Latest social media craze: #divorceselfies

Nary a day goes by without an article or news report appearing on how social media is slowly but surely transforming western society.
The latest “selfie” craze involves “divorce selfies”.
According to the Daily Mail, a Canadian couple commemorated the end of their marriage in a very unique way – by snapping a selfie.
Shannon and Chris Neuman started the latest social media buzz when they posted a picture of them together outside a Calgary courthouse minutes after filing for divorce.
Ms Neuman posted the smiley photograph of the pair to her Facebook page and the image, which has since been made private, later being shared more than 30,000 times.
What followed, as one would expect, were more such selfies.



And here’s the pic that started it all: