000-plus followers on Instagram, and they regularly post scantily clad photos of themselves - and their mum, Melanie.
Fun for all the family: Who hasn’t posed for a photo like this with their parents? Instagram/ kushiedameow
Love it or loathe it, it definitely won’t be boring at the Yoshida’s this Christmas.
