Bump and Grind on Club Penguin?
Posted by Lisa in Virtual Worlds, tags: children, kids, Social Networks, tweens
I was a little shocked to read about something called “bumping” that’s happening at Club Penguin. According to Izzy Neis, bumping is the equivalent of penguin sex. My 10-year old daughter is a big fan of Club Penguin. At this point in time, I regard her as a child who is more savvy about computers than boys. Could it be that those cute penguins are doing far more than throwing snowballs, looking for yellow puffles and hanging out in the pizza joint?
I’ve always been very concerned about privacy and safety with kid social networks, but this new development caught me off guard. Could I handle my daughter thinking about penguin sex at age 10? We have had a series of talks about puberty issues, but I haven’t really answered any of the big questions yet. Do I want my daughter learning about sex on Club Penguin?
So with just a little trepidation I asked her the question, “Have you been bumped on Club Penguin?” Praise be! She had a blank look on her innocent little face.
Unfortunately, my question only forced me to explain myself. I stumbled through an explanation about boys and girls exchanging hearts and bumping their penguins into each other. She gave a slightly pitying look as if to say, “Poor Mom, she’s a little weird.”
So maybe it’s time to have that talk … before the penguins do.
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Hiya, I read what you thought of club penguin, and i know that what they mean by “grind” in club penguin is for surfing, but I think that they should rename that move…and for ‘bumping’, I have never heard of it…maybe because I stopped playing a long time ago.
well i am i huge fan of clubpenguin but i must tell you they arent all hving sex some make a heart cus its there boyfriend and you can go in the pet shop in clubpenguin people pretend to pe a babby penguin and get adopted and call ther mom mwa mwa but some times they are having sex one time i saw 2 penguins like oooo and ya babby and thets it and faster ya! …but yes i agree
I was on club penguin asking about “mwa mwa” and now that I have learned about “grinding” and “bumping” I am completely disgusted.
Hi, I really like clubpenguin muhself and just to let you know bumping and grinding is in a game called “Cart Surfer”
umm yea i can really say that club penguin is safe kuz it depends who ur hanging out wit example i have nothing to worry about kuz i have awsoem friends like YUMMY Zz Zudunk Gloriaa Vic Fffjjrr Kook JAZZIEGIRL AND even tho im mad at this friend i still like her as a friend lol CHOCOALT!!! so yea idk about ur dauter but i say club penguin is awesome but i have heard ppl bbumping and grinning barf!!!! barf barf!!! siiiickkkk!!! well i like cp kuz i can have lotss of friends on line when im board i can talk to them and make new friends but i really have lots of fun we tell jokes and just chill and we dont talk about BUMPING AND GRINNING FOR SURE THATS TATOLLY GROSSS BARF BARF BARF!! CLUB PENGUIN IS SAFE!!
ok first cp is ttly safe if ur so damn worried about that then put ur daughter on safe-chat its that easy and i have walked in on a cp sex scandle and trust me its rlly nothing to get upset about
i mean like wat the hell is mwa mwa… etc
where do these youngesters learn all these stuff??
Serious changes must be done
That was scary but dont worry! Im a smart 9 year old that goes on clubpenguin everyday for 109 days and Grinding and Bumping is on the game Cart Surfer. Its just like real bumping to hit someone and the grinding is screeching on the side dont worry it doesnt mean anything it was just sayings for Cart Surfer. Goood Luck!!!
Hey
Club Penguin is really safe. They have live mods on moderating everything u say. I am a wiz on computers and i’m only eleven. My mum says its safe, that’s why she let me bye the membership.
So don’t worry. I mean, they can’t come to any real harm, can they? Coz if u think about it, your daughter will find about it one day, so it isn’t the end of the world
Yours Faithfully
cutie0311 (cp name)
Hi there,
I had read your article and was relieved to hear that there are still parents that care about what their children do, especially on a place like the internet. I am both an older brother and play on CP and I can tell you that while any of your concerns and woes are not completely unfounded as a parent, you still have nothing to worry about.
I read the article you had referred to, and honestly that bumping is probably dancing in close contact, or the fact the penguins can walk on top of each other so that there’s enough room for everyone to pass around freely. The kids don’t construe anything this way– once again proof that it’s adults who are being too overly prudent who make the most innocent of actions into something perverted. The emoticons aren’t meant to be construed in that manner either– the kids use hearts typically if it’s a boy and a girl, but going places together just goes on the whole concept that you make “friends” there and follow them places.
This site is very strictly monitored, I had a younger friend whose account was taken over by his cousin, and as soon as he cursed he was removed from the site– my friend wasn’t so pleased about having to start a new penguin, but I was relieved that as soon as something like that happened the CP mods took care of it. There is no bumping and grinding in the dance club, there is just some harmless dancing– it’s completely benign and couldn’t be construed in a sexual manner. Like some of the previous players and responses had said– bumping and grinding, grinding especially, refers to things that occur in the CP mini waves like “grinding the wave” in the Cove’s surfing game or “grinding the rail” on Cart Surfers.
To be honest your daughter is safer on CP than talking with kids in the real world, there are no moderators for kids in real life. If you are really concerned with CP– you can put her on safe chat server, but other than that, the site is completely safe.
Regards
J89
Dear J89,
Thanks for your reply. Since I wrote this post well over a year ago I have not had any reservations about Club Penguin. Because of the safety features and moderation in Club Penguin, I have no problem with my daughter spending time in this world. That said, I still think that parents should be aware of where their kids are playing online. All these new virtual worlds are tremendously appealing but my daughter has also learned that she needs to moderate her time there if she also wants to have time for real-world fun.
