The "Left" Loves Art

The "Left" Loves Art

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The "Left" Loves Art refers to jokes about a tweet made by Sean Hannity which featured a painting of Donald Trump hugging an American flag on an NFL field. Hannity was attempting to make a point that the political left loves art that aligns with its political beliefs. However, the tweet led to parodies where people turned Hannity's tweet into a copypasta and posted it with absurd artworks.

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On February 26th, 2018, Sean Hannity tweeted a link to a YouTube video of painter Jon McNaughton creating a painting of Donald Trump hugging the American flag on an NFL field, the painter's reaction to the #TakeAKnee protests (shown below, top). With the video, Hannity wrote, "The “left” loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is “provocative”. Let’s get their reaction to this"[1] (shown below, bottom).




Sean Hannity @seanhannity Follow The “left" loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is "provocative". Let's get their reaction to this. youtube.com/watch? v=1 1vxh8 .. .. Respect the Flag Trump Painting Respect the Flag, by Jon McNaughton I painted President Trump picking up a shredded and trampled flag off the football field. He holds a wet cloth in his rig... youtube.com 9:42 PM-26 Feb 2018

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It's possible Hannity was referencing the liberal reaction to his qualms about The Obama's Official Presidential Portraits. Hannity infamously claimed there was "secret sperm" in Barack Obama's portrait, and he was mocked for the theory online.[2] Twitter user @brockwilbur responded to Hannity's tweet by suggesting McNaughton's depiction of yard lines on the NFL field resembled sperm (shown below, left). MSNBC host Chris Hayes replied to the tweet sarcastically, calling it "the most beautiful piece of art" he'd ever seen (shown below, right).


Brock Wilbur @brockwilbur Following Replying to @seanhannity Shawn, Sean Hannity Uncovers Secret Sperm' in Obama's Portrait Sean Hannity @seanhannity -15h The "left" loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is "provocative". Let's get their reaction to this. youtube.com/watch?v=11yxh8 Respect the Flag Trump Painting Respect the Flag, by Jon McNaughton I painted President Trump picking up a shredded and trampled flag off the football field. He holds a wet cloth in his rig.. youtube.com 26K 1.AK 3.TK Chris Hayes @chrislhayes Following Replying to @seanhannity This is literally the most beautiful thing l've ever seen. Thank you for sharing 10:32 PM-26 Feb 2018 88 Retweets 2,839 Likes

More commonly, people parodied the tweet by adding absurd paintings to the text, making jokes similar to the Before the Liberals Find a Reason to Deface This Statue meme. For example, Twitter user @pattymo posted the text with fan art of Wario, gaining over 180 retweets and 1,800 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @carlbeijer posted fan art of Diaper Toad with the caption, gaining over 90 retweets and 1,000 likes (shown below, right). Jokes about the tweet were covered by several media outlets, including Huffington Post,[3] Daily Dot,[4] and The Wrap.[5]


Patrick Monahan @pattymo Following The "left" loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is "provocative". Let's get their reaction to this. Carlgoyle Beijer @CarlBeijer ( Follow Replying to @seanhannity The "left" loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is “provocative". Let's get their reaction to this.

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SCrimjabTM @scrimjab Follow Replying to @seanhannity The "left" loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is "provocative". Let's get their reaction to this. 1 Gerrymandering Adams @NormsRespecter Follow Replying to @seanhannity The "left" loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is "provocative". Let's get their reaction to this. danny @umjammerdanny Follow Replying to @seanhannity The “left" loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is "provocative". Let's get their reaction to this. TOM ert 11:02 PM - 26 Feb 2018 Hubert Vigilla @HubertVigilla Follow Replying to @seanhannity The "left" loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is "provocative". Let's get their reaction to this. Brandon Stroud @MrBrandonStroud Following The "left" loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is "provocative". Let's get their reaction to this. Mike Drucker @MikeDrucker Follow The "left" loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is "provocative". Let's get their reaction to this.

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