An Open Letter to All of My Friends Who Take Selfies致所有喜歡自拍的朋友們

Dear Friends Who Take Selfies，

I want you to know that I love it when you post pictures of yourself. I know selfies get a lot of bad press， but I think they're rad1）. They give me a little window into your life， and you'd be amazed at how much I can get out of one little photo.

I love your pictures because I love seeing what you're wearing—the outfits2） you build give me ideas about how to mix it up with my own wardrobe3）， and seeing you work your shit4） gives me courage to try clothing that I otherwise might have thought was too outlandish5） or revealing6）.

I love seeing how you do your hair and makeup. You look like a hot babe7） and I wish you would make YouTube tutorials8） explaining how you get your eyeliner9） just so10）. I want you to post pictures every time you change your hair， because seeing you cycle through all those neon colours gives me great ideas about what to do next with my own hair.

I love when you take selfies in your house. It's neat11） to see where you live. When your place is cluttered12）， it makes me feel better about my own messy13） apartment. When your house is neat， it encourages me to get my shit together14） and do the damn dishes already. I like seeing the things you own and the art you put on your walls， because those things tell me so much about who you are and what you care about.

I love when you take selfies while on vacation. I don't get to travel often， so your pictures allow me to live vicariously15） through you. The excitement on your face when you take a selfie at the Trevi Fountain or by the Arc de Triomphe is perfect and beautiful. I've seen a thousand pictures of the Louvre Pyramid， but the most interesting ones are the ones with you in it. If I wanted to see a picture of the Great Wall of China all on its own， I could just google it. You're what makes those pictures special.

Mostly I love your selfies because I love seeing you feel good about yourself. I love how your face glows when you look like a million bucks16） and you know it. I love when you celebrate yourself. You deserve to be celebrated.

It's easy for people to roll their eyes17） at selfies and make jokes about girls who just want attention， but the truth is that for lots of girls posting pictures of themselves is a way of challenging our culture's narrow beauty standards.

Selfies are a way of saying， \"I love myself， and I will fight anyone who tries to change that fact.\"

Selfies are not a question. They're not asking， \"Do you think I'm pretty？\"

Selfies are a statement： \"I am here.\"

I see you.

I love you.

You matter.

Your selfies are inspirational. That might sound corny18）， but it's true. When I see you love yourself， it helps me love myself. I suspect the same is true for lots of other people who see your pictures.

So please keep taking selfies. Please fill my Facebook and Twitter feeds19） with your wonderful face. Every picture you post fills me with so much joy. I love seeing you.

親愛(ài)的喜愛(ài)自拍的朋友們：

我希望你們知道我愛(ài)死你們發(fā)的那些自拍照了。我知道這些自拍照受到了不少非議，但我覺(jué)得它們棒極了。它們?yōu)槲掖蜷_(kāi)了一扇小小的窗，讓我能夠走進(jìn)你們的生活，而且你們一定會(huì)驚訝，我竟然能從一張小小的照片里得到這么多信息。

我愛(ài)死你們的照片了，因?yàn)槲蚁矚g看你們穿什么樣的衣服——你們的衣著搭配會(huì)給我啟發(fā)，讓我知道如何合理搭配自己衣櫥里的衣服；你們化腐朽為神奇的穿衣之道讓我有勇氣去嘗試那些我本來(lái)可能會(huì)覺(jué)得太另類(lèi)或太暴露的衣服。

我喜歡看你們做的發(fā)型和化的妝。你們看上去就像是熱力四射的辣妹，我真希望你們能制作一些YouTube教程，講解一下你們是怎么把眼線畫(huà)得這么完美的。我希望你們每一次換發(fā)型后都發(fā)幾張照片，因?yàn)榭粗心切┠藓鐭舭懔聋惖纳试谀銈冾^上輪番綻放，我也腦洞大開(kāi)，對(duì)于接下來(lái)如何打理我自己的頭發(fā)有了不少好主意。