Actually, believe it or not, there is sex on Club Penguin. Im 11 years old and I play Cp. One time at the dock on club penguin, there was 2 penguins sitting on each other screaming things like “YES!!!!” “YEAH!!!!” “AWWWW” And I also once went into my friends igloo and he was naked with some girl. I deleted him and left. And there are ways to ask people to have sex with on on club penguin is what ive seen and heard. You used to/can say”playful” “messy” and a few others meaning “Are you horny” Or “Want to have sex?”. I myself have actually been asked that by other penguins. Club Penguin Is a very safe and reliable site, but you just have to watch out sometimes. If you have any concerns I suggest you email club penguin about this. ~Gaffy00
Oh, and the hearts on CP are used for relationships *WAY* more then saying you “Love your puffle” or “Love you as a friend”. I cant believe they brang it back. PS: *Example of the heart* I dont like online dating, but on CP I look really cool so every now and then a girl walks up and gives me the heart asking “Are you taken?” or “Your cute!”. I just turn them down.
Sick I didn’t know that.
I was a beta tester (one of the first to test out Club Penguin C.P.) and so I know LOTS about Club Penguin.
Yes, this is going on in Club Penguin. It DOES happen. I went in the town TODAY and saw penguins talking about such a gross thing. Some penguins like to (This is a new thing, and not too often seen) stand in the middle of the Town yelling out sexual language. The trick to this is reporting them by click on the moderator button on their player card. Click on Bad Words then Sexual language or swearing (depending on what they said). Club Penguin is trying REALLY HARD to prevent this.
To prevent it PLEASE do the following:
Avoid the Town Sqaure after 4:30 (when most kids log on).
Do NOT make a ‘bed’ in your igloo by pushing together chairs.
It is TOTALLY ok to let a child be in a ‘couple’ on Club Penguin (except for when the other ‘penguin’ uses stranger language).
If you see language like “PULL MY BOARD!!!!!!” and repeated “OoOoOoO” then LEAVE because this is bad language.
Avoid being ‘alone’ in your igloo with another penguin when your in a couple. If your out in public (pizza parlor) (coffee shop) (which is better by the way) and the penguin uses bad language then other penguins WILL report him/her.
~~~A note to Jejee89~~~
This IS going on in Club Penguin now. Penguin’s (kids) have found a way to say bad words and that kind of language in different ways, but in a way so other penguin’s get the message (EW).
Example:
Makes out—-Makez owt
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Even if you put your daughter on Safe Chat, other penguins can still say bad & sexual language to her. Just because SHE has safe chat, dose’t mean everyone else does too. With Club Penguin having 15,000,000 + members, you have to admit their doing a REALLY good job already. If your daughter is a PAID member like I am, her penguin should NEVER go out around the island while wearing hair and NOTHING else. This can be an odd sign to other members.
As long as your daughter knows about staying away from these types of penguins, Club Penguin is actually a WONDERFUL place to play and hang out with friends. After all i’m 12 YEARS OLD and to be honest, I see more bad language in REAL LIFE than I do on Club Penguin.
Lisa I really hope you read this, I hope your daughter stays very safe and has lots of fun on Club Penguin.
I know you wrote this post over a year ago but a year ago this wasn’t an issue. Now Club Penguin has TRIPLED in members and the whole sex issue has gotten WORSE. You can now find this ANYWHERE in CP.
But like cutie0311 said : “they have live mods” so no need to really worry!
By the way Lisa, there ARE videos on YouTube to show what CP sex is, in case you are THAT worried. I know I am.
My daughter was caught creating a “secret” e-mail account. Why? So she could talk to the boys she met on club penguin in private. One of them gave her the idea to setup the account.
There IS inappropriate language the kids use. For instance, Shift = shit, Heal or Shell = Hell, Beach = bitch, fuk = you know, Dan = damn…. etc. Kids are clever, they are changing the words not to get caught. Imagine what else we arent aware of.
How do they communicate outside of club penguin? First they join armies like the Red Raiders, ACP, UMA, etc.. They are given titles; soldier, sgt. Lt, Generals. Once they are part of the group, they are told they can go to a created blog or website created for their army. These websites let them post & communicate pretty much anything they want… there is no one monitoring. I’m guessing this is how my daughter was so taken in and listened to a total stranger to start exchanging e-mails.
After reading all the messages posted, I would like to say: NO WEBSITE IS 100% safe.
Hmm well i play cp alot.Usualy the ppl who do this “bumping” and “grinding” are ppl like in their teen years like 13-15 For me i am 12 which when i joined cp it was called “having some” this happens usually around the summer time.There is also the fact about “boyfriend” & “Girlfriend” on cp.Which usualy is just giving hearts or just hanging out with a certain person for a long time.When the do “bumping” they just sit down without any items on they say things like “jumps on” “makes out” “Puts ‘pencil’ in” Which i think the last is the most sexual.I know about this because my cousin,a few months older than me,he had a Gf on cp,they had a wedding and stuff,so i just thought it was simple,hold-n-behold when they went to her igloo there was something that looked like a bed, guess what she said,in a bikini,”come here tiger”. It all depends on who they hang out with.f your really concerned you should make a parent account.So then you can change the chat settings,limit her time online,and many other things.and dont let them on Reeeeally late (in North America Early in The Uk and stuff) Cuz thats when it motsly happens
Now they do not call it “Grinding or Banging” on club penguin. they ask each other “are you good?” so that means a secrect code for “Are you good at it (sex)”
thanks ,
THIS IS NOW CLUB PENGUIN