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53. my mother is a holocaust survivor. i lost family to auschwitz.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2014, 08:59 AM

Jul 2014

the picture does not bother me in the slightest.

i'm glad she went.

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Teen Takes Heat for Ill-Conceived Selfie at Concentration Camp [View all] Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 OP

When I was her age... greatauntoftriplets Jul 2014 #1

Meh jberryhill Jul 2014 #2

I read yesterday on Gawker tammywammy Jul 2014 #49

Thanks for that. I noticed right off that despite her smile, her face is very very strained. nt Hekate Jul 2014 #96

You know, that was my first thought. She saw this as a historical memorial and wanted Fla Dem Jul 2014 #101

No, she is a self-absorbed kid. There is a difference. TM99 Jul 2014 #54

I don't pretend to judge someone's character from a snapshot jberryhill Jul 2014 #56

Well, take the facts as they stand then and see what conclusion you might TM99 Jul 2014 #62

The "facts as they stand" tell me more about you jberryhill Jul 2014 #66

It was still very inappropriate, especially TM99 Jul 2014 #70

I'm with you JBerryhill on this Saboburns Jul 2014 #103

my granddaughter is 18 years old and entering college in September... CTyankee Jul 2014 #78

This made me wonder if it's OK to take photos while there at all treestar Jul 2014 #102

Teen does something stupid. ForgoTheConsequence Jul 2014 #3

Well put. Kber Jul 2014 #6

i would have never done this as a teenager or even younger JI7 Jul 2014 #16

So what are you going to do about it? ForgoTheConsequence Jul 2014 #18

why do i need to do anything about it ? JI7 Jul 2014 #19

Why wouldn't you? ForgoTheConsequence Jul 2014 #21

many things upset me and turn me off, i don't feel it means i have to do anything JI7 Jul 2014 #23

No one took selfies then liberal N proud Jul 2014 #28

but we did take pics and i wouldn't have taken pics like that and many teens i know JI7 Jul 2014 #31

Do you think gollygee Jul 2014 #30

not sure but there are older people who do stupid shit like this also JI7 Jul 2014 #34

Done what, exactly? jeff47 Jul 2014 #52

Yep, it's the smile. Iggo Jul 2014 #58

that it was at a concentration camp, not something i would have done JI7 Jul 2014 #88

Yet you can't quite manage to specify what was bad. (nt) jeff47 Jul 2014 #89

the whole selfie thing at that place like that JI7 Jul 2014 #91

Because.............. jeff47 Jul 2014 #92

depends on the pic JI7 Jul 2014 #93

Me, I'm thankful there was no Internet when I was that age. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2014 #51

i'm not so much offended by the photo as i am the blushing smilie at the end of the tweet Takket Jul 2014 #4

at least she's not goofing, making a silly face, or acting like a horse's ass NightWatcher Jul 2014 #5

Worst selfie of all time?!? Saboburns Jul 2014 #7

Probably just clueless countingbluecars Jul 2014 #8

I don't think this is a big deal. HubertHeaver Jul 2014 #9

I don't understand how even a teen Jenoch Jul 2014 #10

Like it or not, people, Auschwitz-Birkenau is a tourist attraction... DreamGypsy Jul 2014 #11

many places are tourist attractions, often because of something that took place JI7 Jul 2014 #25

My husband's cousin, in his 80s now, leads tours there because as he says, the younger generation... Hekate Jul 2014 #99

There are two candidate book titles in the Auschwitz-Birkenau catelog... DreamGypsy Jul 2014 #100

She's young enough to learn from this. Ken Burch Jul 2014 #12

Worst case scenario: Elle Fanning plays her in the movie. Ken Burch Jul 2014 #13

The smilely face could have been left out. Kaleva Jul 2014 #14

This was a far more outrageous photograph: Earth_First Jul 2014 #15

I mean for fuck's sake, he could afford a black coat Hippo_Tron Jul 2014 #17

He borrowed a coat for that. It had the word STAFF written in big gold letters on the breast Saboburns Jul 2014 #35

he wore the staff coat because being on staff at a concentration camp was on his bucket list dembotoz Jul 2014 #47

+1 n/t lumberjack_jeff Jul 2014 #73

A selfie can often be a means of documenting one's authentic presence in a place. RadiationTherapy Jul 2014 #20

