#and this isnt me hating on the creators or the staff on these shows they are as much a victim of the execs as we are

[kacievvbbbb]

This is the Cartoon Network Slate for the 2020s it is practically the 2010s.

And as much as I love these cartoons and they made my childhood but they already exist. And I'm not even talking from all remakes or pick ups are bad standpoint but it is objectively terrible that not a single completely new IP was announced. And it's not just cartoon network look at the recent D23 only one completely new story that isn't a live-action or sequel.

New stories, especially animated stories, aren't getting the chance to be told anymore and that's really fucking sad

I fucking love gumball but I am tired of being milked for my nostalgia

[woomycritiques543]

Hey, Hazbin fan here. That was totally not cool for that one person to say you should be bullied off the site. No one deserves that.

(TW: Mentions of ableism, p^dophillia, and cyberbullying.)

Definitely.

The fandom is genuinely insufferable.

I said on Twitter "Hey, maybe we should care more about Erin Frost's mental health and Vivziepop's mental health by no longer encouraging them to do two shows at the same time." and they reacted heartlessly saying that "none" of the staff cares about Erin (Spoiler: Ashley does, and she knows how Erin was mistreated too! This is now officially (with her permission most likely) public too. So theres no use hiding it in this case.) with "no one cares about her", accused me of shit without actually watching any of my videos, and tried to argue with me for two whole hours until I had to block all of my Twitter notifications altogether while saying that harassment in the fandom is "ok" and that im the "only" harasser there just because I say anything negative about Vivziepop or some of her crew. This was also in the middle of when the fandom went after my Twitter after I stated that it was a "good" thing that someone that was harassing the fandom was (temporarily) no longer on Twitter.

Want proof?

Here it is.

(A fan claiming that just because Erin made a mistake, that her emotions "should" be invalidated and that she's "not" a victim. It was the same fan who said thar DaniDraws666 "should" be allowed to bully and harass people without consequences. Not hold someone accountable- but to bully them. Two entirely different things.)

The same fan then said this to me.

Then contridicted their statement immediatly after. ("Hard Work" my ass! Overworking is abuse, and should never be normalized!)

I also posted this about Vivziepop's mental health and how her overworking herself causes her to have so many vents and meltdowns, and the fandom outright ignored me. Because that's the thing, they dont actually fucking care and just want to use Vivziepop for more content and or clout. It's disgusting.

There's actual ableism going on (not being able to visualize is an actual disorder. It's called Aphantasia.) in the fandom.

-and with the official staff (this is public information.)

Hell, there's even a new case of ableism from the youtuber:

Cartoon Universe. "DeepCut."

The fact that the show contains a script from irl people who are ok with using the characters as a means to write ableist slurs without being held accountable for it (many more fans started to use that slur after Helluva Boss's pilot, so dont tell me "lol media with fiction doesnt do anything to anyone!" people.), have a autistic coded character that they use to show hate towards autistic traits, have a creator who said that someone was "mentally unstable" (something used for disabilities) as an insult and treid to blacklist Erin Frost from having a career (When Vivziepop publically harassed a child, publically said things about Dollcreep that were obviously private, etc. So by that logic Vivziepop "should" be blacklisted too. Except- she isnt! So people demonizing Erin Frost and basically saying that they deserve "nothing" and to be blacklisted, and "deserve" to be bullied and legally imprisoned is disgusting.), plus have a fandom who constantly says ableist slurs from the show and harass people with disabilities this often... really shows how much of an impact the ableism within Helluva Boss truly had. Not just with the script from that show, but the behavior from the creators in general.

To the point where people with disabilities have been getting harassed in this fandom (while using quotes from the first episode to harass other fans.) for years now. It's becoming an social epidemic at this point. Not just the ableisim- but the heavy amounts of harassment within the fandom in general. (Also- this Tumblr post from a fan contains discord screenshots! Things that they label as "illegal." The same thing that people said that Erin Frost "should" have their career ruined over. How hypocritical is that?! That showing discord screenshoots is "bad faith" unless it's towards someone that they hate. Hell, even if the NDA wasnt there people would have still harassed Erin. But that's another issue altogether.) There's so much bullying and overall meaness going on in the fandom, Vivziepop keeps overworking herself and her staff, and people keep saying nothing about it or excuse the whole thing because "lmao more stolitz lol!" matters to them more than the mental health of those working on it. So no matter what people say- This "just" about Erin Frost, my videos are not created, with hours upon hours of research and dedication to "harass" Vivziepop or her staff: This is about freelance rights, minority representation, and the refusal against bullying within the Hazbin community.

[antiloreolympus]

9 Anti LO Asks

1. ok so, persephone is magically ok after all of ONE therapy session, something people wanted to see for years, meanwhile the trial no one asked for is being dragged into its third month of publishing?? who asked for this??

2. I hate the typos too but why are people pissed at RS specifically for the typos? Isn't spelling a big issue for dyslexic people? Doesn't the fact that she has a whole team behind her mean that someone else is likely in charge of typography? So shouldn't the annoyance be redirected at someone else?

3. RS may be the creator of LO but so many people work on it! Instead of wondering where the editor/typographer fucked off to, anons keep blaming the disabled creator for being unable to catch the errors induced by said disability. What a real class act! When did the anons contributing to this blog go from giving earnest critique to lambasting everything RS does?

From OP about #2 and #3: If you’re both referring to the same asks (the two previous ones about typos), neither of them solely put the blame on RS. They even said that someone on her team should’ve been looking out for these typos. Especially since she (or webtoon) is paying someone to do that.

4. isnt this comic supposed to be about these two characters getting together? why does it seem 90+% of the actual comic is doing everything BUT develop the relationship and getting them together? how is that fun to read?

5. 179 was so bad even tho I wish it came sooner just to get the plot rolling. Regardless of how Thetis feels about Minthe, anyone could have come to the conclusion persphone cursed Minthe into a plant because she wanted hades. Was their fight public? Yeah but no other staff meme we other than Hecate touched base on it and didn’t care, so Thetis didn’t know. And she’s right to say how “unhinged persphone” you’re claiming someone isn’t dead but you haven’t broken the curse nor have you tried at all because your were too busy shopping and showing hades your clone family.

And I know it’s a joke that Zeus doesn’t remember Minthes name, but it does no favors for the plot I feel. It just makes hades looks like a bad bf if he couldn’t get his brother to remember her name, espically since they he told them he was gonna marry her.  Or you know since she’s the other person who whistle blew on persphone.

