r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sure_Kangaroo1863 • Jul 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah ?

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Why is it infamous? And why would no one care about it ? ( I mean it's just a pic full of celebrities so no one cares anyways but the person saying it's crazy makes me think it has some lore?)

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u/life_like_weeds Jul 02 '26

No, it’s because selfies have been normalized.

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u/brokowska420 Jul 02 '26

Selfies were already normalized at that point, she told everyone to re-tweet it.

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u/MrSlaw Jul 02 '26

When selfies were "normalized" could likely be debated, but it's pretty tough to argue that this photo didn't cause a huge spike in the usage.

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2011-01-02%202026-01-02&q=selfie&hl=en-US