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 represented with one minor exception. Most of
my pictures look professional, active, and have that awkward part of my personality
incorporated into them. These photos primarily 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. I never wear anything that does not represent who I
am, so I had to rely on my “frat star” roommate to let me borrow his clothes. Although
I find these pictures unfortunate, they represent the choices I have made in
the past, and therefore are a part of who I am today.
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 at
yourself, 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.
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