The Letters to Dead People Tumblr Site is Historically Funny
Carly Foy — April 5, 2011 — Pop Culture
References: letterstodeadpeople.tumblr & gq
The Letters to Dead People is a uniquely funny Tumblr site by a woman named Celine Song.
Song takes the exact thoughts of what we think of certain dead people and produces memes to coincide. Song addresses comments that we all seem to think such as Emily Bronte and her fondness of writing abusive men that are attractive to her lead characters. The results are sometimes hysterical, sometimes sweet, sometimes sad and sometimes sentimental. The memes are produced on a basic black and white color scheme, with the use of all capital letters.
The Letters to Dead People site is one that you can spend hours on. Song has created such a diverse collection of famous historical figures that an educational stroll down the path of history doesn’t seem too intangible.
Song takes the exact thoughts of what we think of certain dead people and produces memes to coincide. Song addresses comments that we all seem to think such as Emily Bronte and her fondness of writing abusive men that are attractive to her lead characters. The results are sometimes hysterical, sometimes sweet, sometimes sad and sometimes sentimental. The memes are produced on a basic black and white color scheme, with the use of all capital letters.
The Letters to Dead People site is one that you can spend hours on. Song has created such a diverse collection of famous historical figures that an educational stroll down the path of history doesn’t seem too intangible.
Trend Themes
1. Posthumous Memes - Opportunity for meme creators to expand into posthumous humor.
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Industry Implications
1. Comedy - Opportunity for comedy clubs, channels, and shows to feature posthumous humor content.
2. Social Media - Opportunity for social media platforms to diversify their content offering.
3. Meme Creation - Opportunity for meme creators to explore a new genre of posthumous memes and potentially find a new audience.
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