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Clara and Doc in Back to the Future 3.

Kids accidentally — or intentionally — just obliterating photos by doing inappropriate things.

Nothing’s more amusing than kids ruining perfectly good photos by doing inappropriate things in the background. We know it’s not decent, but somehow, we’re secretly rooting for them to successfully pull it off.

Sometimes, they do it unexpectedly and that’s even more hilarious. Who doesn’t love seeing a child scratch their privates or peek under a lady’s skirt while their oblivious family smiles for the camera? It’s just pure comedy gold.

11 photos with kids doing inappropriate things

It’s been a bit since I did a list of photos ruined by stuff going on in the background. Previosuly, I made a list of 11 embarrassing wedding photos because of their background. So today, it’s 11 photos ruined by kids doing inappropriate things in the background. Or, in some cases, foreground.

If you thought your family photos were awkward, wait until you see these. So, brace yourself for some cringe-worthy and uncomfortable moments captured on film, and let’s dive into the list.

1 | Another use for his bottle

Sexy sales ladies posing near a black supercar while a kid in front of them pees in a bottle.

Man, I hope that this photo was taken in Japan where this mom could run that bottle through one of their super-advanced dishwashers that not only disinfects but gives you movie showtimes and grants you three wishes.

2 | Bad use of a balloon animal

A woman taking a selfie while falling in line when a kid behind her puts a balloon animal in his mouth.

This is why, if your kid wants a sword instead of a traditional balloon animal like a dog or the letter “O”, you should probably veto it.

Looking at it from another angle, let’s take a moment to appreciate the innocence of that kid. If he knew that what he was doing had a sexual connotation, he wouldn’t be doing it. He would use the sword as a sword and not shove it in his mouth. Shame on you for having a dirty mind.

3 | Back to the Future Part III kid

A scene in the movie Back to the Future where a kid at the back points to his private area while Christopher Lloyd makes a speech.

This is actually a screen grab from Back to the Future Part III. At the very end, when Doc introduces Marty to his kids, the kid playing “Verne” starts making a hand gesture like he’s asking someone to come over, then he starts pointing at his private area.

The prevailing theory is that he really had to pee and didn’t think he could make it through Christopher Lloyd’s big, flowery speech. Check out the video of that scene on the train for yourself and decide.

4 | This must be a daily occurrence at Chuck E Cheese

A kid rides on a cart with a Chuck E Cheese mouse while another kid from behind walks by with pants down.

To quote Adam Sandler (and, amazingly, NOT a line from Billy Madison but rather Wedding Singer) — somebody put some pants on that kid. And, on a personal note, I really hope they disinfected the ball pit once he left.

5 | That’s one interpretation of the “OK everyone do something wacky!” photographer directive

Kids doing wacky poses and one of them makes the middle finger sign.

Teach them young, they said. It would be fun, they said.

Well, the nerdy kid in the picture, the only one having glasses, took wacky in a whole different level. He must have done his homework and prepared for this very moment because it may be his only opportunity to use both hands with that sign until the grown-ups smothers him off.

And the kid next to him making the pig nose must be happy, this guy really took all the heat off of him.

6 | Checking to make sure everything’s still in place

A family picture with two siblings where the other one scratches his penis.

What’s really crazy is that this must’ve been the BEST take for the family, the one they actually bought from Sears and put up in their living room. What could the kid have done in the other takes that was worse? Turned around and motorboated his mom? Grabbed his brother’s pants? Had his eyes close and neglected to say “Cheese”?

We can only imagine what kind of shenanigans the kids were up to in the other takes. But, at least in this one, the boy is just innocently checking to make sure everything is still in place.

7 | They start ’em young in Toronto

A hockey player flashed on screen with a spectator kid behind him sending the middle finger.

A mean look and the middle finger. The kid’s in the moment! He’s passionate about the sport. And he’s totally immersed in the game that he used the ultimate insult to express his emotions towards the opposing team.

And who knows, maybe he’ll grow up to be a professional player and remember this moment as the spark that ignited his love for the sport.

When I’m at a hockey game, I’m generally making this gesture at the person who talked me into going to a hockey game.

8 | Is he coughing?

Two women doing selfie when a kid behind them coughs that eventually looks like a fellatio gesture.

My favorite part here is that the older guy’s attempt at humor is as successful as his attempt at growing a full beard. And that kid in the back trumped him because he’s either really sick that he accidentally make coughing into a fellatio gesture, or he just learned a new trick from watching too much adult content.

9 | Crawling the red carpet

A kid crawling into a red carpet approaching a group of ladies in mini skirt.

There’s no way this kid leaves this experience without being traumatized. You have to work your way up to being able to stare down female genitalia without wanting to Men in Black memory ray yourself afterward.

There’s no way this kid is mentally prepared — you’re not officially prepared until you enter the phase of your life where you’re so hormonal and horny that there’s no sight in the world that can deter you from your sexual to-do list.

10 | Scotchtoberfest

Two kids peep into the skirt of a Scottish bagpiper.

I take back what I said about the previous photo. THIS is more traumatic. Just look at his face screaming in pain and agony. How can he unsee this? This nightmare will haunt him for the rest of his life.

11 | A vacation photo to cherish

A kid using a piece of mirror to peek under the skirt of a lady that's just passing by in the park.

He’s got such a future ahead of himself as a pervert. Not many kids can pull this off because it takes a lot of courage and pervy will power. At his age, he’s already a pro. He may probably be already an instigator of kissing games for kids and other similar stuff.

This is definitely the kid who leads the initiative to drill a hole to see into the girls’ locker room. Which, if I’m to understand today’s schools’ zero tolerance policies correctly, would be punishable by expulsion not because he’d be violating hundreds of underage girls’ privacy, but because the drill is pointy.


Kids are a source of unexpected funny things, and this list isn’t even half of it. You might wanna check my post on 11 Pictures of Kids’ Schoolwork With Accidentally Inappropriate Results.