‘Selfie’ Obsession

We all love ourselves….Come Come now, don’t lie. We all do.

But for some this love has kind of turned into an obsession where people have even turned narcissists.

Some people love clicking pictures of themselves with mouth open, exhibiting their stained pearlies just as they’re about to chomp into something delicious. These are the ‘Foodie selfies’. Why would one waste time clicking pictures of themselves eating is beyond logic. I would rather concentrate on food especially if it’s deliciously delectable.

Then there are some people who love clicking pictures in their underwear, either to show the world that ‘Look what a fabulous bod I have’ or ‘Look I can fit into Victoria Secret undies.’ Some click photos of themselves in their bare necessities and send such pictures to their spouses or lovers. Hopefully they reach the correct recipient.

 

Some love clicking selfies of them smoking or drinking or getting high on weed. They want to show the world how ‘ballsy’ and ‘badass’ they are. That’s the ‘Ballsy Selfie.’ They’ve seriously got the balls or the vaginas to click pictures for the moms and pops of the world to see that they smoke, drink and get high on cocaine.

Then there are the ‘ Sick selfies’. Those are selfies clicked to show to the world, ‘I am unwell, I’ve got the flu, aids, a cut finger, a scratch etc.’ But I still have the energy to click a picture and post it on instagram and facebook.

 

There are the ‘Big Boob selfies’ where some well endowed women love clicking pictures more of their cleavage than their face.

Some men love clicking pictures of themselves with their stubble or in their ‘Devdas’ state to get the ‘Grunge look selfie’.

There’s the ‘Gym look selfie’ where people will click pictures of themselves working out or one ab bulging out from God knows where or of themselves doing a split or some funny kamasutra pose in the gym.

 

There’s the ‘Duckie selfie’, ‘Pig face selfie’, ‘With Celebrity selfie’…there are loads of selfies we all click.

 

And let’s be honest it is fun. We all enjoy it. No wonder the selfie obsession led to the invention of ‘Selfie sticks’ or the ‘danda’ as I call it. Besides having to handle different sticks, there’s that addition too.

And as usual I’ll end with a crazy poem

FUNNY POSING STYLES

People in photographs have unique posing styles,

Some will bend their neck

or give a wide Julia Roberts smile.

Some will pose all grumpy like they’ve woken up from the wrong side of the bed

and some will pose with a funny smirk, with a side tilt of the head.

Some will stand erect like they’re taking orders from Hitler

And some will pose all ladylike whilst their eyelids flitter.

Some will have their pictures Instagramed or even photo shopped,

some may want to look fair or dark, thinner or heavy on top.

Some will pose like they’ve had hallucinogens or an overdose of cocaine

And some may smile like they’re constipated or suffering from Pms pain.

And then there are some who are self obsessed

who’ll click pictures of every facial expression with great duress

But then remember Madonna’s good ole song ‘Vogue’

where she sings Strike a pose, Strike a pose

Strike a pose

So no matter what I write or say

just strike a pose people

do it your own unique way.

– Charmaine Rangel