I never knew that selfies were classified into categories! According to the website above, there are 15 kinds of selfies and they range from the Duck Face Selfie that girls are famous for (i.e. a pic of those sexy, pouty lips) to the Abs Selfie that men are famous for (i.e. a pic of that sexy bod and 6 pack) to the Celebrity Selfie (i.e. a pic taken to show the world OMG I just ran into [insert celebrity name here]). I found the article funny because I was able to identify with it, in the sense that we live in a selfie-obsessed world. Through Facebook and Instagram I have definitely seen the Duck Face Selfie, Abs Selfie, and Celebrity Selfie – in addition to many other selfie varieties as well.
The Duck Face
Abs Selfie
I think that I am a bit late on the selfie bandwagon. I do take selfies (let’s be real, in today’s day and age, what 20 year-old-doesn’t?) but I rarely ever post my selfies to social media. Rather, I take selfies merely for the purpose of recording moments in time. Class made me wonder, however, why don’t I share these selfies? Well, my answer is two-part. For one thing, I have not yet mastered the art of taking a flattering selfie. (According to class some angles are better than others, so maybe there are some tips for successful selfies that I need to look into and put into practice). Secondly though, I can’t help but think its a bit vain to take multiple pictures of yourself and share them with the world. Who cares??? Even if I did have the occasional flattering picture, who wants to see multiple pictures of me doing nothing, except trying to look pretty or cute? Also, won’t they [my friends/ followers] know I took 15 pictures before I found this one??? That thought tends to make me self-conscious.
However, as I have acknowledged, selfies may or may not be taking over the social media world. While many kids my generation are onboard, we are at the point where even Hollywood celebrities are onboard. For example, Kim Kardashian spends her life taking selfies. (Actually though. Google “Kim Kardashian selfies” and the results are endless.) And its not just Kim. Although maybe not quite as frequently, all celebrities are taking and posting selfies: Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Amanda Bynes, Miley Cyrus, Jessica Simpson, Hilary Duff, and the list goes on (and on!)! In fact, the top-most celebs at the 2014 Oscars participated in a famously circulated, record-breaking-retweet selfie. This famous and talked about selfie seemed to prove the high popularity of selfies and, additionally, the extraordinary emersion of selfies into our society.
Kim Kardashian is the Queen of Selfies
2014 Oscars Selfie feauturing top celebrities
While I am very hesitant about jumping on board the selfie boat, I am aware of the fact that we live in a culture where as much as you resist the fads, you must give in at some point. Resist the iPhone all you want – but trust me, you’ll come around eventually. Resist Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and SnapChat all you want – but you will get an account at some point. When fads are around long enough, just about everyone eventually gives in so that they can fit into society and feel like they belong. I can resist the selfie all I want, but if the selfie is here to stay, at some point despite my hesitancy, I am predicting that I am going to stop fighting it. At some point I predict that I am destined to jump aboard the selfie boat and embrace the social media selfie.
Works Cited
Day, E. (2013, July 13). How selfies became a global phenomenon. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jul/14/how-selfies-became-a-global-phenomenon
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