When I came across this article, I was deeply disturbed. I am unable to shake the shock from what I have just read! A disgusting new trend has apparently surfaced... it seems absolutely disrespectful and counterintuitive but none the less it is sweeping the nation. CNBC.com reporter Jane Wells explains that today, an alarming number of tweens, teens, and adolescents are participating in a growing phenomenon of taking surprisingly happy "selfies" or close up photos of themselves smiling and maybe even giving a thumbs up at the funerals of people who are close to them, potentially even family members who they love very much. How twisted is THAT!? Wells does not shy away from a bias in her argument, she is clearly very aware that the audience reading her story will support her sentiment that this is an incredibly rude and disturbing new trend that should end immedietly. Somehow the popular blogging site, Tumblr, allows for a page where "selfies" from funerals are shamelessly collected and posted for all to see. Wells gives a convincing argument as to why this page should be shut down, claiming that if the site is allowed to remain online, NOTHING is sacred anymore. I must say, she has persuaded me. I definitely agree. Wells argues that nothing is serious, sacred, or personal enough to escape some sort of vapid joke or commentary on social media these days. Although social media does much to connect us to one and other, it certainly has a way of devaluing some of the last sacred existing components we have in today's modern society.
For more: Selfies At Funerals? Yes, People Actually Do That
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