Trois: Selfie

I'm pretty sure we all know what a selfie is and if you don't know, here is the definition from www.merriam-webster.com:

Selfie: an image of oneself taken by oneself using a digital camera especially for posting on social networks

But how do we all we know what it means? Like who even came up with the term for it? I did some research on how the term originated and I found the answer to be extraordinary and was not something I was expecting. According to several sites, the term came from a young Australian drunk. The young Australian used the term selfie to describe a self-portrait. It so happened to be said around 2002 but barely gained momentum in 2013. Who knows how or why.

My little sister, Oriana, is the one to go to for selfies! She might only be 8 but boy does she have a thing for selfies. Even if she has no social media accounts, (For the purpose of taking selfies but why would she have any accounts anyways?), her day is spent taking selfies, no matter what she is doing. She says that I'm the one who is taking selfies 24/7 but she's crazy. I only take selfies when A.) I look cute or B.) I need a new avi for Twitter. One day, she got all of my mom's sunglasses, more than 20, and took a selfie with each one! When she was done with her selfie spree, she went and took my sunglasses and continued away with the selfies. Yes, she's pretty odd. For this purpose, I thought I'd take a not so normal selfie with her.

As you can see, I don't usually take normal selfies. I always make snapchat faces in my selfies. I noticed that my little sister is not the only youngster who takes selfies. I've noticed that a lot of other little kids have caught on the selfie train. I think it's ridiculous but funny at the same time. The other day I was looking through my photos on my phone (Something I often do when I'm not texting anyone or when Twitter is dry) and I found a selfie my little cousin that she had taken on my phone. I thought it was hilarious because she was doing the "duck lips" and the peace sign to the face. Or as  Kid Cudi once said, "@KidCudi: Hahaha what is this pose u kids do w ur hands on ur face like a peace sign??? What is that?? haha r u smellin ur hands?" Ahh Cudi is a legend but here is the selfie my little cousin took on my phone:

I hope everyone goes home tonight and takes a selfie because you have to admit, they are fun.