Ethiopian Instagrams Mud Pie

When Hilina Ejigu, 19, and her family vacationed to Uganda this past summer, the teen saw it as an opportunity to indulge in the spoils of the land.

During her trip, Ejigu was fortunate enough to dine on an organic Nile River Mud Pie. As not to stray from the narcissistic stereotype of her generation, she was quick to boast of the meal to her friends through Instagram, a popular photo-sharing network that specializes in old-timey photograph filters.

The photo of the mud pie, which used a Valencia filter and was captioned with hashtags, #uganda, #2013, #starving and #help, received 49 likes.

Classmate and Instagram follower, Hiwot Dibaba was not as enthusiastic.

“She’s such a snob. Just yesterday she snapchatted me a picture of clean water, like um okay good for you, bitch,” Dibaba said. “When she’s not Instagramming she’s on Twitter bragging about her malaria vaccine.”

It also appears that Ejigu’s narcissism doesn’t stop with social media. Coworkers at the Blood Diamond Mining Co., where the teen is employed, said Ejigu is constantly fishing for compliments.

“She’ll keep claiming she’s skinny and ugly and won’t stop until we complement the weight she’s put on,” Henok Tekle, supervisor, said. “It’s really affecting her performance.”

Even with the unkind words of the village, Ejigu’s father, Tewodros Ejigu claims his daughter’s attitude is nothing of concern.

“It’s normal for teenage girls to act like this,” Mr. Ejigu said. “Mood swings, poor self esteem and hormones are natural. I’m proud of my daughter and one day she’ll grow up to be a great mother.”

Now, instead of being an insensitive ignoramus who finds humor in the misfortune of hungry children, take action. Visit unicefusa.com to donate to those less fortunate. For less than a dollar a day you can provide a young Ethiopian with a new iPhone 5c.