Is selfie culture a feminist issue?

[DJLippy]

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My issue is consent. I don't like posing in front of cameras. I feel awkward and uncomfortable. I want to say no but society tells me I mustn't. There is a word for this feeling. There is a word for a culture that tells women to look pretty and smile through their discomfort.

I think this is a part of the problem with women’s socialisation rather than a separate issue. Women just aren’t assertive enough.

Isn't a selfie a self portrait; i.e. posing for your own camera?

I want to say no but society tells me I mustn't

Grow up. She is an adult woman. Many people don't like having their photos taken - I don't and I often say so.

Totally feel the same way she does.

Whenever I try to tell someone I feel uncomfortable and I don't want to be photographed I get the same few lines. Don't be daft. You're really pretty.

I thought that the problem here was that her friends were assuming that the issue was that she didn't like her looks (the answer being: get better friends).

But then I read:

I can make up a million excuses.. I have Chandler face. I'm not wearing any makeup. I feel fat. These are socially appropriate responses.

Ok, right - so the reason they're saying don't be daft, you look pretty is because you're pretending that the reason is that you feel self-conscious? Well that's why they don't understand your objections then - because they weren't even true in the first place. And if you can't tell your friends the truth about how you feel, I'd suggest that the solution is the same: get better friends.

The issue here seems to be the fact the writer is embarrassed to admit to her friends that she's a feminist.

This isn't an issue I can be arsed to waste my energy on but if she were my friend I wouldn't force her into a pic.

Having said that, DS hates to be photographed but I do sneak the odd stealth one. I think he's beautiful and would hate to not have a small record of this stage in his life.