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[austin]

You wouldn't classify any of it as porn?

Not even the guy cumming on the girls face?

Not even the couple banging?

Not even the horse being anally raped by a woman wearing a strap on?

Glad I missed that one.

okay let's not let the whole forum think i'm into beastiality, guys. jesus
joke stops here 

[Adami]

To be fair to Austin, and of course based on some of the other pictures, I wouldn't classify it as beastiality.

But you're definitely into animal torture, and you seem to have a strange fetish for girls "pooping out" re-fried beans into a tortilla.


Also I wouldn't know how to classify that picture you had of Donald Trumps head on Salma Hayeks body, but hey dude whatever stops you from feeling lonely.

[austin]

To be fair to Austin, and of course based on some of the other pictures, I wouldn't classify it as beastiality.

But you're definitely into animal torture, and you seem to have a strange fetish for girls "pooping out" re-fried beans into a tortilla.

I love the Santa Fe Express, what can I say

Also I wouldn't know how to classify that picture you had of Donald Trumps head on Salma Hayeks body, but hey dude whatever stops you from feeling lonely.

You really hate me don't you

[Zook]

To be fair to Austin, and of course based on some of the other pictures, I wouldn't classify it as beastiality.

But you're definitely into animal torture, and you seem to have a strange fetish for girls "pooping out" re-fried beans into a tortilla.

I'm definitely glad I missed that one!

[Implode]

I never thought of Tumblr as a means to get porn. 

[Jamesman42]

lol

[austin]

I never thought of Tumblr as a means to get porn.  

well this thread has derailed.

Happy vlasto day everyone! 

[TheVoxyn]

I just got one of these, seems interesting but I'm still figuring out the basics.

https://nihil-morari.tumblr.com/
(yes yes, it's also the name of a (very cool) forum member here - but that's totally unrelated )

[Implode]

I'll follow you!

Tumblr has become where I spend my internet life. It's a great place to make friends and find new things.

[MoraWintersoul]

It's a great place to make friends and find new things.

Absolutely!

So... anyone still has one?
And also, me: morawintersoul.tumblr.com

[Logical Nightmare]

Shameless self promoting (I do photography)

https://flarnie.tumblr.com/


Shameless boyfriend promoting because he told me to

https://feelafraid.tumblr.com/

[MoraWintersoul]

I think I already follow Feel Afraid actually, or, if I don't, I will now... I was quite shocked when I joined the forum and found out he was here

[PuffyPat]

This self promotion comes with shame, and lots of it.

https://neerbronoc.tumblr.com/

Lots of food and Mars Volta.

[Implode]

Nice to see people! I'm stuck in the fandom side of Tumblr, so I doubt anyone is interested it that. 

[TheVoxyn]

Nice to see people! I'm stuck in the fandom side of Tumblr, so I doubt anyone is interested it that. 

I follow you but don't understand anything you post 

[Implode]

I'm so, so sorry.

[splent]

Yes I know this is a massive bump but I finally joined the 21st century and started a tumblr... I really have no idea what I'll use it for at this point

https://dirklerxstpratt.tumblr.com

[Implode]

Get out now. It's become a circle jerk for teen girls.

Edit: reading my old posts in his thread makes me sick

[Jaq]

Get out now. It's become a circle jerk for teen girls.

Edit: reading my old posts in his thread makes me sick

It certainly can be. I have one to follow a couple of authors on-Joe Hill and Neil Gaiman, mainly-and my goodness, the fandom circles and eighteen year old girls who think they know everything about social justice already can make you facepalm hard sometimes.

[Implode]

In all honesty, I still use tumblr but mainly to keep up with friends I don't see online anywhere else. Also to post cosplay photos.

Also, it's true that you are completely in control of what you see on your dash, but going through and unfollowing people has become tiresome.

[Grizz]

Tumblr is great for certain types of niche amateur porn.

It's also the breeding ground for extremist feminism. One of my good friends stopped talking to me because of her misandry. She declared me misogynist and stopped taking to me, and I'm pretty sure she got her ideas from that site.

[MoraWintersoul]

It's also the breeding ground for extremist feminism. One of my good friends stopped talking to me because of her misandry. She declared me misogynist and stopped taking to me, and I'm pretty sure she got her ideas from that site.

