kind-heart:

majorharry:

i have a lot of thoughts about what’s happening on my dash right now, but let me just separate my mess into two main points:

1. i don’t think it’s right to take a very real, very serious issue and turn it into a “who’s more woke?” competition. if you wanted everyone to only post about a certain subject on their blog all the time, then i guess we should cancel 99% of the users on this website. since the news of george floyd’s death broke, i have seen numerous posts about the matter on my dash. however, i have also seen taylor swift, beyonce, tv shows, harry styles, dylan o’brien, etc. etc. etc. and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. tumblr is, first and foremost, a platform where people can blog about their interests.

2. i don’t think it’s fair to label people as “racist” or “bigoted” just because they are still blogging about things that make them happy, as well as posts spreading information and petitions and donation funds. and furthermore, i don’t think it’s fair to penalize someone for unfollowing your blog if you post about personal nsfw content that makes them uncomfortable. everyone should be allowed to cultivate their dash and shape their tumblr experience. 

bless u cass. I’m just gonna add a few of my own thoughts onto this as well:

1) you can unfollow people if you do not enjoy their content, and people can unfollow you for the same reason. there is nothing wrong with that. it is okay not to vibe with someone and to have different interests. you do not need to keep following someone if they are not positively contributing to your tumblr experience.

2) this is tumblr. this is a place where we express our interests and passions, and nobody gets to dictate what another person can post OR what kind of person they are because of what they *do not* post. this is YOUR page so post about whatever makes you happy (and is respectful) whether that’s activism, fandom content, art, photography, etc. tumblr is supposed to be a safe space to be yourself and have a positive outlet.

3) we don’t see one another beyond the screen, so we don’t get to see the contributions and conversations that happen outside of tumblr. for example there are many things I am not vocal about on here, but am vocal about on other forms of social media and advocate for in my every day life. it is fucked that someone will label another negatively and accuse them of being a certain way simply because of an unfollow and content that they feel is missing on this person’s tumblr page…

4) be fucking kind. always. a horrible, horrible tragedy just happened and the world is hurting because of it. now is when we are supposed to come together in support and not tear one another apart for tumblr content and unfollows???? plz just be loving and let’s all uplift one another and stop targeting others. love u all xoxo