Welcome to the second post of Thoughts of a Teen! Today I will be doing a very touchy subject. Selfies. Now if you don't know what a selfie is then you obviously don't live in the twenty-first century. Or maybe your just one of those people who doesn't take them! In that case your an amazing person and don't let anyone tell you otherwise! Now I'm not saying that people who do take selfies are not awesome. What I'm saying is that... Well almost every has taken selfies. So if your a person who doesn't take selfies, you're a rare breed of person!
Now on to the subject of selfies. So many people have questioned this subject on social media. The main questions I have seen are: Are selfies stupid, and are selfies self centered? I have looked at debate websites and other social media sites. From the debate sites I have seen the people are pretty evenly split up. The majority of people did say that they are indeed stupid. As of today that subject is split 57% to 43%. The 57% saying that they are stupid.
Though many people say that selfies are stupid there is something very important to take notice of. You see, there are many different kinds of selfies. Four main types to be exact.
1. The sexy selfie.
This selfie is the kind people take of them self alone in their bathrooms. You see them all the time on Pinterest, Facebook, Tumblr ect. These kinds of selfies are specifically to show off how good you look. You see them everywhere. They go from a girl in an amazing dress and perfect makeup, to a guy lifting his shirt to show off his abs.
Here are some examples. Not like you don't know what I'm talking about, but we're doing this to show the people who don't take selfies. Now for the next kind of selfie.
2. The fun/funny selfie.
These are the selfies that are just to fool around. Maybe your with your friends and are just messing around. Maybe by yourself and did something funny with your cat, or maybe you messed up your makeup somehow. This selfie is just for fun! You can do whatever you want with this selfie without having to worry about how you look or what is going on.
Who knows maybe its your cat taking a selfie...
3. The memorable selfie.
This is the kind of selfie that is reserved for memories only. Maybe you've gotten to meet up with a friend you haven't seen in years. Maybe you visited the Eifel tower. Who knows, maybe you completed a mud run. These selfies are to capture the moments of the great times in your life. Don't want to let go of how good you felt when you completed that 10k of mud and hurtles, well your in luck because these selfies hold onto the moment quite well. Sadly your feelings and emotions don't ACTUALLY get put into the photo, but nonetheless this selfie is to help you remember the awesome things that happened in the past.
This lovely lady, is at the Grand Canyon. A perfect example of a memorable selfie!
4. The necessary selfie.
This selfie is for showing necessary things only. This selfie is strictly to show what something looks like, or what you mean by something. You don't usually pose in these pictures because, they are not to make you look good or capture a moment. Say your texting your friend. You teller that your hair looks great for the prom that night. You try to explain what it looks like. "I did a curly up-do" You say. "I did victory curls in my hair..." You say, but alas your friend does still not understand. So it is time you bring out your best ammunition! The selfie!
Considering all these things, no can really say for sure weather selfies are self centered or stupid. When it comes to saying selfies are dumb, well they can be. If your trying to look seductive and sexy in a selfie you can potentially look dumb. I mean what's the point? We know you're good looking, you don't need to try and show it off. Then there's the selfies with friends. You look really silly and crazy. Do you look dumb in these selfies? Well, yes, but its not the kind of dumb that someone in a sexy selfie looks. Now I'm not saying all people who take sexy selfies look dumb. I'm simply saying that some people do.
So, to conclude this post, there really is no way to tell weather of not selfies are dumb. There isn't really anyway to tell because, the reasons people take them are all over the place. They may be dumb sometimes, self centered other times, and a lot of times its just for the fun of it. So don't worry if you're a selfie taker! Have fun! Go on with your selfie taking self!
But, that's just what a teen thinks!
Stay awesome internet!
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