Can we all just look at the panel where persphone is hiding behind hades like a kid? I’m suppose to root for that? That’s not the dread queen I was expecting. Also why is RS sexualizing Persphone to water a plant in Hades house? That’s a bit much. Zeus didn’t even do much when Persphone said “eventually” she can turn her back, like that’s not a sure answer. Honestly that should have been used more against persphone. Like we thought Minthe was bad? What about the the plant cursing rich kid whose in trial for murder?

“This could have been an email” way to try and make a joke RS about a guy who lost his gf and rethinking his life choices in the most joke of a court. Honestly I feel like if Thanatos emailed HR that Persphone was receiving special treatment, they would blow it off since hades is a king who does what he wants which would only lead to more frustration and probably stil lead to the trial.

Hades “I need better security”, yeah too bad your security was turned into a plant.

Last thing, I know the ledger thing about overthrowing hades was probably written in by someone else, but the reaction of Persphone just makes me think she does have an actual plan to overthrow him. Or maybe it’s about bringing those nameless nymphs back to life. 

6. You guys HAVE to read NPR’s review of the first LO book because it’s insane. It literally says it’s a GOOD thing the women are drawn as male fantasies and look straight out of Playboy, thinks it’s good it has no actual connections to the myths, thinks Rachel is honestly trying to have a commentary on modern day norms (literally where), and only has one passing line mentioning Persephone is roofied (not mentioning it’s by Eros) and to “steer clear if you don’t like discussions of sexual assault” at the last paragraph, not mentioning (or realizing?) it’s only there to push the romance along and to technically not make her a virgin. It doesn’t even mention the gross nature of the virginity scholarship, the specialization of Persephone at every turn, or how Persephone really has no say in the narrative. I think the writer is trying to hype it up since it’s women-made comic, but holy shit were they stretching it thin in trying to make it something feminism and deeper than a puddle on a light rainy day.

I have to wonder if this is only because it’s the first 25 chapters which genuinely seemed to have some thought and effort put into it, because I can’t imagine the reviewer looking at LO in it’s entirety would hold these same opinions. 

-----FP Spoilers/Mention-----

7. (Fp spoilers)

Holy shit, but the recent fp was a fucking mess. First off, Demeter and Persephone arguing again 🤦‍♀️ I also like how Demeter was being honest and saying she cares and puts Persephone safety first, ONLY FOR PERSEPHONE TO SAY BULLSHIT AND THEN SAY HE LOVES HADES OOF.

Than idk the conversation between Apollo and Hephaestus made me super uncomfortable like ugh, then hades coming in and then saying to Persephone he knows Apollo hurt her and wants to know. Ugh, like why can’t Persephone tell her story instead of somebody either saying it or putting crumbs into it.

Idk this chapter was a messy one to me. 

8. FP Spoiler

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P confronts her mom because she made Hades forget about her, claiming she felt like she made a genuine conection with him, just to feel alone when Hades didn't come back or something and like girl you just talked for 5 minutes top with a stranger OMG calm down control your hormones

From OP: Plus, Hades was drunk. It’d be different if he was completely sober but he wasn’t.

9. Fast pass preview looks terrifying and everyone is thinking that Persephone tells him what happened to her and or he found out yet the image looks frightening… how is everyone cheering for this hypocrite of a man?!! THIS IS MORE TERRIFYING THAN THE UGLY ASS PIN 

[floralkittygambler]

Based on the new signed work for hazbin

looks like shitty h/skerd/st may end up canon, even though once again husk looks uncomfortable and pissed off by angel, but you cant literally criticise angel without the whole fucking fandom and even staff get pissy with you. accept that not everyones gonna love him, and folks like me whove been victims to these sorts *really* dont fucking like him (to be clear, his predatory nature of not accepting husk saying no but magically accepting other's no, incl alastors. also he tried to force a kiss from husk, similar to how his boss does to him so theres no fucking excuses. its disgusting and male victims of sex crimes are fucking valid, so stop excusing angels actions. he didnt deserve to be a victim but hes not doing favours by making a victim out of husk. its clear harassment. not cute or tsundere either, vile fujoshis-). but most relate or love angel so validate this shit, much like viv and her staff and vas. revolting. he also gives sw a bad name when hes fucking harassing folks bc sw isnt like that - you dont just harass someone. nor is sex your entire identity.

ugh fed up man. im starting to enjoy this fandom so little yet the few characters i am attached to keep me around. hell ive said before ive been around husk like people and they often really dislike angel types, whereas angel types adore them rather shallowly tbh. yeah but honestly this fandom and the clowns running it will find an excuse for angel and avoid those actually affected as always. big surprise...

husk physically resembles angels brother, dad and client, and is similar to the first two. its this toxic bond of angel wanting that love he never got from them. basic science. plus both addicts and one being older than his fuckin dad means realistically it wouldnt work. love does not cure everything nor should be pushed to. ones uncomfortably forced into it, and his bonding moments makes husk ooc because hes portrayed totally different to how he would be. again, experience. overall we get enough of this toxic, forced shit in media. just stop.

angel needs to sort his own shit before being with a guy. and then he needs to be with a guy on his level, around his age and mentality whos in a healthy spot. someone similar to him. hell a male cherri bomb would suit. as for husk, he needs a lot more work thatll take far longer. he needs to love himself and work through his own shit and be like that for awhile first. seen it first hand kill so

before anyone goes 'its fiction' yeah? well then explain how shit like many toxic ideals in romcoms or hell, how male victims of sex crimes are treated as a fucking joke still when its not funny, or hey how about that the only chemistry is this bitter distaste and onesidedness thats shallow af. or how shit like 'killing stalking' and whatnot are seen as cute romances by fans very similar to the point its this sorta dumb shit people romanticise, fantasize and normalise - young people. hell adults too esp immature ones.

its not healthy.

its really not.

and being on the receiving end makes you sick to your stomach and paranoid on others intentions for you.

every glance or touch is an attack. every remark, a hidden message. thats what we're left with.

as for the blokes, they get the extra of being a 'joke' and not a 'real man', that they should 'enjoy' it.

fuck off

also to grow you need to accept not everyone will like or love you. angel irl and in fiction seems mostly adored whether its shallow or not. making a character that dislikes him be his lover is a shit cop out and bad writing just like helluva. we get it, he hates rejection. dont we all. but no one grows without it. hell angel wold benefit from a guy telling him no and sticking to that for him to just accept.

because media shows that fandoms and celebs are now littered full of spoilt folks getting their own ways, seeing any critique or disinterest as 'hate' and being the most entitled buncha twats going. not everyones going to love you or care and that doesnt mean theyre a hater. if viv actually wants a likeable character with flaws to grow, she'd actually show angel's bad as not just him being a fucking victim as its just a mix of victim blaming and entitlement to get what he wants for being a victim when life aint fair. show him with traits more widely despicable thatll shock fans. actually show him accepting people not liking him and being ok rather than forcing himself on them until they do. fucking disgusting. though everyone thinks thats cute. bloody weird-

just like his creator, he wont grow and improve. theyve hired a fucking r'pe fetisher for gods sake. the whole viv and hired folks are a mess...

