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The defining photos of the Millennials
My husband found this appalling photo of seven women taking a “selfie” in front of an explosion and fire in Manhattan’s East Village this past week. So far two people are confirmed dead from that tragic incident.
Yet these giggling women are taking a selfie. They even had a “selfie stick” to assist in their memento. Little did they know they’d end up on the front cover of the New York Post.
My husband saw the photo and was appalled by the implications. He called it “the defining photo of the Millennials.”
You know how certain events or demographics are defined by epic photos? The end of World War II saw the sailor kissing a nurse. The Vietnam War was tragically personified by the child running naked away from napalm.
And here we have Millennials — who, if this photo is anything to go by, are shaping up to be shallow, thoughtless, and oblivious to what’s going on around them.
Please don’t think I’m condemning the entire demographic(our daughters, for example, are considered Millennials) — it’s just that this photo personifies the shallow, thoughtless, and oblivious members of the generation. Death, destruction, and mayhem are taking place behind them… and yet these women are saying “Let’s take a selfie!” and even have a selfie-stick for that very purpose. Then they post their self-absorption on social media. Wheeee.
The defining photo of the Millennials? Lord in heaven, I hope not.
Source: http://www.rural-revolution.com/2015/03/the-defining-photos-of-millennials.html
