“Human race is doomed”: Model slammed over pose at her father’s funeral
An Instagram model has been called out online after posting a “disrespectful” image from her father’s funeral.
US influencer Jayne Rivera sparked a heated discussion on Reddit after she posted a photo of herself posing beside her father’s casket.
“Butterfly fly away,” she captioned the photo in what was meant to be a heartfelt tribute.
She went on to describe her dad as her “best friend” and said his life was “well lived”.
But, it was the image she shared alongside the tribute that prompted it to go viral.
In the snap, the influencer is wearing a black strapless dress, casting her eyes downward, and posing with her leg bent in a “foot prop” pose that has become popular on social media.
In a second image, Ms Rivera was captured in a close-up shot with her hands together and standing right in front of her dad’s open casket.
Initially, her followers urged her to take it down - but its emergence on Reddit sparked further outcry.
“Holy crap, is this so incredibly disrespectful,” one commenter shared.
“Hey my dad died, let’s get 5000 likes!” another fumed.
“I found her on Instagram and started following her, because one day I’ll have kids of my own, and I need to see where all these parents went wrong,” a third commented.
“I can’t have my future kids grow up like this.”
Ms Rivera’s Instagram account has since been deleted.
Image: Reddit
Another commented on the changing attitudes towards funerals in general.
“Last funeral I went to everybody just wanted it to be over so we could go to the bar and tell funny stories about the deceased,” they shared.
“Human race is doomed there’s no way it will last till 3000, we need a hard reboot,” another wrote.