我喜歡你們?cè)谧约杭依锱牡淖耘恼铡Ｄ芸匆?jiàn)你們生活的環(huán)境，這種感覺(jué)真妙！如果你們的家里一片狼藉，那會(huì)讓我對(duì)自己亂七八糟的公寓感覺(jué)好一點(diǎn)；如果你們的家里干凈整潔，那正好激勵(lì)我把我的東西好好收拾收拾，把那些討厭的碗碟好好洗洗。我喜歡看你們家里擺放的東西和墻上掛的藝術(shù)品，因?yàn)檫@些東西可以告訴我很多信息：你們是什么樣的人、你們喜歡什么。

我喜歡你們?cè)诙燃贂r(shí)拍的自拍照。我不經(jīng)常去旅行，所以你們的照片讓我可以通過(guò)你們?nèi)ラg接感受生活。當(dāng)你們?cè)谠S愿池邊或凱旋門(mén)旁拍照時(shí)，你們臉上洋溢的興奮是那么純粹、那么美麗。我看過(guò)上千張盧浮宮金字塔的照片，但最有意思的還是里面有你們的那些。如果我想看中國(guó)長(zhǎng)城本身的照片，我直接上谷歌搜索就可以了。那些照片之所以特別，是因?yàn)樯厦嬗心銈兊纳碛啊?/p>

我愛(ài)死你們的自拍照了，最重要的原因是我喜歡看見(jiàn)你們充滿(mǎn)自信的樣子。我喜歡你們看上去很好并且自己也知道這一點(diǎn)時(shí)容光煥發(fā)的樣子。我喜歡你們贊美自己。你們值得被贊美。

人們?nèi)菀讓?duì)自拍照不以為然，還會(huì)拿那些只想獲得關(guān)注的女孩開(kāi)玩笑，但事實(shí)上，對(duì)很多女孩來(lái)說(shuō)，發(fā)自己的自拍照是挑戰(zhàn)我們文化中狹隘的審美標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的一種方式。

自拍照這種方式可以傳達(dá)這樣的聲音：“我愛(ài)我自己，我會(huì)和任何試圖改變這個(gè)事實(shí)的人戰(zhàn)斗到底。”

自拍照不是一個(gè)疑問(wèn)句，它們不是在問(wèn)：“你覺(jué)得我漂亮嗎？”

自拍照是一個(gè)陳述句：“我在這里。”

我看見(jiàn)你們了。

我愛(ài)你們。

你們很重要。

你們的自拍照鼓舞了我。這或許聽(tīng)起來(lái)有些老套，但這是真的。看見(jiàn)你們那么愛(ài)自己幫助我學(xué)會(huì)了愛(ài)我自己。我想其他很多看見(jiàn)你們照片的人也同樣如此。

所以請(qǐng)繼續(xù)自拍吧。請(qǐng)用你們美麗的容顏填滿(mǎn)我的Facebook和推特消息列表吧。你們發(fā)的每一張照片都讓我內(nèi)心無(wú)比喜悅，我喜歡看見(jiàn)你們的樣子！

1.rad [r?d] adj. 特棒的；特爽的

2.outfit [?a?tf?t] n. （為特定場(chǎng)合或活動(dòng)而穿的）全套服裝

3.wardrobe [?w??dr??b] n. （某人的）全部衣服；衣櫥

4.shit [??t] n. （質(zhì)量差的、無(wú)法被人接受的）東西

5.outlandish [a?t?l?nd??] adj. 稀奇古怪的；不尋常的；難以接受的

6.revealing [r??vi?l??] adj. （衣服）暴露的，使身體過(guò)分裸露的

7.babe [be?b] n. <美俚>姑娘

8.tutorial [tju??t??ri?l] n. 導(dǎo)師輔導(dǎo)課

9.eyeliner [?a?la?n?（r）] n. 眼線膏；眼線筆

10.just so： 井然有序的；整齊的

11.neat [ni?t] adj. 好的，妙的；整潔的

12.cluttered [?kl?t?d] adj. 亂七八糟的

13.messy [?mesi] adj. 凌亂的，雜亂的

14.get one's shit together： 使安排有序，使有條有理

15.vicariously [v??ke?ri?sli] adv. 間接感受到地；間接獲得地

16.look like a million bucks： 看上去非常好

17.roll one's eyes： （表示惱火或厭煩）翻白眼

18.corny [?k??ni] adj. 陳腐的，老套的；平淡的，乏味的

19.feed [fi?d] n. 消息來(lái)源，消息推送