[toxoplasmajuice]

Episode 10: Replies

finally! except... i have a feeling activity isn’t showing me all of my replies so if you KNOW you said something and it’s not in this reply post it’s not you it’s me staff

(i’d dig up all the lost ones but this post is already so late)

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@harmoniouspixels​ replied to your photo “Wallace-Hensley BCx2: Episode 10 - Treasure Hunt...”

[Aggressively chews salad] is a big mood when I'm either 1) in a Mood, or 2) very hungry (sometimes it's both, which is a riot)

SAME

harmoniouspixels replied to your photoset “[creak] [Marisa]: [yawning] Mornin’, Pumpkin… [January]: Good morning,...”

asjkgllkas Marisa was in on it??

in on Island Community Justice’s speedy response to it? apparently...

harmoniouspixels replied to your photoset “[Abbie]: Wooooo!!! … [thud]”

/ABBIE/

me throwing myself into more and more responsibilities to hide my pain

harmoniouspixels replied to your photoset “[Penelope]: Is it just me, or is it taking forever to build the gym we...”

Penelople pls you can get your gains later you're still establishing a whole ass society on an island

THIS SOCIETY needs its gains, jack

harmoniouspixels replied to your photoset “[Angelo]: –and half my waffles were cold! So I put on oven mitts and...”

Tag urself I'm Penelope in this situation

honestly i’m probably angelo

harmoniouspixels replied to your photoset “[Saturday]: Hey, Miss Vampire! I hear we just got a huge shipment of...”

aslkgjslakj Saturday pls

🥖

harmoniouspixels replied to your photoset “[Marisa]: –so the seeds are probably, you know, who knows how old, but...”

Seeds, Penelope. Get the cotton out fo your ears

bro i thought she said leads, like, clues

@catallenapapi​ replied to your photoset “[Abbie]: Wooooo!!! … [thud]”

She’s dead now

VICTIM:

harmoniouspixels replied to your photoset

Okay I saw this post first before scrolling down to catch up, and I was about to be like "WHAT IS BEING THROWN AT PENELOPE" until I saw that it's just a water balloon. What a wild ride

VICTIM 2:

catallenapapi replied to your photoset “¦ [Abbie]: Uuuuugh…”

She emerges from the endless pit of sims that have disappointed me

this is a bc contestant creator mood 😔🤝😔

harmoniouspixels replied to your photo “[Jez]: And I found this space rock! [Abbie]: Where did you put that?!...”

HOW can something THAT BIG fit in a hole THAT SMALL I say that more as “big space rock should not come out in tact from such a tiny hole in the ground, but that’s just TS3” rather than the /other/ way, but it could also be the /other/ way too

catallenapapi replied to your photo “[Jez]: And I found this space rock! [Abbie]: Where did you put that?!...”

@harmoniouspixels STOPPPPPPPbdjdjdndns

i hate all of you

@tiny-tany-thaanos​ replied to your photo “[Jez]: And I found this space rock! [Abbie]: Where did you put that?!...”

The part where TS3 turns into the cartoon Also… Not bad

you. you i do not hate. thank you dearly

(also this is what i meant when i said im pretty sure activity isnt showing me everything. the ONLY reply to this post i actually got from my activity page was ron’s, and had it not been a response to jack’s replies i would’ve forgotten there was more. staff can we talk)

catallenapapi replied to your photo “[Saturday]: …I’ve got this space rock and some gold. [Penelope]: How...”

Holy shit that was close

but yet so far...

tiny-tany-thaanos replied to your photoset “[January]: [sighs]… I’m sorry I snapped at you. It’s not your fault....”

*gets flashbacks from that Holes book we read back in the school and teh film with Shaya Labeuf*

i live under a rock and i’ve never read the book nor seen the movie. not even in school. who am i

tiny-tany-thaanos replied to your photo “[Beatrice]: …Nothing. [Zeinaba]: Nothing? [Beatrice]: I, um… I ended...”

Oh yeah! Well done!...Here go the puns

wait what are the puns i wanna hear the puns

catallenapapi replied to your photoset “[Abbie]: When they opened the grave, it was empty except for a single...”

me too, Abigal abigal. okay. okay. bye

harmoniouspixels replied to your photo “Treasure Hunt! TAKING ADVANTAGE OF the situation in the center of...”

You go, Penelope! (Just stop fliritng with everyone else tho)

YEAH SHE WAS JUST. SUDDENLY HORNY ON MAIN I GUESS. WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT (also i know for a FACT you reacted to that in the moment and activity didnt fuckin show me :/)

[the-fiction-witch]

Okay...

I understand Tumblr has changed its community Guidelines and oddly enough I am going to add my two cents to it I suppose even though 90 % of tumblr does not give a dam hell what I have to say about it.

Okay lets begin

Point number one: 

I as someone had been  on tumblr a very long time almost eight years now I understand why this has happened, the world has changed alot since I has my first account on here I mean I was very young when I had my first account it was just a fan account where I blogged Lord of the rings art and gifs, and I understand why this has decision was made by the staff to try to make there app more ‘pg’ lets say, Okay I understand

Point number two:

I said I understand I did not say I agree with it, I know as quiet a big tumblr fan fic writer I’m likely not the best person for saying so but... I think people online should be allowed to see things like, Nudity and smut and all that stuff, Why? you ask? Well Because I was I know when it comes to sexy kinda stuff I was kinda the opposite of sheltered as a child my parents are swingers and have pretty much always been open about it, they have had nude art and such on the walls in there bedroom for as long as I can remember and I know there is this whole thing about how kids or young people can access things on the internet that are over 18 because you know lieing exists and there are ways to get around things, there always will be the second a rule is there two seconds later how to get around it exists and I Personally think there is nothing wrong with that.

