So I was scrolling through Facebook a few minutes ago and saw a post by Matt Walsh talking about the dustup country music star Miranda Lambert recently created by stopping a show to admonish some fans who were taking selfies in the front of the concert.
Now I am not a fan of "selfie culture" writ large (which I can't even offer a good definition of at the moment). And I think that you can tell a lot about someone by how many pictures of themselves that they take.
However, I kind of think that music concerts are kind of the place where one would be reasonably expected to engage in selfies. I loved Miranda Lambert in her "Kerosene" video and if I was the kind of person to go to a big concert, and if I were fortunate enough to get near enough to the stage, I would probably be exited to be there and want to take a photo of it. I've got to imagine it's kind of hard to get a group shot or even a good individual shot in a big crowd, and a selfie might be the only thing one could get. If I were a performer, I think I'd look at it as my fans being excited to be there, which would probably pump me up about it. I mean, it's not like I'm in a classroom teaching or anything. Those fans paid to be there... if they want to take some selfies--which I assume they will post on social media, which will mean free advertising for me--then hey knock yourself out.
So two things:
1) what are your opinions on "selfie culture," and do you have a definition for it? and
2) what is your opinion on the Miranda Lambert situation?
Now I am not a fan of "selfie culture" writ large (which I can't even offer a good definition of at the moment). And I think that you can tell a lot about someone by how many pictures of themselves that they take.
However, I kind of think that music concerts are kind of the place where one would be reasonably expected to engage in selfies. I loved Miranda Lambert in her "Kerosene" video and if I was the kind of person to go to a big concert, and if I were fortunate enough to get near enough to the stage, I would probably be exited to be there and want to take a photo of it. I've got to imagine it's kind of hard to get a group shot or even a good individual shot in a big crowd, and a selfie might be the only thing one could get. If I were a performer, I think I'd look at it as my fans being excited to be there, which would probably pump me up about it. I mean, it's not like I'm in a classroom teaching or anything. Those fans paid to be there... if they want to take some selfies--which I assume they will post on social media, which will mean free advertising for me--then hey knock yourself out.
So two things:
1) what are your opinions on "selfie culture," and do you have a definition for it? and
2) what is your opinion on the Miranda Lambert situation?
