Selfies are widely known to be taken for social networking sites using digital cameras. But where did selfies come from? Where did the word "Selfie" come from?
In November 2013, the word "Selfie" was announced Word of the Year. The word's origin was not clearly known. In Mark Amsler's article "Where did that word come from? - Selfie" on nzherald.co.nz, he stated that the earliest recorded Selfie was back in 2002 by a 20-something's guy on a drunken party on New Zealand. It was posted and shared on an ABC Online forum "Um, drunk at a mates 21st, I tripped ofer [sic] and landed lip first (with front teeth coming a very close second) on a set of steps ... And sorry about the focus, it was a selfie."
These guys #bros#party#selfe#selfiegamestrong#mates#drunk @thestevicle @naybone1204
Amsler says, "Now, 11 years after that young man's tumble down the stairs, selfie is part of worldwide English speech for a digitised, media-sharing culture."
It's funny how things are made in the internet, specially the words. Who knew that one simple mishap could lead to create a random word that would encapsulate an entire movement and what would stick to everyone's (young obnoxious brats) vocabulary for years. Well, jolly good show Internet!
Vanity on. 😉💋 #instacollage #pinay #selfie #modelprimeph #instagramhub #jj #all_shots #webstagram #ggss #instavain #vanityCathcart says, "The selfie has become a by-word for our self-obsessed age, and it seems everyone's doing it; even Barack Obama and David Cameron at Nelson Mandela's memorial."
Kids, teens, adults, celebrities and even elders are doing it. Why? Maybe because we are all self-absorbed? This past few years, we see a drastic increase of selfies. Mainly because of famous people sharing their own creations. Well, who would like to miss out on the fun? LOL.
It's funny how things are made in the internet, specially the words. Who knew that one simple mishap could lead to create a random word that would encapsulate an entire movement and what would stick to everyone's (young obnoxious brats) vocabulary for years. Well, jolly good show Internet!
source: forums.watchuseek.com
Okay, let's move back a little. Back when Selfies were called "Self-Portraits." Michael Cathcart's article "A short history of the selfie" on abc.net.au says that Art historian James Hall traced development of the self-portraits right back to the Middle Ages. The beginnings of vanity also took hand in the creation of self-portraits.
Kids, teens, adults, celebrities and even elders are doing it. Why? Maybe because we are all self-absorbed? This past few years, we see a drastic increase of selfies. Mainly because of famous people sharing their own creations. Well, who would like to miss out on the fun? LOL.
source: memegenerator.net
As time passes by, we see how people are getting more and more into technology, internet and digital photography to be exact. And with those tools, new forms of people have and soon will emerge. I just hope that we wouldn't be outrun by hordes of self-obsessed zombies. Y.O.L.O.
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