#like.. tumblr is so fuckin ~problematic~ with condoning the presence of nazis and mob mentality

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maaaan i rlly thought we’d gotten past these weird lists. normally i’d scroll past this but what the heck

i don’t really.. see how this is a Tumblr Problem? i mean maybe i’m old but i’m p sure the whole “drugs are cool” issue predates tumblr but ok

being rude to your parents isn’t okay, but neither is it okay for your parents to be rude to you, and kids learning about abusive parenting tactics and knowing they don’t have to take shit just becuz their parents are the ones giving it isn’t a bad thing

also like.. tumblr isn’t teaching kids to be rude to their parents okay kids will /always/ be rude to their parents becuz they’re KIDS and they’re learning; i didnt join tumblr until i was a HS senior but i was still a rude little shit to my parents from time to time becuz that’s just.. part of being a kid idk man

lmao k while witchhunts are a problem on this hellsite, calling out straight ppl on their BS ain’t persecution. if “this site” ever makes you feel like less of a person, well welcome to the queer person’s entire existence

so “controversial” is a really vague term, like are you referring to people who want universal healthcare and the dismantling of capitalism? or people who nazis or MRAs? cuz there’s is a BIG difference

being rude without provocation isn’t okay, but calling out oppressive shit is tiring and sometimes ppl get snappish; sometimes ppl are meaner than they need to be but sometimes the “rudeness” is completely justified. context matters

lmao again. being white doesn’t make you evil but it does make you privleged /as hell/ and being encouraged to look critically at your privilege and seek education about racism ain’t persecution again

as p much every mentally ill person can attest, having mental illness isn’t cool, but acknowledging that we /have/ mental illness and validating the humanity of mentally ill ppl isn’t encouraging NTs to try out mental illness for funsies so jot that down

cutting yourself isn’t “okay” in the sense that everyone should do it, but people who cut themselves shouldn’t face public ridicule for it and deserve sympathy and understanding and proper care, and not condemnation or callous jokes

of course not all men are inherently rapists, but all men are socialized in a rape culture that teaches them to excuse rape and laugh at rape jokes and look the other way when their buddies are taking advantage of a drunk girl, so all men /do/ need to look at themselves critically for that

again all men are socialized to have privilege and being called out for sexist behavior ain’t persecution; you want men as a group to have a better reputation? take to task the men that are /giving/ you a bad reputation

misandry isn’t real lmao

the doxxing one is legit

again don’t know what you mean by “controversial” but yes tumblr should not be your only source of information but also don’t pretend like this is a tumblr exclusive problem

*deep breath* okay so the public school system in many countries is incredibly flawed and entrenched in prejudiced social customs and built on terrible or outdated ideals and actually really harmful to kid’s development and mental health, and people /acknowledging/ this and venting about their experiences isn’t encouraging kids to drop out and live in dumpsters, it’s /important/ for kids to be informed and not hinge their self-worth on their grades or SAT scores or parent-teacher approval

i’m not gonna bother with this one

this one’s legit too

the world isn’t a horrible place, but a lot of horrible things do occur and it is important to fight those things, but it’s also important not to give up hope or write off all of humanity as not worth saving; the world can be horrible but it also has a lot of beauty

anyway i am just rlly tired of seeing lists like this becuz so often they completely lack nuance and rlly only serve the purpose of coddling privileged people’s feelings and reinforcing harmful social norms without any context. is tumblr a hellsite with a fuckload of problems? abso-fucking-lutely. do these lists actually address any of them? like.. one or two maybe

Do not let Tumblr make you think:

That doing drugs makes you cool.

That being rude to your parents is okay

That being straight means you aren’t a person

That being controversial all the time is cool and will get you friends

That being blatantly rude to people to get your point across is okay

That being white makes you by default evil

That having a mental illness is cool

That cutting yourself is okay

That being a male means you are a rapist

That all men are evil, misogynistic monsters

That misandry is okay

That doxxing people’s personal information is okay if they said something you don’t like

That tumblr should be your vital source for controversial issues

That school doesn’t matter

That being narcissistic is cute

That making a minor mistake on a post will make the world hate you

That the world is a horrible place