Why It’s Time To Stop Apologizing For Gym Selfies

This article was originally published onBarBend.com. Self-obsessed. Insecure. Narcissistic. I’ve heard these words thrown around, with a little to a lot of venom and disgust, to describe someone who “takes too many selfies.” That someone is often female, though not always. Derision directed at selfie-taking seems to me unnecessarily vitriolic, and well, I want to offer up some defense at selfie-taking, even in “excess,” and encourage you to ask yourself why you think selfies are...