My photos... The glorious and the unfortunate...

The way people represent themselves online is most readily apparent by searching through their photos on Facebook. After a quick search through my photos, I found that I am quite content with the way I am represent with one minor exception. Most of my pictures are of student government, chemistry, other student organizations, or participating in on-campus activities; however, there are a few pictures of the time my friends dragged me kicking and screaming to a sorority party. These pictures are incredibly unfortunate and in no way, shape, or form represent my daily life. And quite frankly, I look ridiculous. Regardless of how unfortunate those select photos may be, I still have not untagged myself in them. I believe that Facebook should represent who you are and the sorts of decisions you make in order to encompass who you truly are as a person. By leaving myself tagged in all of these photos, I am allowing my friends complete transparency into my life. I believe in honesty first and foremost, which I show by leaving my life open online for all of my friends to see. Many people untag themselves in photos as either an act of vanity or an act of embarrassment. People commonly dislike the way they appear in pictures, so they simply remove them. I personally use these photos as unique comedic opportunities to have a laugh at my own expense. If you are laughing too, people can’t laugh at you, only with you. If people are embarrassed about their photos, it indicates that they are embarrassed of their actions. If you are embarrassed of your actions, you can easily adjust your life in a way that you are proud of yourself. I choose to take that route. I look at my photos and if I am embarrassed of it, I embrace that feeling and use it to make better choices in the future.