Point two and a half: [I realized two was getting kinda ranty]

But I think kids Should be exposed to things, Not like kids from five should be shown like rule 34, but I think kids and young people are a heck of a alot smarter then any 20-40 year old realizes, Kids are all different they are all sexually awakened at different times in there life [for example I know I was a literally 11 and I have a best friend who wasn't till she was 18] people are different and I think things like Smut and Nudes are not exactly for kids no but... they are a part of life and sheltering them isnt going to help them understand I mean I got lucky I grew up in a family that had 50′s pin up on the walls and watched the rocky horror picture show in the living room I understood what sex was from a young age and how it worked between consenting adults I didn't Practice it Obviously and I didn't know the exact details [look at my older work and see if I understood how the heck sex worked] but I think people make those decisions I mean yeah random porn showing up on a timeline yeah maybe stop that that’s kinda a problem but if you search for Boobs or Porn or Smut whatever you know what your getting and if you make the decision to type those letters to spell that word then you made the decision to see what you see or read what you read, you chose to do that tumblr didn't when you typed in I don’t know Loki didn't randomly take you to porn unless you specifically told it to or unlocked it, 

Point three:

Why? as I said I understand the choice tumblr staff have made but if you search something and have safe search on then yeah don’t show nude pics or things tagged as porn or even my stuff I wouldn't expect someone who typed newt with there safe search on i imagine most of my stuff wouldn’t turn up I as a creator and even audience member here I understand that but I think it again comes back to choice if you chose to unlock the search you understand what comes with that and if you don’t then your the one that needs to be fixed not tumblr.

Point four: Likely my big point

I came to tumblr when I was fairly young, my god when tumblr was fairly young because mostly I wanted to be as informed and aware as my big sister my older sister showed me tumblr so I could see cool gifs of doctor who and lord of the rings and find people just like me who also loved to watch and read. when I first came here I was still a young girl and I didn't know how big the 18+ side of tumblr was I didn't care all I cared about was the amazing people and when I first began to dream about being a writer, everyone I knew even my family laughed at me said because of my disability I could never be a author, But I changed my URL and posted one of the first things I ever wrote on to tumblr with no fear of being judged or being laughed at and now when I go back and read it I know it’s awful I was terrible back then but... people where kind to me. said how I could improve and where with me every step of my way, that account is still there now I have just moved a little bit to here where I have been now for several years and I love it.

It’s amazing to me now as a almost 20 year old woman to sit on my computer, have my own physical novels sat on a shelf next to me, without tumblr I would not have became a real writer and would not now be able to live off doing it an live comfortably even, When I came here with my first ever work A girl we can’t understand I was awful but I had big dreams the people here have made me into who I am now and have made me be able to do such amazing things with my life, I never came here to be a problem to tumblr or even to be popular I make no money from tumblr but I still post almost everyday or as much as I can...why?

Because I love it here, 

I love being able to make people happy to be able to create worlds for people to lose themselves in even if its just for a little while.

I love every single one of the people who read my work even if you don’t like or dont follow or anything like that anyone who reads what I post I thank you for taking the time to read it, as I said I do this purely for the love of doing it.

But... Tumblr has changed.

maybe I am a dinosaur here now I guess but Tumblr I have a little message for you...

Dear Tumblr, To all your staff, your users and your creator.

I know in your grant scheme I am a small foot note. I understand the choices you have made to the site and I respect your decision as it is yours to make. However I don’t see how blocking and reporting people like myself and other users like me who just want to make people happy or feel better after a bad day is the best way to be, I have been here for a long time and I have seen some awful things on this site, but nudity or smut or anything has never been one of them. I have seen things like racism, homophobia, trans phobia, extremism and as a user I have tried my best to report and help your algeritherum to grow to make this site better. But Tumblr your views have changed and you have every right to change them, I have grown up with you tumblr and I am... concerned about what you are becoming. it is your choice to make this site into something different then what it was, But I beg of you

When I came here I was an outcast. Not pretty enough for Instagram and snap chat, not funny enough for twitter, not frenziedly enough for Facebook, I and I know so many others who came here because we are outcasts who fit nowhere else in this internet world. I have so many friends many of which I have even met in real life now because of you tumblr, but with people left and right upset about this and threatening to leave because you deiced to change

Please tell me... where are we meant to go? we are the outcasts here always have been tumblr kids the ones who are different but if we lose this place we call home we will have nowhere to go, and I would hate to see people like I was have nowhere to go people who where like me when I got here, Alone.

So... Dearest tumblr, You have meant the world to me, I have gathered friends with you, made a life though you, I have even had my life saved by the people here to many times to count, 

My boyfriend and I where here on my old account we had to separate for a bit but run this together like we used to and its a massive part of our lives even our relationship

But I am clearly not what you want anymore. so I say here and now I will try to continue my work here but if my posts continue to be reported and blocked then I will go.

If you still want my work I will keep it here but I will always update and write on my

Wattpad:

https://www.wattpad.com/user/FictionalReality010

and I will also re open my tapas:

https://tapas.io/FictionalLiving

and If you are a friend of mine I am shearing my Instagram here becuase I don’t wan’t to lose any of you

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/amberjane010/?hl=en

Good Bye

I love all of you so much and I am so so sorry.

X Amber & Thomas

[bi-dazai]

15 yr olds on this site really go around totally unsuspicious of fictional media discussing gayness or including gay characters huh

idk about you but i was born in 2000 and my entire life i dealt with blatantly homophobic media (power puff girls is one example!) and intense queerbaiting coupled with homophobic plotlines (supernatural, the 100). i had to ferret around the internet desperately to find a shitty copy of a somewhat decent film involving gayness that wasnt something like philadelphia or debs or rocky horror. when i was struggling the most with coming to terms with my bisexuality was around the period of 2010-2015. during that time antibisexual sentiment was incredibly high (this was when the post-myspace backlash of bisexuality and the rise of mogai and pansexuality came about). every time a tv character was announced to be gay (extremely rarely) they were killed off or forced into homophobic plotlines and stereotypes within episodes. they were the butt of jokes, fandom and the world made fun of them to hell. our expectations for gay representation were extremely low, to the point that we were happy with the kill your gays trope because at least we got screentime. 

korrasami was the breaking point of all this. since then, the media has been much more inclusive and receptive to actual gay criticism and queer theory (as flawed as it is). a children’s show with a massive fanbase made their two female protagonists of colour bisexual and in a romantic relationship. this was huge. this is the best gay representation to date in children’s media. the backlash was still huge, and even more chose to ignore it and pretend it wasnt canon, despite the creators and writers specifying in interviews almost immediately that it was, and that nickelodeon had in fact forced them to cut a kiss scene.

