Paris Hilton thinks she invented the selfie and people had something to say about that
Paris Hilton has been celebrating quite a landmark, the time she changed the course of popular culture with her good friend, Britney Spears.
11 years ago today, Me & Britney invented the selfie! pic.twitter.com/1byOU5Gp8J
— Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) November 19, 2017
Except some people thought they’d spotted a selfie a few years before that seminal moment. Like, 170 years before.
1.
Liar. pic.twitter.com/yM9hHWzwCf
— Rodrigo רודריגו (@WalterAsensio) November 19, 2017
2.
Madonna took a selfie in 1985. Watch Desperately Seeking Susan….
— glk (@golfwife23) November 19, 2017
Sorry. Pre Thelma & Louise pic.twitter.com/YAFmaTJcWf
— Mulled Wine Mincer (@Aanth) November 19, 2017
3.
Apparently Robert Cornelius took a selfie in the ‘30s.
The 1830s.— Pre-Existing… Sanity (@ZACHATTACK15782) November 19, 2017
This one is 1839.
This is the first ever photograph selfie in history, taken by Robert Cornelius in 1839. It's now in the collection of @librarycongress. pic.twitter.com/eS5a3Zy6sT
— ddsnorth ™ (@ddsnorth) November 19, 2017
4.
1910 one of the first mirror selfies pic.twitter.com/YU7QKNQXo8
— iLoveRoses9 (@love_roses9) November 19, 2017
5.
IM SORRY BUT pic.twitter.com/Rvd7JEa0g0
— jolly ol laura claus (@space_orphan) November 19, 2017
6.
George Harrison. 1966. pic.twitter.com/NclJMIpoK6
— George MacDonald (@geomac24) November 19, 2017
7.
#Sinatra did it as a child. pic.twitter.com/BoJkdch4yv
— John Nasser (@Cousin_Johnny) November 19, 2017
8.
oh realy because heres kramer inventing the selfie in 1995 pic.twitter.com/dtmR0Kh3lP
— Seinfeld Current Day (@Seinfeld2000) November 19, 2017
Others had a theory that Paris Hilton was working on a deeper level than that.
um, like, we all did this long ago… it was like very common. i'm not that old, do people not remember the 90s? am i that old?
— Rgue . Bigham (@jeffbigham) November 19, 2017
Yes. It’s a joke.
— Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) November 19, 2017
How is it funny?
— Miriam Heddy (@miri_iron) November 20, 2017
It's common on Stan Twitter for someone to say a celebrity "invented" something in a sarcastic manner. Overall, what she's saying is "look at this cute photo of Britney and me". It's hard to explain.
— Bryson Knoel (@BrysonKnoel) November 20, 2017
Ah. Well, simply putting it in quotes would’ve been clear enough.
— Miriam Heddy (@miri_iron) November 20, 2017
Hmmmm.
— Lewis Early (@LewisEarly3) November 19, 2017
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