Hillary Clinton’s latest attempt to hang with the cool kids on social media appears to have backfired.

In an effort to appeal to young voters and piggy-back off the roll-out of her $350 billion college affordability plan on Monday, the Democratic candidate for president’s campaign asked the Twittersphere on Wednesday: “How does your student loan debt make you feel? Tell us in 3 emojis or less.”

How does your student loan debt make you feel? Tell us in 3 emojis or less. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) August 12, 2015

College debt has been one of Clinton’s signature issues for a long time – even dating back to her 2008 presidential campaign – and the tweet was likely meant to incite a earnest conversation with millennials that are struggling to pay back their loans.

While some users played along and tweeted back with three emoji, many of the messages ended up poking fun at the candidate for using cartoon images to talk about a serious issue:

@HillaryClinton Hillary your my gal, but just no — Nina Maria (@Nina_Miller22) August 12, 2015

@HillaryClinton How does finally handing over your server to federal investigators make you feel? Tell us in 3 emojis or less. — Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) August 12, 2015

@HillaryClinton We are putting zero dollars into the economy bc all of our savings go to our student loan debt. There are no emojis. — Jamie (@JamieLynnODell) August 12, 2015

@HillaryClinton 3 emojis can’t begin to explain the pain of $200k in student loan debt. — Ian Tonks (@ianatonks) August 12, 2015

@HillaryClinton I’m a college grad 2 times. I’ll use words. Great return on my investment. Investing in education is investing in yourself. — CervezaJen™ (@itsjenwbitches) August 13, 2015

@HillaryClinton This is like when your mom tries to be hip in front of your friends and totally fails at it. — Guillermo Cummings (@GuilleCummings) August 12, 2015

After all the replies, the candidate did answer back, with a sense of humor.