but nothing has really changed. even if there is slightly more gay representation, even though our criticisms are now part of the public conscience, what has changed in western media really? gay representation is white and middle class and vague. it’s liberal, it never depicts any form of the community that is so important to gay film as an establishment, never depicts proper homophobia. it is safe and consumable for homophobes. it’s straight gayness. films such as love, simon and call me by my name depict sanitised, and even homophobic depictions of gayness. it’s hollywood gayness.

queerbaiting still exists - for example, the voltron reboot frequently hinted at lance’s bisexuality and keith’s gayness, constantly foreshadowing a romantic relationship (and yes, there is proof for this. analysing the show and looking at interviews from the time, as well as looking at the complaints about the showrunners from the writing staff in particular who specified that they did not allow the writers to plan a plot and anything that had the potential of upsetting their ratings and upstanding with dreamworks higher-ups were quickly cut - this makes it clear that something was going on there), constantly talking about it with fans, only to have this foreshadowing, the various promises to the community, fall away. shiro was revealed to be gay, a teaser trailer showed him with his boyfriend. in the actual series, the boyfriend got less than a minute of screentime and was killed immediately. shiro, an asian gay man, was made into torture porn. this is queerbaiting and a homophobic trope as well. 

ive seen this with innumerous shows as well. gay characters are introduced as a grab for a larger audience and free advertising via people discussing the show on the internet. 

so yes. on the surface, it seems that things have changed. younger people are being told that gay media is the norm, that we are living in good times, and they are being taught queer theory criticism of media via a hollywood and social media lens.

but beneath? nothing has changed. i still get twinges of fear when hollywood and netflix try to appeal to gay audiences. i still dont trust the representation they provide. i am still ferreting about the internet to find a copy of an independent film. i am still watching the same four gay films. 

it sounds strange when i say that i hate gay representation. but this is what i am referring to - hollywood representation, netflix representation. 

i have seen a strange gap in ages and response to gay representation in hollywood and netflix productions. young people who were born after about 2003/04 are the current main targets of most hollywood gay representation. korrasami became canon when they were just 10 years old. this cultural shift happened before they were old enough to truly realise what was happening. and with no one discussing just how big that cultural shift was and has been, there is no consideration for their own past that can take place within their own thoughts. it is normal for a tv show to have a gay character and so long as that character isnt killed off they’re happy. ive seen this sad trend of young teenagers consuming characters and representations of sexuality like this with total happiness. even some of the smartest, most media-critical kids ive ever met still engaged with love,simon with complete and utter praise. 

but to those born before, we grew up with something different. shows like the powerpuff girls had transphobic depictions. gayness was reserved for adult, latenight shows like the l-word. homophobic and transphobic punchlines were the norm. lesbian was ugly or a porn category. bisexual was unheard of - our flag was only designed in the very late 1990s. or we were whores. for a moment in the mid-2000s we were celebrated in teenage underground movements such as scene, punk, emo, etc. but by the early 2010s we were being named as affronts to the lgbt community (once again). transgenderness was completely reviled (still is). we were queerbaited and slandered and hated by hollywood

ten years later we are said to be “welcomed” in media. but i feel no difference. i am still suspicious and bitter and disappointed and disgusted. i dont feel welcomed nor celebrated. i still feel disgusted with myself and i still feel hollow and hated - because i am. we are. hollywood is not your friend. it never has been. representation is a cash grab.

[themallexthings]

Season 7 was uff.... and I need some time to recover... but the toxic fandom...

Okey... this season almost killed me. Maybe I had to meny expectations for this season. Because of the information, spoilers and things that where said at SDCC18 from the staff. To sum it up I was a little dissapointed.

Still love the show tho but yea... this season had so much information and new faces, facts and bondings in only 13 episodes that it feeled forced to me. I mean the last 6 seasons had fun episodes with adventure and fun but with a red line to easily follow. Here you get a red bundle of strings and have to handle it. The story flow got from a river to a waterfal (you know whta I mean?). 

Then I saw how massiv the Fandom backlash for the fact that Adam was killed so fast. So much toxic comments to the writers for them to hype the fact that they killed Adam and discrimminate the LGBT+ community. WHY?! What do you want?! Yaoi action on the sceen? (that would be nice, but lets be reallistic)

Maybe I dont have a right to say that, for a type of person who still searches for her path, but isnt it too much to say that the writers are homophobic or discrimminating the community? Maybe you also had to many expectations like me after SDCC? okey I was like that too at first, but I got to bed after this and had time to drem and think about it for a few hours. 

It pisses me of that those people who are barking out loud they frustrations on the Voltron writers are the most toxic things I ever saw in a fandom! 

Wow thank you for the hate... I dont need that shit really.

Stay POSTIVEEEEE!!!

The show was fantastic with fights and action! I was so thirlled for the fight at the end (eaven when they make the ATLAS a Mecha too wtf?!). They just fought Sandak and BAM annother beast wooow!! (At first I tought that Lotor came back from the other dimension but then wtf!)

And Veronica is a Badass Sister dont you think so?! She is soo cool! My hero! UNCLE LANCE!! The cutest thing I ever heared! OMG! And please look at the way she stands! Its so similar to Lance!! Also Iverson is not an asshole as everybody thought. After the scene with him an Cosmo I was blown away by him 180 degree ;DDD

And I knew it! They made a time skip!! the scientist/Pidge in me is so happy! Because interdeminsional traveling must have an impact on the actual timeline! (okey Nerd sry). How long where they in space anyway? The journey was also fun a few bonding moments between the team except for the game show episode.. I hate Bob. Calling Lance dumb all the time just isnt funny after 10 times. (Also not okey that the team didnt say anything= LANGST FF?!) 

I enjoyed the animation and style. Story still not so much maybe after my 3rd rewatch, but all in all Is one of the best shows right now! I am hyped for season 8! (More LANCE and TEAM VOLTRON!!) I will watch this season again in a few days and enjoy it again.

I will let it sit down for a while and dont want to have this toxic around me. Social media is unfortunatly for all people... Its only a few people who spreads that shit but it still hurts me. For the fandom and creators of the show. I really love the show and I still need more Lance screentime because he is my Boy <3 

Shout out to all writers and creators for staying positiv and still making contend! I need you in a few days to fill me up with Lance and Shiro (my personal OTP) FF, Aus and wonderful fanart! 

