Taking the perfect selfie is a tricky business. Getting the light just right, sorting out the framing, hiding that double chin and making sure you've not got your nips, bits or arse accidentally showing. It's a minefield of potentially embarrassing pitfalls.
Unless you have no shame to begin with, that is.
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From a lack of tact and common sense to downright "What were you thinking?" moments, the following are as awkward, embarrassing and plain old wrong as selfies get. (Don't want to fall into the same pitfalls? Follow these 8 tips to get the perfect selfie.)
IT'S NOT JUST THE SELFIE YOU TAKE, IT'S WHERE YOU TAKE IT
There's a certain etiquette that should be adhered to in some places. You don't shout in a library, run around in a hospital or eat anywhere near us on the train (seriously, stop it). And there are plenty of places you shouldn't whip your phone out for a snap with your BFF either.
… Like at a funeral.
… Or a memorial service for Nelson Mandela.
… Or in the men's toilet when this is going down.
DON'T TAKE SELFIES AT PLACES OF HUMAN TRAGEDY EITHER
… Like Auschwitz.
... Apparently this is a really popular one.
... Or Chernobyl.
... Or a Holocaust memorial.
... Or the site of a recent terrorist atrocity.
DON'T OVERDO THE SEXY-SEXY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, *KIM*
It's not just Kim K who can't keep her clothes on, mind. Here are some others who needed that extra bit of attention that getting 'em off brings.
Miley Cyrus
Usher
Lisa Snowdon
Chelsea Handler
REMEMBER, SELFIES IN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS DON'T ALWAYS LIGHTEN THE MOOD
… Especially when your plane's being hijacked.
… Or a house is burning down.
... Or at a crash site for that matter. Basically anywhere that's on fire.
… Or when it could land you in jail.
... We really mean that last one, don't rob a bank and then take a selfie.
(image via New York Post)
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