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Couples' after-sex selfies heat up Instagram
Increasing numbers of couples after having sex are taking selfies under the hashtag "#aftersex" for Instagram. / Courtesy of women24.com
By Ko Dong-hwan
One of the new online trends is about “#aftersex,” a new hashtag that’s sweeping Instagram.
#aftersex is where people post their photos with bed partners after they have sex.
Most of the pictures feature couples curled together and smiling for the camera. #aftersex selfie has attracted a fair amount of ridicule with pictures of hands and fingers as well as cartoons dominating the hashtag’s stream.
Dr. Chris Chesher, a lecturer in digital cultures at the University of Sydney, said the phenomenon of oversharing is a new one which is expanding as more people attempt to use new and unfamiliar platforms of social media.
Other popular hashtags which have been the subject of public scrutiny include the self explanatory “Selfies with Homeless People,” and #funeral, in which posters take selfies of their faces and outfits, often with sad or somewhat confused facial expressions while tacking the hashtag on the end.