Breanna Mitchell, from Alabama, sparked outrage when she uploaded a selfie taken at the infamous death camp, alongside a blushing emoji, on social media.
Mitchell told a US TV show she had visited the site in memory of her father, who taught her about the concentration camps.
"Honestly, I don't think I would do anything differently, because I didn't mean any harm," she said.
"And, like, I told everybody my story behind it, so that's the only reason I don't regret taking it."
She added: "Whenever I graduated, [my parents] said they'd take me out of the States to go wherever I wanted. [My dad] died one year prior to that photo."
When her story picked up momentum, the history buff posted "I'm famous y'all" on Twitter, and boasted to another user "over 150 retweets. Turnnnnnn Uppppppp."
She said she has since received a number hateful messages and death threats, and has made her Twitter account private.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-tr ... chz-selfie
The outrage is a clear indicator of the religious nature of the Holocaust Myth with Auschwitz as it's central place. Also note comments and other responses.