The Selfie Olympics: the trend of 2013 reloaded
Hundreds of pictures as part of the trend show 'olympians' in bizarre poses
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Your support makes all the difference.Just days into 2014, the selfie, the trend of 2013, has been upgraded. Introducing selfie 2.0: The Selfie Olympics.
In the spirit of other similar crazes such as “planking” and “vadering”, "Olympians" aim to outdo each other by posting the most imaginative and outlandish selfies – or self-portraits that a person takes of themselves.
Competitors seek to parody the traditional selfie by posing in their bathroom mirror, but with ridiculous twists.
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According to website Refinery 29, the Selfie Olympics began with a Twitter account, using the hashtag #SelfieOlympics.
Selfie-takers contributing to the game of one-upmanship opt for the bizarre and the dangerous, or better yet, a combination of the two.
One photo shows a woman dangling precariously from a door by her shirt, while another sees a man in a canoe wedged between his bathroom door next to an enormous palm tree.
While there are no actual prizes, a myriad of Facebook pages dedicated to the craze already showcase competitors trying to prove their selfie “game” – slang for prowess.
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