Thank you.

[midoriyasbones]

This isnt hate but man, you're wrong. You were an anti, you took part in a nasty group that hurt people and continues to do so, and no one has to forgive you or be nice to you just because you got better. even if you didn't send the hate, you're not entitled to others nice behavior. and complaining about being judged for it when sheith shippers have had to go through so much shit, just makes you look so fake; 1/?

2/? sheith shippers have had to go through so much shit, and just because you have or Are going through doesn’t make you deserving of our consideration; It just means you’re in the same boat as us now. And so you should know how it feels; But seeing you complain and gripe about it makes you look incredibly whiney and superficial dude. You ARE ALLOWED to be sad and angry and want to enjoy your ship,           

3/? you absolutely are, and we are too. But we got our anger from the group you used to support and belong to– You’ve gotta understand that.  antis are still out there doxxing, harrassing our staff and VA’s off twitter, ruining panels, making death threats and suicide baiting, chasing off content creators, misusing “pedophile”, causing the infamous needle incident and more– and you guys are mad because theres some angry posts and cross tagging?? And you expect /sympathy?/ Really????            

4/ Please, go outside, get some fresh air, go for a walk, go offline for an hour every day. Refresh yourself. Take a breather. Refocus, and understand with more perspective the irony of it all, and why you’ve got so much angry vitriolic Sheithers out there. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and ex-antis/klancers, especially the ones who are content to “stay in their lane” are only making themselves look worse by acting entitled to forgiveness while taking out anger on sheiths for being             

5/? justifiably angry about the cyberbullying they themselves helped bring about. Especially the ones who are “staying in their lane” while doing nothing to prevent all the anti’s that are CAUSING such vitriolic sheiths in the first place– then demanding that we stop being angry because its not fun for them– wow yknow what isnt fun for us? Being called pedophiles, suicide baited, and threatened daily. But god forbid we talk about it, be angry about it, express that– then we’ve gone TOO FAR             

6/? im stopping here because this started with intent to be NICE criticism and is now descending into an angry ramble and thats not what i wanna do here- the point remains: what you said is not reasonable, relies on expectation and entitlement, and as such, comes off as entitled, fake, and all around insincere. And in your TakeBackKlance server i see you shitting on sheiths like this all the time. Its disappointing, extraordinarily hypocritical, and furthers the established mistrust between             

7 / ? shaladins and ex-anti’s. And you complain about people staying away from ex-anti’s. If they’re acting like this, of course they would. They’re perfectly within their rights to, justifiably, and you have to accept that. So yeah, you “have to atone” Its almost like you’ve gotta earn each individual persons trust, like in real life?. If you’re complaining about it, then it just shows you don’t really support Shaladins as much as you claimed you did.            

okay, thank you for some perspective on the situation, and i’m going to give you some credit. you managed to convey yourself in a civil way making very valid points and expressing emotions that are entirely valid. there is nothing here that i don’t think is out of place. your anger here is very much warranted and i appreciate you acknowledging all this, but i’m not sure you understand everything that’s going on.

first of all, i was an anti almost a year ago. i ditched the community in june of 2017 and became a full fledged pro in july of that same year. since then i’ve done my best to drop all my former bearings of that life. that’s my personal history.

1. “you’ve gotta understand that.  antis are still out there doxxing, harrassing our staff and VA’s off twitter, ruining panels, making death threats and suicide baiting, chasing off content creators, misusing “pedophile”, causing the infamous needle incident and more-”

not only do i understand this, but i’ve seen it first hand and have been fighting against it for nearly a year. i understand your anger because i am just as angry about it too. i’ve actively been fighting against that since i switched over and i’m not saying that makes me ‘worthy’ or anything, but it’s not like i’m sitting back here doing nothing.

2. and you guys are mad because theres some angry posts and cross tagging??

no, we’re mad that pro ship klancers are being constantly kicked aside and expected to just take it. we’re mad that a community that calls themselves ‘pro ship’ makes us feel unwelcome and has chased us out of what is supposed to be a place for us too. cross tagging isn’t cool no matter what. vent posts i really don’t give two shits about, you have every right to express your anger.

3. And you expect /sympathy?/ Really???? 

no, i actually don’t. you don’t have to give me the time of day, i’m just asking that you not come into our inboxes or reblog our posts with angry and irrelevant additions (so long as our posts aren’t overstepping certain boundaries of course).

4. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and ex-antis/klancers, especially the ones who are content to “stay in their lane” …

i’m not an anti, i’m a pro shipper. i believe that everyone has the right to ship whatever they want. i think that people who harass others for their ships are immature. and in case you didn’t know i far from stay in my goddamn lane. i don’t allow antis to say shit and get away with it. i don’t support anyone who is anti ship, even those who claim not to be a part of the anti community. you’re comparing apples to oranges.

5. are only making themselves look worse by acting entitled to forgiveness 

again, not asking for forgiveness. i’m not entitled to a damn thing except a peaceful life.

6. on sheiths for being justifiably angry about the cyberbullying they themselves helped bring about.

i won’t deny, when i was an anti i should’ve recognized that what i supported was wrong and i should’ve stepped up and done something, but i didn’t. i won’t excuse my actions, i’ll stand here right now and tell you i was being immature, selfish, and stupid. there is nothing i can do or say that will make up for what i did or actually didn’t do. i can at least say i never sent anything or said anything extremely awful, but i certainly didn’t try to stop anyone and i did actively support them. that’s on me… but that’s also almost a year ago. you don’t have to even want to be around me, i’m just asking that you don’t think i’m still in support of that stuff anymore.

7. Especially the ones who are “staying in their lane” while doing nothing to prevent all the anti’s that are CAUSING such vitriolic sheiths in the first place

i’m not causing anyone to do anything. the way people act on their anger is entirely on them, not me. furthermore, i’ve already addressed that i am taking action, so this really isn’t a fair thing to say to me at all.

8. then demanding that we stop being angry because its not fun for them

point to where i’ve said you can’t be critical of klance or lance or anything. as long as what you’re doing is cross tagging i could care less. as long as what you’re doing isn’t going into people’s inboxes or bullying them out of fnadom spaces that are supposed to positive i quite honestly don’t consider it my business. be angry, get that out, it’s healthy to express that emotion, just make sure you aren’t being toxic.

