Behold the BelfieStick, an Even Bigger Bummer Than the Selfie Stick

By Kim Lachance Shandrow | Jan 07, 2015
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Good Lord, imagine the accidents.

This just in from the Department of Bummer, What Have We Become?! — butt selfies snapped from behind — are a real thing and they’re a real pain in the badonkadonk to pull off. Thus the is real, too. Sad but(t) true.

They started from the bottom, now they’re here…for only $79.99.

Related: There’s Now a Course on the Art of Selfies

Blame bodacious Internet-breaker Kim Kardashian. We do. She sparked the bootylicious craze that can’t stop, won’t stop. Though we wish it would, right along with the , the , the , the and, lest we should leave narcissistic farmers out, the .

In case you’re still trying to wrap your head around what this thing is, a BelfieStick is just like a selfie stick, those wretched Poles of Narcissus sticking around our selfies, . The BelfieStick — backed by a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee or your money back and bearing this gem for a tagline: “Finally, a solution to all your back problems!” — is a retractable, bendable two-foot pole that lets users snap pics of their bottoms from up to 40 inches away. With this tool in your grip, its makers, the helpful folks from , promise you’ll capture “the perfect butt selfie every time,” whatever that is.

Related: Just How Long Has ‘Selfie’ Been Around, Anyway?

The lazy belfie-snapper in you will appreciate the rechargeable battery action and “Easy Access Bluetooth Button.” It’s such a cinch, you won’t have to bust your butt to get the belfie you’ve always wanted. Just mount your smartphone on the non-slip grip rubber stick, aim low and go.

If you’re in the market for a BelfieStick — shhh, your secret is safe with us — you can preorder one . Hurry up before they sell out. You bet your backside they probably will.

As for us, no thanks. We’ll turn the other cheek on this asinine fad.

Related: In Defense of the Selfie

Good Lord, imagine the accidents.

This just in from the Department of Bummer, What Have We Become?! — butt selfies snapped from behind — are a real thing and they’re a real pain in the badonkadonk to pull off. Thus the is real, too. Sad but(t) true.

They started from the bottom, now they’re here…for only $79.99.

Kim Lachance Shandrow • Former West Coast Editor

Kim Lachance Shandrow is the former West Coast editor at Âé¶¹Éç.com. Previously, she was a... Read more
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