Cool Dude, Or Plain Rude?: The Debate Over Obama's Selfie At Mandela Funeral

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     Politicians flocked to South Africa earlier this week to attend the funeral for civil rights pioneer Nelson Mandela. Among them was President Barack Obama. While there, he sat with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Helle Thorning-Schmidt. The two, along with Thorning-Schmidt's husband, snapped photos together for the memorial service, and this had people asking whether this was appropriate for such a somber event.
     The resounding answer, to me, is NO. The picture taking should have waited after the event was over, or, more appropriately waited until the Obamas and Thorning-Schmidt were in a private place. No one should ever be snapping photos of oneself at a funeral. It's downright rude.
      In defense of Obama though, the body language in his pics looked like he was becoming annoyed because Thorning -Schmidt was the one who wanted to take selfie after selfie. He didn't want to be rude, so he obliged so I find him to be lesser at fault than his picture taking counterpart.  Nevertheless, I find that taking pics at people's funerals is something that should never occur. What do you think? Voice your opinion below.