9. wow yknow what isnt fun for us? Being called pedophiles, suicide baited, and threatened daily.

full offense, but i’ve been called a pedo too. i’ve been suicide baited and threatened too. in some cases it was daily. you already said we’re in the same boat, so suddenly why are you shoving me off of it? we’re in this fuck fest together anon, and again, that doesn’t mean you owe me shit, but i don’t owe you anything either.

10. But god forbid we talk about it, be angry about it, express that– then we’ve gone TOO FAR 

like i supposedly have when i express my anger about getting the same treatment from people who said they supported me? vent posts are not too far. harassment (like that lance’s ass fumes anon and the clit anon) is.

11. And in your TakeBackKlance server i see you shitting on sheiths like this all the time. Its disappointing, extraordinarily hypocritical, and furthers the established mistrust betweenshaladins and ex-anti’s

false. i’m literally never in there because i’m so busy with my real life stuff. i have said some things in my anger, but i do not think it is nearly frequent enough to label as ‘all the time’. most of the time i’m in agreement with the sheith fandom. your criticism of antis and of fanon and even canon stuff is totally valid, i’m only angry about when things stray too far and actual people are attacked. what’s disappointing is that i’m on the receiving end of your anger for something i don’t even do.

12. And you complain about people staying away from ex-anti’s

i literally don’t want you anywhere near me. i don’t want my name in your mouth. i don’t want to be yelled at for things i haven’t done and no longer support. i’m not asking you to support me. i’m not asking you to follow me. i’m not asking you for anything. i’m asking that i not be blamed for things i no longer take part of. that’s all.

13. They’re perfectly within their rights to, justifiably, and you have to accept that.

what’s justified? vent posts that are properly tagged.

what’s not justified? getting sent anon hate and seeing myself vagued just because i don’t like it when my friends are upset over how they get treated and i actually speak my mind. what would be fake is if i kept my damn mouth shut, but i don’t. you need to accept that.

14. So yeah, you “have to atone” Its almost like you’ve gotta earn each individual persons trust, like in real life?

actually?? it’s almost like i have been working my hardest to do so? and those who actually know me would say that i am balls to the fucking wall in everything i do? you don’t have to trust me, you don’t have to forgive me, but i’m not going to take everything lying down just because my past isn’t spotless. i don’t owe you a blind following. you’re not immune to my thoughts just because i was once a part of a group that hurt you. it’s been hard enough to forgive myself, i don’t need to work for someone’s forgiveness who clearly has no intention of even giving me a chance. i don’t need to atone for a damn thing and i thank you for actually bringing this up. i was working and being so hard on myself thinking i had to make it up to y’all and i actually don’t. i’ve been chaining myself up for you when i didn’t need to.

15. If you’re complaining about it, then it just shows you don’t really support Shaladins as much as you claimed you did.            

if you’re complaining about someone bringing up that they’re uncomfortable with how horrible a certain aspect of fandom life makes them feel than you clearly can’t take as much as you think you can. i was never trying to hurt or offend anyone in my post and was careful to craft it in a way that took into account how much anger has built up over the years. you have every right to hate k/l, but you have absolutely 0 rights to pretend you’re a perfectly kind person if you think that my past means i owe you anything while thinking it’s justified that my friends and i receive hate for a fucking ship from people who say they support me. 

no offense anon, i think your anger towards my past and what i once affiliated myself with is totally justified, you can even be angry at me, but you also need to accept that i am not who you are painting me to be. i am not a ‘stay in my lane’ fake person. i stand up a lot for others and i work hard to create things and places for everyone. i understand that not everyone needs to like me, and i’ve accepted that fact long ago, all i am asking, and all anyone is asking really, is that if you don’t like us, then ignore us. don’t feel the need to come into our inboxes or reply to our posts. we really don’t want to hear it. we’ve been through quite enough just from leaving the antis. you don’t have to like, you don’t have to follow me, you don’t have to be my friend, but you do have to acknowledge that i am not the person you think i am.

your anger, your hurt, and your frustration is something i resonate with. i can feel the pain through your words and i want you to know that i don’t hold this anon against you at all. you have every right to express your opinions and offer me this. i think that in some ways you’re right, maybe i am asking for too much, maybe i’m being a little much, maybe i’m not totally in the right here, but a lot of this feels misdirected. instead of being angry at antis you’re pouring it out on me. instead of taste of my own medicine you’re just pouring concrete down my throat. your emotions and your pain are valid here, but i’m not your target and taking it out on us isn’t fair. you can’t hold this above my head and think you’re justified in doing so.

again, i’m not taking away your right to vent, all i’m saying is please don’t think i am your enemy because i truly am not. i’m not an anti. my past is not my present and neither is it yours. the anger you feel is real, but it’s not entirely something you can throw at me and expect me or any pro ship k/l to just take it. we’re not the fandom stress ball or punching bag, we’re people just as you are. you have every right to be wary of me, i  don’t blame you, but again… don’t tell me this is all my fault. it’s not. it’s really really not.

thank you for giving me your perspective and your time, but at the end of the day it’s not my responsibility to make you feel okay again. that’s on you. we don’t owe each other anything. i don’t expect anything from anyone but it feels like everyone is expecting a lot from me, too much really.

[radicalseabies]

so anyway. darling in the franxx sucks.

lol. it has some pretty good individual elements, imo, like the art, the mecha designs (i really like them theyre so colourful and cute), the music, the cinematography, the animation, the setting, but... somehow, putting it all together the combined result is just so terribly boring and uninteresting... it lacks any sort of spark. no charm, no personality. i find myself so incredibly bored watching it. none of the characters are interesting or memorable (aside from 02, but she seems a little too waifu-baity for my taste). plus we’re 4 episodes in (out of 24 i believe) and it feels like almost nothing has happened and that no real sign of any sort of over-arching series plot or direction has presented itself.

the big climactic action moment in ep 4 felt quite fun to watch purely from a shallow HYPE entertainment perspective but in terms of the actual climax and what it means for the characters and story etc, i felt practically nothing for it.

it somehow manages to be so much less than the sum of its parts im actually amazed. plus i just hate the stupid doggy style butt-control thing so much. it’s too on the nose without even feeling tongue-in-cheek or self aware enough to even consider giving it a pass. its trash.

if this was purely a trigger production id feel waaaaay more disappointed, but since its just a collaboration with atsushi nishigori (the creator/director/writer. he isnt trigger staff) and A1 pictures, and essentially all trigger’s doing is providing art, action direction (courtesy of imaishi) and animating some of the episodes (episode 4 was the first ep any of triggers animation staff even worked on), i dont feel that bad about it lol.

basically, nishigori wrote a crap show, and it sucks to have triggers name and art style attributed to it but shrugs, i guess. the trigger fangirl in me wanted to like it but its not the end of the world. ill save my hype for promare, whenever that ends up coming out.

