Selfies Make Way For The Handsies

  So, today I realized that...oops, one second, mirror. (Quickly pulls out camera, takes awesome selfie and posts picture to Instagram). Now, where was I? Oh yes. Today I realized everything has an expiration date. Milk, eggs, selfies. It doesn't matter. At some point, everything gets old and stale. Luckily, not everything needs to be thrown away, sometimes all it takes is a well thought out reboot.
And boy, have I come up with one heck of an idea.

  Selfies. Webster's Dictionary describes selfies as... well, will you look at that. Webster's doesn't really seem to have any definition listed. I guess the chore of defining it falls upon me then doesn't it.
So, Would-Be Superhero defines selfie as the act of taking a picture of ones self with the purpose of posting the image on Facebook, Myspace, Twitter or Instagram. Also, selfies are normally taken with only three types of expressions: the kissy face, the whatever face and the 'I just inhaled three cups of coffee' can't stop smiling.

  For a while selfies were pretty harmless and even a little cute. No one gave them a second thought and I think that is where things started to go bad. Rarely is a selfie on the receiving end of mean comment or suffered the fate of a 'dislike' click. They have been allowed to continue on unchecked. Selfies used to be simple. Just a picture of you holding your camera taken in your bathroom mirror. Over time that changed thanks to the rapidly evolving camera technology.

  Now selfies are taken everywhere: at work, your car, a store or a park. And the amount of selfies on the social networking sites has grown 600% in the last year alone. People who used to happily click the 'like' button on a selfie are now deleting their social network accounts as a last ditch effort to save their sanity.

A handsie thumbs up

  I believe selfies will continue to multiply and multiply unless something is done to stop them. Picture it like this. Selfies are like a rampaging Hulk, and the only thing that can stop a rampaging Hulk is another rampaging Hulk. That's why I am attempting to start the handsie craze.

  The handsie is simply taking a picture of your hand doing different things. Which right off the bat makes it way more interesting than a selfie. A selfie is just a picture of your face, but the hand can be photographed doing so many things. It can write or throw a ball or 'flip the bird' or do sign language or just a simple thumbs up. I don't think people consider how expressive a hand can be.

  I know I have a long road ahead of me, but I believe with your support and help, the handsie can become a real thing.  I feel as the popularity of the handsie grows, so shall the reign of the selfie begin to diminish. Perhaps selfies do not need to completely go away, but only return to their simpler more peaceful origins.