<3 selfies.
We live in a visual culture where image is important. Selfies are the ultimate expression of a person taking control of their own image and asserting this is me, this who, where, and what I am. It's worth noting that the people most often mocked for taking selfies are the people least likely to be in control of their own image at a broader culture wide level.
Fuck the haters.*
You've this has just made me commit to change my avatar for the first time in like, 5 years. Selfie time!
(*I feel the need to clarify that this is not a personal attack against anyone here, but a common expression which happens to contain a swear word.)