Is "Texts From Hillary" Art?
Surely by now you’ve seen Texts From Hillary. Most times amusing and at times hilariously satirical, the tumblr became a meme and was retired within a week. I’ll let the creators explain why:
It’s been an overwhelming—and hilarious—week for us here at Texts from Hillary (TFH). What started as a joke at the bar between two friends turned into a national conversation about Secretary Clinton and went as far as talks about 2016.
After a week that included 32 posts, 83,000 shares on Facebook, 8,400 Twitter followers, over 45K Tumblr followers, news stories around the world, Renee Montagne from Morning Edition saying “ROFL,” a Maureen Dowd column, and a tweet from ?uest Love, we think it’s time to stop while we are ahead.As far as memes go – it has gone as far as it can go. Is it really possible to top a submission from the Secretary herself? No. But then when you get to text with her in real life – it’s just over. At least for us. But we have no doubt it will live on with all of you on the Internet.
The site will stay up but we won’t be posting anything new here. You can follow us on Twitter (@ASmith83, @Sllambe) and Tumblr (Stacy at ImWithKanye and Adam’s work account,Public Campaign Action Fund).
Thanks for all the LOLz. We truly appreciate all the support.It turns out that memes really do come true.
-Stacy and Adam
Taking all those facts in consideration one question remains. Is Texts From Hillary art?
Presenting arguments for and against is the latest episode of PBS Idea Channel.