Summary Of My Embarrassing Picture Went Viral

In her personal essay, “My Embarrassing Picture Went Viral,” Caitlyn Seida shares what happened to her after an old photo of her resurfaced on the internet. She explains how she felt when she first saw the photo, how the comments affected her, how she combated the issue, and to how it affected her view on throwaway photos on the internet. At first, she didn’t mind having the image on the website; whose sole purpose was to post images of others to make fun of their images. She then explains how she felt after reading all the comments and how it affected her self-esteem. Things like “What a waste of space,” and “Heifers like her should be put down.” were posted by hundreds of people, mostly by women. She called one of her friends who reminded