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HimToo: How Pieter Hanson's mother made him internet famous

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[ad_1] Image copyright Pieter Hanson Image caption Pieter poses, mimicking the meme If you've seen some weird posts about sons on social media with the hashtag #HimToo, you might be justified in feeling a bit confused. "This is MY son", begin the majority of tweets, before listing the achievements of everyone from horror villain Norman Bates to Back to the Future's Marty McFly . It all began with a post from a concerned US mother on Twitter. Speaking to the BBC about his newfound internet fame, Florida resident Pieter Hanson answered the question on everyone's mind. "I'm not afraid to go on dates!" he joked. "It's my mum just being a little silly, I wouldn't put too much thought into it." A "little silly" maybe but the parodies soon appeared, with ...