10 Reasons Why I Support Selfie Culture By Lauren Smouse

1. Big media have controlled “the perfect body” image for long enough
2. Everyone has their own “perfect body” and deserves to flaunt it
3. I am never going to say, “Wow! I wish I had fewer pictures of my friends and me”
4. Selfies allow me to reclaim how I see myself on my own terms and in my own way
5. Everyone deserves to look at themselves feel like a million bucks
6. Of the thousands of pictures I will grimace though in my lifetime, I have the right to want to appear in some—even if I have to take them myself!
7. It infuriates baby-boomers when I spend “all that time on my cell phone” reveling in my appearance
8. My self-confidence skyrockets when I look at an exquisite picture of me
9. I love looking at other people who feel amazing and want to show it off
10. I deserve to feel beautiful without reservation