Have you ever been humiliated through a photo or video?
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November 1st, 2009
I went skating with my four small cousins for Halloween in costume. I was bending over putting on my skates and the staff snapped a photo of me since I was one of the only people there in costume. For the entire time we were there, nearly all of my breasts were plastered on the projector thing every 10 seconds. It mostly struck me as funny be was a tad embarrassing. I couldn’t help but think of Ellen.
Have you ever had a close call or been publicly embarrassed? (and maybe even constantly reminded…) By photo or video? (Darn Technology!)
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Yes. I have. Luckily it was years ago and I barely even look the same as I did back then.
I tend to twist my face to the side occasionally, when trying to breathe in from one (often) clogged nostril. The result when caught on camera: not very pretty.
I wouldn’t call it humiliated, but on my 21st birthday (and after way, way too much alcohol) my friend snapped a pictured of me puking, in mid-vomit. It was really gross! Not terribly embarrassing, except for the fact that he worked for the school newspaper and decided to put the photo in there, along with a happy birthday caption just for me. Wonderful. However, he did get kicked off the newspaper for putting the picture in at the last second without editorial approval. Sweet retribution!
Oh yes, I have. I’m not very photogenic so in most pictures I just look really dumb. I’ve come to terms with this though. However, the rest of my family never fails to point this out to me. My mom: “Hmm…That’s not your best picture, is it?” My sister: “Yeah, you look really bad.” Me: “Thanks.” Now this’ll make you glad you didn’t pay for that photo: link
I don’t know if I’ve ever been humiliated, but there are plenty of embarrassing photos of me out there. That story sounds pretty funny, though. I’ve also been known to take embarrassing photos of other people.
I’ve collected 1,090 photos (so far) of me that other people have taken (non-family members) and many of them are not that great. I could do without 20 photos of me sticking my tongue out while drunk at a party and pictures of me freaking with a girl at a dance and that picture of me sleeping. But nothing truly humiliated me.
When you like to party, there are going to be embarrassing photos of you. I have learned that through experience. :)
Uh, yeah.
My favorite~ example: In high school, the thing to do was photocopy photos or photo collages of your friend hand post them around school when it was their birthday. For my 17th, there was a lovely picture of me in a compromising position with one of those pool noodles all over campus. Thanks, friends!
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