It’s a selfie revolution. First came the front facing camera, then the selfie stick! We no longer have to twist our bodies into odd positions to get our full outfit or set the self timer on our digital cameras.
The selfie has come a long way, it isn’t something new. We stretched out our arms and hoped that the picture would develop the way we wanted on our disposable camera. We scanned them into our computers to post them online. Myspace and digital cameras had us taking pictures of ourselves and commenting “pc4pc?” under other people’s pictures in order to get more likes.
Some view the selfie in a negative light. They call it self-absorbed and narcissistic. They say we’re showing too much cleavage, or judge for only showing half your face, or hate how many pictures we take of ourselves in general.
I say, just let me selfie.
In a world where everyone is always telling me I’m too fat or too skinny. That my butt isn’t big enough or my lips are too small. That my contour doesn’t look right or my hair is gross. Where everyone strives to be as pretty as the women in magazines and are struggling to love themselves – let me take a selfie.
Let me feel good for one solid moment. Let me throw on a filter and ask for likes on Instagram. Let me feel skinny, pretty, and perfect. Stop telling me I’m a slut or an attention whore or desperate just because I put pictures of myself on the internet.
No one is good enough anymore unless they’re photoshopped or some sort of celebrity. We’re all striving to be something else all the time and it’s exhausting. This world is filled to the brim with negativity. So, for at least a moment, let me take a selfie and be happy with myself.
Rosie Culture 
You keep taking those selfies, it’s your life. Have fun 🙂
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lol thank you 🙂
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Even these celebs are photo shop.
Let me ask you though, did selfies invent the duck face pose or did zoolander. I’ve been thinking about this for years
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That’s true but it’s easy to still be envious! Blue steel doesn’t even compare to the duck face, though I’m not sure where it originated from
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The duck face does rule.
That is true I wish I had theses Lenny kravitzs eyes
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Preach! 😀
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Good for you. You just ‘Selfie’ for the fun of it and ignore the naysayers.
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Thank you 🙂 haha I will!
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I took selfies for every major event in college – first day of each year, formals, birthdays, etc. – and then made a single collage post out of them when I graduated. It was cool to see how I’d changed.
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Wow that is so fun! I probably did the same haha wish I had saved them all
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Yep, nothing wrong with that. I try not to take too many selfies, because it is against the bro code, but I love instagram because I love posting funny pictures and random stuff that makes me laugh.
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Hahah aw guys can take selfies too! I’ve been obsessed with Instagram lately, taking pictures is just fun
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Yeah, the best part is that I get excited when I get like 8 likes and the Kardashians think the internet is down if they don’t get like 400,000 on each of theirs.
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I have friends who will delete their pics and repost them at a different time if they don’t get enough likes in the first 5 minutes….it’s a sad world we live in
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Whoa…I think it is funny because I think everyone has their social media of choice and that is the one they hone in one. My favorite is my blog because it is my most popular one. I think if Instagram is your most popular platform you take those likes pretty seriously. I know when my blog doesn’t do the best I kind of get a little frustrated…Hey we’re human…
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Very true, it’s crazy how satisfying those likes and stats are.
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I think it just validates that people actually read your writing and at least acknowledge that they enjoyed it. Nothing wrong with getting some props to make you want to keep writing.
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The only thing wrong with the whole idea is that the quality of memories has degraded.
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I have the worst memory ever, I’ve always depended on pictures to recall an event. They don’t really seem degraded to me, but I see your point!
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Yes! Photographs are meant to remind people of significant memories. But now? One visit to the park and we have at least a dozen ‘selfies’. Earlier, going through photo albums meant a nostalgic walk down the memory lane. Today, in general terms,every second photo features the big face of the photographer, showing the same fake smile again and again. It’s depressing.
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I mean if the only pictures they are taking are of themselves, then that’s depressing haha but a few selfies paired with some group pics is fine
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You can get phones that also take pictures? Well okay, if you say so – but that’s a new one on me. They’ll be using them to send telegrams next….mark my words….
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Hahah it’s hard to keep up with all this new technology
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Yep, you should have seen me this weekend trying to do the dang selfie-stick. Hilarious!
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hahah it feels so silly to use but it really works!
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