What might seem like a harmless photo can be deeply offensive to others
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What might seem like a harmless photo can be deeply offensive to others

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Sometimes it’s blatantly obvious when not to take a picture; other times, the line is blurred. Her little photo shoot in front of the infamous gates to Auschwitz-Birkenau – the former Nazi death camp where, during World War II, some 1.2 million people are thought to have been murdered – has caused quite a stir, while reminding us of knowing when to put the camera away. But like the girl in this viral video, these guys were young – although I’m not sure it excuses such a lack of awareness. You might also like…Here’s our expert take on the best camera phones – but please don’t use them for tasteless selfies… What might seem like a harmless photo can be deeply offensive to others – and this girl posing at Auschwitz-Birkenau is a strong reminder that, sometimes, it’s best to put the camera away What might seem like a harmless photo can be deeply offensive to others – and this girl posing at...

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Sometimes it’s blatantly obvious when not to take a picture; other times, the line is blurred.

Her little photo shoot in front of the infamous gates to Auschwitz-Birkenau – the former Nazi death camp where, during World War II, some 1.2 million people are thought to have bee

But like the girl in this viral video, these guys were young – although I’m not sure it excuses such a lack of awareness.

You might also like…Here’s our expert take on the best camera phones – but please don’t use them for tasteless selfies… What might seem like a harmless photo can be deeply offensiv

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