{"id":11220,"date":"2019-07-16T09:51:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T09:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/face\/?p=11220"},"modified":"2021-08-27T14:45:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T14:45:21","slug":"the-six-most-inappropriate-tourist-selfies-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/the-six-most-inappropriate-tourist-selfies-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"The six most inappropriate tourist selfies ever?"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approx read: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">mins<\/span><\/span><h2 id=\"be-honest-you\u2019ve-got-a-few-e\" class=\"Body\">Be honest, you\u2019ve got a few embarrassing travel selfies tucked away on social media, right?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"Body\">There\u2019s that drunken night out in Stockholm when you decided a traffic cone would make a truly fabulous wizard\u2019s hat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">There\u2019s the time you decided bear hugging a bronze statue of one of Peru\u2019s founding fathers was the best way to honour his contributions to society.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">Yes, we\u2019ve all been there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">But what you &#8211; <i>hopefully<\/i> &#8211; managed to achieve was limiting weary eye-brow raises to members of your own social circle and not the world\u2019s media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">These travellers? Less so.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"-chernobyl-no-no\">1. Chernobyl no no<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Body\">Yes, it\u2019s very <i>in<\/i> right now with the recent release of its very own HBO mini-series. But let\u2019s keep in mind that this was a bona fide tragedy. Perhaps stripping off for an \u2018artistic\u2019 glamour shot is not the most sensitive way of remembering the thousands of victims of the world\u2019s worse nuclear catastrophe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">INFLUENCERS<br \/>This is the most stupid, unsensitive, human-of-late-capitalism, ridiculous, etc, etc, etc you can imagine a person could do.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chernobyl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chernobyl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pripyat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pripyat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/influencer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#influencer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DBOd4Jdvfb\">pic.twitter.com\/DBOd4Jdvfb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kidmograph (@KidMograph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KidMograph\/status\/1138791975090626563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"-yolocaust\">2. Yolocaust?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Body\">Berlin-based artist Shahak Shapira grew so frustrated with seeing tourists taking grinning selfies (as well as performing yoga poses) on the city\u2019s holocaust memorial, he decided to take matters into his own hands. His project <span class=\"Hyperlink0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yolocaust.de\/\">Yolocaust<\/a><\/span> superimposed those same selfies on top of harrowing images from Nazi-era concentration camps. Lesson learned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you take a selfie at the Holocaust Memorial, you might get shamed in this art project <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QrDDZabZFh\">https:\/\/t.co\/QrDDZabZFh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Oni9yy5f8i\">pic.twitter.com\/Oni9yy5f8i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Outline (@outline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/outline\/status\/822957643425779718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span class=\"Hyperlink0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"-covering-up\">3. Covering up<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Body\">Sure, you like to express your spiritual side sometimes. And what better way to convey that to the world than an artfully composed pic of you pretending to meditate while on holiday? But if you wouldn\u2019t wear it to Sunday lunch with your grandma, perhaps it\u2019s not appropriate attire for a 12th century religious building.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TravelEater\/status\/959898418419322887\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TravelEater\/status\/959898418419322887<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"-yet-more-nudity\">4. Yet more nudity<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Body\">Speaking of covering up, the phenomenon of stripping off at sights of historical interest is as perplexing as it is widespread. Machu Picchu, Angkor Wat, the Pyramids of Giza &#8211; it seems nowhere is safe from the urge to go <i>au natural <\/i>while perched on ancient stones.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nude behavior may bring pleasure to some but it causes discomfort &amp;anger to others.Where do u stand on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nakedtourism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nakedtourism<\/a>? <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/qEf11r8HEg\">pic.twitter.com\/qEf11r8HEg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Beckham (@ShareanewsBill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShareanewsBill\/status\/610083106742075392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"-spatial-awareness\">5. Spatial awareness<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Body\">Even well-meaning tourists can cause a incident when they\u2019re not paying attention. This 18th century Portuguese statue &#8211; yet another blameless victim of our incessant selfie culture.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Museums embracing &#39;selfie culture&#39; take note. When selfies go wrong: Tourist smashes an 18th Century statue. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yTXGOORcRY\">https:\/\/t.co\/yTXGOORcRY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EB1mtQAMAZ\">pic.twitter.com\/EB1mtQAMAZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steven Moore (@MrStevenMoore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrStevenMoore\/status\/798597913009979392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"-they\u2019re-fighting-back\">6. They\u2019re fighting back<\/h3>\n<p class=\"Body\">The terrified look says it all. These Balinese monkeys &#8211; most notable so far for their \u2018endearing\u2019 habit of stripping tourists of their snacks &#8211; have had enough of social media fame. Repent while there\u2019s still time, people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Selfie goes horribly wrong as monkey pulls on Bali tourist&#39;s hair <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/sg19LycSgk\">http:\/\/t.co\/sg19LycSgk<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/2eliq3eh9m\">pic.twitter.com\/2eliq3eh9m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MailOnline Travel (@travelmail) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/travelmail\/status\/544516015502426112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">For more insights into traveller mishaps and successes, follow battleface on Instagram <span class=\"Hyperlink0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/battleface_plan\/\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/face\/6-borderline-genius-travel-hacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6 borderline-genius travel hacks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s that drunken night out in Stockholm when you decided a traffic cone would make a truly fabulous wizard\u2019s hat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":11229,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1229,1053],"class_list":["post-11220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insurance","tag-inappropriate-tourist-selfies","tag-selfie-culture"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11220"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14599,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11220\/revisions\/14599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}