In Defense of the Selfie and why you'll get a selfie stick
With now even the President of the USA getting in on the Act, Let's just say that stores in the USA will have the OfficalUSASelfieStick ASAP. However I do want to defend the stick and my reasoning goes like this. Back in Van Eyck's day when the wealthy and privileged did something that thought grand they commissioned a selfie in their day -- A portrait This was considered a new form of expression of realism and acute observation with " Full-length portraits were reserved for depictions of the highest echelon of society, and were associated with princely displays of power" Kemperdick (2006), 28 Wikipedia Quoting from Wikipedia again, "Throughout history, it has been common for rulers and governments to commission public art as a means of demonstrating power and wealth, or even for specific propaganda purposes". So it's not just me say...