I don't want to be mean when I say this, but I really don't care about your selfies (or about your holiday photos, if you're on Facebook posting those ;-) and I suspect much of the rest of the universe doesn't, either.
To me, the ubiquitous selfie is the ultimate expression of the self-esteem movement and it's allowed our impulse towards overwrought self-expression to also run riot through our collective consciousness. This used to be the province of hack writers and other documentarians and...wait. Forget I said that part.
Anyway, this Texas woman (at least it wasn't Florida Man this time) was apparently so consumed with herself she couldn't help but take a selfie while her sister was giving birth in the background. (If she was making an attempt at self-deprecation or a sly commentary on the selfie genre, perhaps this would make sense Was she?)
The pic has since been called 'hilarious' but 'cruel' and it's of course gone viral. Much as the Black Death went viral throughout Europe at one time. LOL!
Texas woman takes selfie with sister who is giving birth | Daily Mail Online
"Some might argue she should have been holding her pregnant sister's hand. But for Kat Armendariz, from El Paso in Texas, it was a picture opportunity she could not resist.
The young woman whipped out her phone as her sister lay in a hospital bed in the background screaming out in pain and in the midst of labour - and took a selfie!
Fun-loving aunt Ms Armendariz took to Imgur to share the image, which she captioned 'SELFIE! While my sister is about to shove a baby out her vag!', and it has since gone viral on the site with over 496,000 views and 1,000 comments."
"Politics is just show business for ugly people."
To me, the ubiquitous selfie is the ultimate expression of the self-esteem movement and it's allowed our impulse towards overwrought self-expression to also run riot through our collective consciousness. This used to be the province of hack writers and other documentarians and...wait. Forget I said that part.
Anyway, this Texas woman (at least it wasn't Florida Man this time) was apparently so consumed with herself she couldn't help but take a selfie while her sister was giving birth in the background. (If she was making an attempt at self-deprecation or a sly commentary on the selfie genre, perhaps this would make sense Was she?)
The pic has since been called 'hilarious' but 'cruel' and it's of course gone viral. Much as the Black Death went viral throughout Europe at one time. LOL!
Texas woman takes selfie with sister who is giving birth | Daily Mail Online
"Some might argue she should have been holding her pregnant sister's hand. But for Kat Armendariz, from El Paso in Texas, it was a picture opportunity she could not resist.
The young woman whipped out her phone as her sister lay in a hospital bed in the background screaming out in pain and in the midst of labour - and took a selfie!
Fun-loving aunt Ms Armendariz took to Imgur to share the image, which she captioned 'SELFIE! While my sister is about to shove a baby out her vag!', and it has since gone viral on the site with over 496,000 views and 1,000 comments."
"Politics is just show business for ugly people."
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big kahuna: Jul 8, 17 6:32