By Samantha Mineroff
Central Bucks West High School
Do celebrities look at all the pictures of themselves online? And if they do, what do they see?
Themselves? Their fake selves? Their hidden selves? Or do they not look at all?
Don't we all have a fake self that puts on a model-looking, structured and uncomfortable pose, with either a rehearsed smile or a dramatic, perfectly aligned expression?
We do. They're called "selfies."
So much more goes into making a selfie than one thinks. Some start by taking a shower, spending hours on their hair and makeup, then finding the "right" pose that will make them look slim/cute/sexy/perfect/longing/innocent.
Even after snapping the picture, more wasted time goes into picking and choosing filters that will even out skin tone or brighten the eyes or highlight cheekbones. Then comes the ever-clever captions for people to be awed by, and the hashtags so more people can make a fuss.
Then what? The viewers are obliged to "like" your picture and all your beauty or whatever it is, even though the only thing anyone is really seeing is a covered-up form of yourself.
It's not a selfie. It's a "fakeme," where you arethe center of a painted-over picture.
If you're going to take a snapshot of yourself, take one when you're actually happy and not trying to tell yourself you're "x" --------- and usually that means when you're spending time with people who make you feel happy.
So then, it's not really a selfie at all. It's a "realme," with you in a happy, natural state with people who have helped make you who you are, which isn't just one person. It's someone who loves and cares about others, who reflects others, who learns from others and picks up mannerisms from others.
You, who you are, is more than just you. It's the people you choose to be around, who reflect your character and show what you are a part of.
Why would anyone want to look at someone who only cares about him or herself?
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