Last week in NYC, an apartment building
collapsed in East Village from a gas explosion, injuring 22 people and killing
2 more. The cameras that were on site were not only those of news stations.
Soon after the explosion, seven
women gathered around a selfie stick to take a group photo, the explosion being
the backdrop of the selfie. Not only was the time and place terribly planned,
the women were smiling. If you had
any faith left in humanity, this selfie dissipated any hopes. The tasteless
photo was plastered across the New York Post with the title “Village Idiots” (seen
above.) People were outraged. One commenter on Twitter tweeted “Absolutely
disgusting” while another said “Everything that’s wrong with NYC summed up in
one in one photo.”
The selfies don’t stop there.
The picture above shows Christina
Freundlich throwing up a peace sign in front of the explosion site, again smiling. Comments included “WTF is wrong
with you?” and “I can only imagine how the families of those two missing people
must feel right now” (the two people mentioned were announced dead.) After she took down her Instagram photo, she released a statement
apologizing for her careless actions.
The fact that both photos are of
women gives insight to which gender typically is more active on social media.
Selfies are usually taken where one is smiling which can explain why both
selfies show the women dong so. Nevertheless, both photos were taken carelessly
and are offensive, especially to the families of those that were a part of the
incident. Has selfie culture gone too far?
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