I'm gonna be kinda harsh here: chances are, considering the general insensitivity of boys your age, you've said some stupid shit. Don't get me wrong, as someone who's been involved in that community for a while, this is definitely its worst point (although the general genderqueer/rights community has it worse - regular trans people get called scum for not wanting their medical condition mocked), but it's because the entire movement is really shallow, with no class based analysis, no picking battles, no awareness of problems intersecting, calling everything violence, and writing off everything and everyone that's not completely perfect.

Basically, the options are, either you've said something tremendously stupid that even a 15-year-old could identify as bad, or she's just looking for brownie points for telling off boys (but if she's not a lesbian, she is also going to throw away that persona as soon as it's time to date a boy). Basically, I wouldn't worry about it either way, you have all your life to find friends you actually agree with chances are she's going to regret it, unless she wants to surround herself with an echo chamber of people who think exactly like her (which is happening on Tumblr). People can be gross and say gross stuff you don't agree with, that's the point of being people.

for tumblrites: if you're actually familiar with the lingo and want to find some solace in writing pointing out everything that's wrong with the social justice "scene" nowadays, I'd recommend blogs like incorrectusage or recoveringsjw. Otherwise, if you want to learn something about actual feminism/other ways to make the world into a Star Trek reality, get out and read real authors.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

I went to Tumblr once.




...I just don't get it.

[ThatOneGuy2112]

Been there a couple of times and never made one myself, but from what I can tell there's pretty much very distinct sectors that all, more or less, become a tad insufferable given enough time.

I love the idea for the site itself, but the community ruins it a bit, though I'm sure it's still possible to find a comfortable niche in there somewhere.

[MoraWintersoul]

It's a cool site for pretty pictures and short quotes that people are using for literally everything else. I'd kinda like to use it as a semi-private journal, but a lot of people I'm not comfortable with are still following me from my DT/metal blog phase. Security is literally nill, and people have been doxxed or scared off the site for a difference in political opinions; but literal Nazi blogs are thriving and gaining followers.

I'm only there because of my friends, and I've successfully hidden most of my political blogging and disassociated myself from the scene, because I didn't want people who have no clue about marginalized life lecturing me about how I should experience my ~oppressed identity~. On the other side, people with radical politics I preferred to align with are isolating themselves from the real world, being terribly dismissive over everything that's not immaculately perfect analysis and praxis, hurting some other groups of people, and ruining the chances of ever being heard and understood, at least partially. If this passes onto the real world, our generation will have successfully ruined civil rights movements because they won't speak to the regular oppressed Joe and Joane anymore.

[Implode]

Don't get me wrong, as someone who's been involved in that community for a while, this is definitely its worst point (although the general genderqueer/rights community has it worse - regular trans people get called scum for not wanting their medical condition mocked), but it's because the entire movement is really shallow, with no class based analysis, no picking battles, no awareness of problems intersecting, calling everything violence, and writing off everything and everyone that's not completely perfect.

You explained it perfectly here, Mora. Well done.

I went to Tumblr once.




...I just don't get it.

It was a lot more fun when Homestuck was updating regularly.

[Implode]

Don't get me wrong, as someone who's been involved in that community for a while, this is definitely its worst point (although the general genderqueer/rights community has it worse - regular trans people get called scum for not wanting their medical condition mocked), but it's because the entire movement is really shallow, with no class based analysis, no picking battles, no awareness of problems intersecting, calling everything violence, and writing off everything and everyone that's not completely perfect.

You explained it perfectly here, Mora. Well done.

EDIT: Also, thank you so much for those blog recommendations. I feel like a great weight has been lifted off my chest.

I went to Tumblr once.




...I just don't get it.

It was a lot more fun when Homestuck was updating regularly.

[MoraWintersoul]

It was a lot more fun when Homestuck was updating regularly.

For you, maybe

[Implode]

 

Ah yes. Back before the fandom was mostly kids <17. Back before it had gained its awful reputation. That was back when superwholock wasn't a joke, people still thought Moffat was a good writer, and you might even still see rage faces on your dash. Hard to think that was only 3-4 years ago.


(Also sorry for the double post. Using my phone is hard for me apparently. )

[MoraWintersoul]

In my corner, superwholock was always "okay well they're having fun... I guess"

And yeah, those and similar blogs are really a relief, because when you're weathered enough to notice blatant idiocy in what gets passed along, you're all like "it can't be just me... right?" and it's really hard to criticize people who are good-intentioned in their essence (except for the obvious bullies). It takes a lot to create a bit of distance from the scene. Some of my ex-friends probably think I've turned into a complacent jerk, but it's really exhausting to just yell about things all the time - I dare say I don't have the privilege of calling everyone out anymore. And learning about radical politics and the core of issues is even more exhausting - I'd rather leave actual activism for when I'm in a position of influence, like having disposable income to throw at causes and stuff?