[floppyamon]

I don't want to cause you any trouble but what honestly do you think about lance and Klance?

S1 Lance annoyed me, S2-3 Lance I was gonna throw fists with him, S6 Lance is becoming his best self and it’s great because positive character development is important (duh)

S1 attracted his groupies, his groupies still act like S1 Lance and I don’t get why they haven’t left if they hate the show and creators as much as they do

K/ance is a ship that isnt my cup of tea by itself, but it’s groupies have made my distaste apparent and concern for staff skyrocket

@K/ance stans who mind their business and defend She/th fans from your evil counterparts: I love and appreciate you

The rest of y’all evil assholes: Please fuck off and out the door because you don’t like the show and nobody wants you here. The staff (especially Lauren Montgomery) deserve better then your vile selves

[connor-rk800-51-blog]

So there is a lot of anger and panic at the moment, but just a quick alert, ROLEPLAYERS ARE SAFE. I mean, it makes no fucking sense to ban NSFW content in only one form, but it appears any written work like fanfictions or roleplays are still okay.

Am I mad still mad at Tumblr even though my content is deemed "okay"? Abso-fucking-lutly. As a professional artist, censhorship has always been a large and nuanced topic for me, and to ban all adult content on a primarially adult website is just, so lazy. This is not going to fix the problem, and it's going to hurt a lot of people who do nothing wrong but get stuck in the crossfire. Sexworkers, transexuals (i see your wording of "female-presenting nipples" you assholes) artists, animators, editors, content creators, survivors, and all manner of people who share their experiances good and bad are in trouble through no fault of their own and owe all of it to a website staff that couldnt have been bothered to deal with its very real and very bad child pornography problem until an outside source had to threaten it. Despite YEARS of tumblr users asking for something to be done about it.

Art and erotic content have been joined at the hip since the creation of art as a medium of expression. Nude art is okay? But erotic art isnt? How do you draw the line? There are many famous works of art that dipict sexual or erotic events. How the hell do you differintiate?

The worst part? Sexual content, including child pornography will still show up on tumblr after this. People will still cheat the system, make dozens of spam blogs of the content, and find new and increasingly relevent ways to bypass the system. But other users who unfortunately fall into this category, some whose entier lifelyhood depends on the creation and sharing of adult content of a sexual nature, will be punished. Of fucking course child pornography is bad, of fucking course things like hate speech, porn blog spammers, revenge porn, and snuff should not be on this website, but to lump those things in with other forms of adult expression is both harmful and stupid. It sends a very clear and very damaging message, "you are just as bad and in the same category as a pedophile."

Where do we go from here? Fight. Show your displeasure, read up on news about this, be very vocal and organize against this type of change. I hate to say it, but begin planning with followers, friends, and mutuals to keep in contact or find another website in case of the worst. The tumblr community has shown time and time again to be a vocal, vibrant, and opinionated place to speak our minds together. So do just that. Speak your minds and find ways to fight, petition, protest, and prepare.

A better, more positive Tumblr

Since its founding in 2007, Tumblr has always been a place for wide open, creative self-expression at the heart of community and culture. To borrow from our founder David Karp, we’re proud to have inspired a generation of artists, writers, creators, curators, and crusaders to redefine our culture and to help empower individuality.

Over the past several months, and inspired by our storied past, we’ve given serious thought to who we want to be to our community moving forward and have been hard at work laying the foundation for a better Tumblr. We’ve realized that in order to continue to fulfill our promise and place in culture, especially as it evolves, we must change. Some of that change began with fostering more constructive dialogue among our community members. Today, we’re taking another step by no longer allowing adult content, including explicit sexual content and nudity (with some exceptions).  

Let’s first be unequivocal about something that should not be confused with today’s policy change: posting anything that is harmful to minors, including child pornography, is abhorrent and has no place in our community. We’ve always had and always will have a zero tolerance policy for this type of content. To this end, we continuously invest in the enforcement of this policy, including industry-standard machine monitoring, a growing team of human moderators, and user tools that make it easy to report abuse. We also closely partner with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Internet Watch Foundation, two invaluable organizations at the forefront of protecting our children from abuse, and through these partnerships we report violations of this policy to law enforcement authorities. We can never prevent all bad actors from attempting to abuse our platform, but we make it our highest priority to keep the community as safe as possible.

So what is changing?

Posts that contain adult content will no longer be allowed on Tumblr, and we’ve updated our Community Guidelines to reflect this policy change. We recognize Tumblr is also a place to speak freely about topics like art, sex positivity, your relationships, your sexuality, and your personal journey. We want to make sure that we continue to foster this type of diversity of expression in the community, so our new policy strives to strike a balance.

Why are we doing this?

It is our continued, humble aspiration that Tumblr be a safe place for creative expression, self-discovery, and a deep sense of community. As Tumblr continues to grow and evolve, and our understanding of our impact on our world becomes clearer, we have a responsibility to consider that impact across different age groups, demographics, cultures, and mindsets. We spent considerable time weighing the pros and cons of expression in the community that includes adult content. In doing so, it became clear that without this content we have the opportunity to create a place where more people feel comfortable expressing themselves.

Bottom line: There are no shortage of sites on the internet that feature adult content. We will leave it to them and focus our efforts on creating the most welcoming environment possible for our community.

So what’s next?

Starting December 17, 2018, we will begin enforcing this new policy. Community members with content that is no longer permitted on Tumblr will get a heads up from us in advance and steps they can take to appeal or preserve their content outside the community if they so choose. All changes won’t happen overnight as something of this complexity takes time.

Another thing, filtering this type of content versus say, a political protest with nudity or the statue of David, is not simple at scale. We’re relying on automated tools to identify adult content and humans to help train and keep our systems in check. We know there will be mistakes, but we’ve done our best to create and enforce a policy that acknowledges the breadth of expression we see in the community.

Most importantly, we’re going to be as transparent as possible with you about the decisions we’re making and resources available to you, including more detailed information, product enhancements, and more content moderators to interface directly with the community and content.

Like you, we love Tumblr and what it’s come to mean for millions of people around the world. Our actions are out of love and hope for our community. We won’t always get this right, especially in the beginning, but we are determined to make your experience a positive one.

Jeff D’Onofrio CEO