Selfies, what are they, why do people take them, and why are they so popular?

A seflie is when a person takes a picture of them self when they do not have someone take it for them.

Sixth and eighth grade English teacher, Teresa Vorgias, gave her opinion on selfies. Vorgias said, “I think that if there was no one around you and you wanted to take a picture with something really cool or of a few friends and there is no one around to take the picture, I think in those circumstances, selfies are okay.  However, if you are just taking pictures of yourself making weird faces or posing in different ways all the time, there is an issue at hand.” Vorgias also said that she took selfies back when she went to Europe but not so people can see her outfits but instead to take a picture of herself standing in front of something cool.

A song has been made about selfies. The tittle of this song is simply “#SELFIE” by The Chainsmokers. Throughout the video, pictures or selfies come up and almost every single one of the selfies have different posses. The person taking the selfie is either with a group or by themselves.

Cristopher Ramos, eighth grader at AJCMS said that he likes taking selfies. He also said that they affected teens life’s because they take them randomly wherever they go.

Crystal Soto, also an eighth grader said, “I think they became more popular because people started posting pictures on Facebook and everybody started doing it.” Crystal also said, “In a way yes, it did affect teenagers’ life because that’s all us teenagers do when we’re bored, instead of doing homework.”

Monica Ramirez, a student at Dr. Julian Nava Learning Academy said, “I think people shouldn’t be afraid of taking selfies because they don’t hurt. It’s just a picture you will keep forever.”

A John Adams Middle School student, also a former student at AJCMS, Brianna Gonzalez said, “Selfies show that people feel confident to take picture (selfies).”

Yulissa Herrera, a George Washington Carver Middle School student said, “I think that selfies became popular because when the song “Selfies” came out a lot more people started to take them more.”

Emily Espinoza, a student at Santee Education Complex said, “Honestly now a days selfies go wrong. Mostly girls are showing their body too much, and guys are going to think, ‘Look, she’s easy.'”

Although many students said they liked selfies, eighth grader Alexis Velez said that people just get “pretty” to take them. He also thinks that they are a waste of time.