Fandom has become really exhausting too. Like, people want every instance of everything to be perfect, and actors/musicians have a lot more on their plate now when it comes to speaking with fans than they had in the past few years. Everyone has to have a quirky Anna Kendrick-y Twitter account, and god forbid someone says something "problematic". Major douchebaggery, that's okay to call out, but if someone tells one single fat joke, it doesn't suddenly make them Satan.

argh

[Jaq]

It's also the breeding ground for extremist feminism. One of my good friends stopped talking to me because of her misandry. She declared me misogynist and stopped taking to me, and I'm pretty sure she got her ideas from that site.

I'm gonna be kinda harsh here: chances are, considering the general insensitivity of boys your age, you've said some stupid shit. Don't get me wrong, as someone who's been involved in that community for a while, this is definitely its worst point (although the general genderqueer/rights community has it worse - regular trans people get called scum for not wanting their medical condition mocked), but it's because the entire movement is really shallow, with no class based analysis, no picking battles, no awareness of problems intersecting, calling everything violence, and writing off everything and everyone that's not completely perfect.

Basically, the options are, either you've said something tremendously stupid that even a 15-year-old could identify as bad, or she's just looking for brownie points for telling off boys (but if she's not a lesbian, she is also going to throw away that persona as soon as it's time to date a boy). Basically, I wouldn't worry about it either way, you have all your life to find friends you actually agree with chances are she's going to regret it, unless she wants to surround herself with an echo chamber of people who think exactly like her (which is happening on Tumblr). People can be gross and say gross stuff you don't agree with, that's the point of being people.

for tumblrites: if you're actually familiar with the lingo and want to find some solace in writing pointing out everything that's wrong with the social justice "scene" nowadays, I'd recommend blogs like incorrectusage or recoveringsjw. Otherwise, if you want to learn something about actual feminism/other ways to make the world into a Star Trek reality, get out and read real authors.

There's a post going around Tumblr now that sums up everything wrong with things there perfectly. It's two people proudly tearing to shreds a book called The War On Boys and burning it. A reply post points out that the book was actually written by a feminist and was a balanced, nuanced study on the harm done to boys in school in particular, and maybe the posters would know that if you actually READ the book instead of trying to impress a circle on Tumblr by doing an image post of you burning a harmless book written by a feminist.

The problem with Tumblr is that, well, let's face it-these are young people who are the most dangerous thing in the world, people with a little bit of knowledge. They're young, they're angry, they don't have a balanced approach or in-depth knowledge of issues. They know the surface and they're convinced posting about how they see the world is applied social activism. And it simply isn't, sad to say. It's people yelling on the internet at each other. My ex is the most activist feminist I know-she does a lot of legal work in areas of women's rights, and is about to start a job that is massively connected to reproductive rights-and for a while, she championed Tumblr, until it turned into the angry echo chamber it is now. Now she says of it "sometimes I just want to see cute cats and funny gifs."

[Implode]

Finally. People online who get it. 

[MoraWintersoul]

The thing is, six months ago I would have told you that anger is valid and venting is allowed and there is no divide between internet activism and "real world" activism, but then I got out of my little reasonable circle and saw how shitty things were in general. That's something everyone's gotta experience for themselves. People who have problems don't have anyone to turn to anymore.

Like, it's okay to vent a little, but if that's ALL you do... it's okay to go on little "boys have cooties and they suck" joke sprees (I WISH I had the guts and the self-esteem to reject dudes when I was 15, I swear), but if that's all you do, it ain't any activism. Anyone can do that.

[Jaq]

I sometimes would like to travel back in time and tell my eighteen year old self he's a bloody idiot, but he's going to be an even bigger one when he's 25, because then he's going to really think he knows everything.

The internet has just sped that process up by a few years. Most of the people I look at funny on Tumblr, when they're 30 or so, are going to go "what the hell was I thinking?"

[Implode]

So, has anyone here seen the dashcon fiasco unfolding? Quite incredible if I do say so myself.

For those who don't know, there was a tumblr convention this weekend that sounds like it's been the worst run event I've ever heard of in my life.