selected image macros from i am not alt lit june 2k12-may 2k13

7/28/2019 Selected Image Macros From I AM NOT ALT LIT june 2k12-may 2k13

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selected image

macros fromI AM NOT ALT LIT

june 2k12-

may2k13

edited by j spilker


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editors note

seems like I AM NOT ALT LIT started in june 2k12

its an off-shoot of I AM ALT LIT

it was started to document the conversations around the term alt lit

specifically ppl claiming to like or not like alt lit

seems like terms like alt lit develop around movements, ppl first embrace terms, and then

seek to go beyond that term for fear of labels or losing their individual identity as an artist

also in these movements ppl begin calling themselves or identifying themselves as the certain

term and longtime members begin to feel that these new ppl are interlopers who do not

understand the true spirit of the movement

this happens in almost every niche everywhere; whether its hippies or hipsters or new ppl

moving into an area (youre not from around here, are you?).

ppl become defensive; some drop out; some say they were never really a part of it.

w/ alt lit i saw an opportunity to monitor the term and see how ppl respond to it

w/ alt lit i saw an opportunity to participate in the discourse as well

ive paired comments abt alt lit w/ humorous photos of ppl & celebrities for somewhat

comedic effect. what you see here are selections from the past year; not every image macro is

included. also, I AM NOT ALT LIT includes other screenshots etc of conversations & comments

that are not image macros, along with other alt lit promotional posts.

they also exists as art in themselves, part of the modern image macro movement of

composition

**

I AM NOT ALT LIT has ebbed & flowed & I didnt do as many as these as I first thought.

Theres also a lot more screenshots, etc. over there. www.iamnotaltlit.tumblr.com

submit something if you want & help us keep track

thankks rlly thankks -- josh spilker, founder of I AM ALT LIT & I AM NOT ALT LIT, date: may

2k13
http://www.iamnotaltlit.tumblr.com/http://www.iamnotaltlit.tumblr.com/


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words /photo

9/19/12
http://www.spin.com/sites/all/files/styles/style620_413/public/120820-summer-wub-1.jpghttp://www.spin.com/sites/all/files/styles/style620_413/public/120820-summer-wub-1.jpghttps://twitter.com/DUCKSINC/status/247853521867788289https://twitter.com/DUCKSINC/status/247853521867788289


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go go go

(via popserial)

Source: liefplus

6/30/12 -- used by permission
http://plus.livemylief.com/post/26221758969http://plus.livemylief.com/post/26221758969http://plus.livemylief.com/post/26221758969http://popserial.tumblr.com/post/26223425308http://popserial.tumblr.com/post/26223425308


5/20

destroying q //words

9/21/12
https://twitter.com/outmouth/status/249174672116174848https://twitter.com/outmouth/status/249174672116174848


6/20

no choice //words

9/25/12
https://twitter.com/steveroggenbuck/status/245581884610977792https://twitter.com/steveroggenbuck/status/245581884610977792


7/20

i just rly wanna b famous in

the alt lit scene //words

10/1/12
https://twitter.com/kem_marr/status/250224223124074496https://twitter.com/kem_marr/status/250224223124074496


8/20

community mantra //words

10/6/12
https://twitter.com/didactcummings/status/254137134821298177https://twitter.com/didactcummings/status/254137134821298177


9/20

mixed msg from influential

member //words
https://twitter.com/helpimburnt/status/255358149098352640https://twitter.com/helpimburnt/status/255358149098352640


10/20

simulacrum //words

11/19/12
https://twitter.com/augustjsmith/status/268197924532523010https://twitter.com/augustjsmith/status/268197924532523010


11/20

full embrace // words by

@helpimburnt

12/18/12
https://twitter.com/helpimburnt/status/280791937672425473https://twitter.com/helpimburnt/status/280791937672425473


12/20

that is what you are // words

by @laurennmmarie

2/30/12
https://twitter.com/laurennmmarie/status/284843693251362816https://twitter.com/laurennmmarie/status/284843693251362816


13/20

dont call me mebbe //

words by @Horse_Crimes

1/12/13
https://twitter.com/Horse_Crimes/status/288391840376442880https://twitter.com/Horse_Crimes/status/288391840376442880


14/20

meaning i guess //words

1/16/13
https://twitter.com/TheWholeLasagna/status/291673115166117888https://twitter.com/TheWholeLasagna/status/291673115166117888


15/20

phased out // words by

@amyszzz

1/23/13


16/20

ant decide // words by

RushRice

9/13
https://twitter.com/RushRice/status/299394398473564160https://twitter.com/RushRice/status/299394398473564160


17/20

get out // words by

@sadderall

3/11/2013
https://twitter.com/sadderall/status/308837626759237632https://twitter.com/sadderall/status/308837626759237632


18/20

ollowed you words by

kem_marr

7/13
https://twitter.com/kem_marr/status/319619397549441026https://twitter.com/kem_marr/status/319619397549441026


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people who make fun //

words by @sadderall

4/25/13
https://twitter.com/sadderall/status/327257106107482113https://twitter.com/sadderall/status/327257106107482113


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being positive & making friends // words by andy moreno

5/4/13

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