Julia

Yes, I read the ORIGINAL Article which had both the photos AND who took them, but of course

the rest of the media as you say picked up the photos but not who took them.

And then everyone jumps on the band wagon.

As you say, bizarre and insensitive.

I wish I could find that article in the Age re the reason for this circus.

For those of us who do not own a phone that takes photos, that is the only way to have a selfie taken.  Ask someone else to take a pic while we pose.  Duh!  That's what my selfies would look like.

I just looked back at the photos, they all have "Supplied: Kompas TV" on the captions, even the SMH/The Age.

Polks

We know that, we also know that he didn't ask them to be taken !

So they can't be selfies which is the point we were trying to say.

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@polksaladallie wrote:

For those of us who do not own a phone that takes photos, that is the only way to have a selfie taken.  Ask someone else to take a pic while we pose.  Duh!  That's what my selfies would look like.

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"For those of us who do not own a phone who takes photos" sounds much better, don't you think?

Oh julia, you've never taken a selfie, have you?

And I know why!!!

"whoever initially reported that it was a selfie -

obviously wanted to create the wrong impression."

Yep, spot on.

That's exactly why they used the word "Selfie" in the heading,

knowing damn well it would get traction.

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@grace.under.water wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

For those of us who do not own a phone that takes photos, that is the only way to have a selfie taken.  Ask someone else to take a pic while we pose.  Duh!  That's what my selfies would look like.

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"For those of us who do not own a phone who takes photos" sounds much better, don't you think?

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No, a phone is not human.         

More human than some of us 😉