Meh. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #22

why is it difficult to understand now ? i knew even before i was a teen JI7 Jul 2014 #24

Good for you. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #26

it doesn't take being magnificent to recognize how horrible the holocaust was JI7 Jul 2014 #27

Maybe she didn't pay attention in class. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #33

you seem more outraged at my response than my reaction to what was in the OP JI7 Jul 2014 #37

Whatever. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #40

you still sound outraged over someone on the internet saying they didn't like something JI7 Jul 2014 #41

Meh. Whatever. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #42

Mebbe she realizes all about the horribleness of the holocaust Saboburns Jul 2014 #39

They don't need to be magnificent Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #29

Ok, I don't get the outrage WolverineDG Jul 2014 #32

Yep. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #36

you are the one who sounds outraged about something in this thread JI7 Jul 2014 #38

You seem to need to tell everyone how much better you were as a teenager! nt Logical Jul 2014 #69

Hammer meets nail liberal N proud Jul 2014 #44

agree - really don't understand the outrage - a teen taking a pic at a tourist spot DrDan Jul 2014 #45

Not a mere tourist spot - A MEMORIAL FOR VICTIMS OF GENOCIDE. Sheesh. nt alp227 Jul 2014 #80

did I say "mere tourist spot"? don't believe so DrDan Jul 2014 #94

This is where I'm at. Xyzse Jul 2014 #60

I feel bad for today's teenagers. Nye Bevan Jul 2014 #43

She put HERSELF on display, though. Which is a dynamic that escapes me. KittyWampus Jul 2014 #46

On display to her facebook friends. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #50

No more calls, please. We have a winner jberryhill Jul 2014 #55

"disparage her & subject her to ridicule/outrage"? Like throwing a mistaken map I posted on DU KittyWampus Jul 2014 #63

There's a big difference. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #79

i am like a trained seal--bring out a camera, i smile. dembotoz Jul 2014 #48

my mother is a holocaust survivor. i lost family to auschwitz. unblock Jul 2014 #53

I have dozens of photos of myself wearing inappropriate expressions for the situation... hunter Jul 2014 #57

Cute kid. Iggo Jul 2014 #59

The outrage police Harmony Blue Jul 2014 #61

What has she done wrong? NCTraveler Jul 2014 #64

I was in Dallas last year... jberryhill Jul 2014 #67

Wow. Not sure what to think about that. NCTraveler Jul 2014 #68

That's funny. tammywammy Jul 2014 #72

Not taking the Holocaust seriously. nt alp227 Jul 2014 #81

How do you know she doesn't take it seriously? NCTraveler Jul 2014 #82

CAN IT NOT BE ANY MORE OBVIOUS? alp227 Jul 2014 #83

You can't be serious. NCTraveler Jul 2014 #84

Prove me wrong. Prove me wrong. PROVE ME WRONG. alp227 Jul 2014 #85

Edited my response above. NCTraveler Jul 2014 #86

Internet Lynch Mobs Puzzledtraveller Jul 2014 #65

+1000! Nt Logical Jul 2014 #77

The people outraged over this worries me more than this girl does! nt Logical Jul 2014 #71

Yep. Aren't you glad everything you've ever done isn't up for judging by all the idiots on the cbdo2007 Jul 2014 #74

So true, you nailed it! nt Logical Jul 2014 #76

"Princess Breanna". KamaAina Jul 2014 #75

Gotta love all the holier than though judgments here Blue_Adept Jul 2014 #87

Agreed, which is why I can't seem to understand what the big deal was with this picture. Xyzse Jul 2014 #90

Outrage du jour Blue_Adept Jul 2014 #95

The only baffling thing here... DemocraticWing Jul 2014 #97

Some folks just really need to worry about more important things bigwillq Jul 2014 #98

Dang cwydro Jul 2014 #104

I'm not a part of this generation any more. minivan2 Jul 2014 #105

She probably thought Auschwitz is where they kept the Latino children elaristotle Jul 2014 #106

Someone took a vacation photo. I'm OUTRAGED! chrisa Jul 2014 #107

Meanwhile persons sitting on deck cheers celebrating the malaise Jul 2014 #108