About
Divorce Selfies are self-taken photographs featuring formerly married couples posing together after filing for divorce.
Origin
On April 21st, 2014, Instagram[4] user emilyrose920 posted a photograph of herself with her former husband in front of a painting of a bald eagle with the caption “‘Can we take a divorce selfie?’” (shown below).
Spread
On August 21st, 2014, Florida resident Keith Hinson posted a selfie photograph with his former wife Michelle Knight taken immediately after signing divorce papers at a courthouse to Instagram[1] (shown below, left). On August 12th, 2015, Instagram user stormyseastudio[3] posted a photograph of herself standing next to a man with the caption “#divorceselfie ha ha… This is how you stay friends thru the drama” (shown below, right).
On September 1st, Calgary, Canada resident Shannon Neuman posted a photograph on Facebook[2] of herself posing with former husband Chris Neuman outside an Alberta courthouse. The post explained that they were amicably separating and was accompanied by the hashtag “#divorceselfie” (shown below). Within 24 hours, the photo gathered upwards of 33,200 shares.
In the coming days, several news sites published articles about the divorce selfie photography trend, including BuzzFeed,[5] The Daily Mail,[6]ABC News,[7] Inside Edition[8] and The Huffington Post.[9]
Search Interest
External References
[2]Facebook – Shannon Neuman
[3]Instagram – @stormyseastudio
[4]Instagram – @emilyrose920
[5]BuzzFeed – Divorced Couples Are Taking Awesome Selfies Together To Mark The Occasion
[6]The Daily Mail – Forget separation ceremonies
[7]ABC News – Divorcing Couples Turn to Selfies to Announce Their Break-Up
[8]Inside Edition – Rise of the Divorce Selfies
[9]The Huffington Post – What Happened When We Posted A