Top 10 Worst Things About Tumblr
Tumblr isn't as bad as most people think it is, but there are still issues that occur there, much like on DeviantART.
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Threatening a girl into near suicide because she drew a character wrong
That is just wrong - trying to drive someone into suicide. That isn't right. I hope the poor girl is okay.
You know what? Artists have the free will to draw whatever they want, and each and every one of them has their own style of drawing. Not everyone is going to have the same style. For example, if someone wants to draw Samus with huge breasts, then let it be. It's not going to hurt anyone, as the artists are only drawing fictional characters, not real people.
Wow, I just heard about this...and that's horrible. I just saw a few of Zamii's drawings, and I love them! All these hardcore fans or whatever you call these people need to bite a rock. Like, you almost ended the life of a human being. How could you live with that on your conscience? I would imagine that that'd haunt you for the rest of your life. But I don't know... I hope that this girl is okay and well.
(After seeing this list, I'm getting off of Tumblr.)
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Feminism and meninism
Modern politics are really disappointing these days. I stand for equality for both genders, not just one, thank you very much.
Feminism is ruined nowadays. Meninism was created to mock it because of the worst feminists who have damaged the movement.
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White knight arguments and flame wars
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Social justice warriors
Many users will threaten you, call you names, and tell you that your opinion doesn't matter because you are straight, white, male, American, or not disabled (to be clear, only the straight male part is right about me).
Worse than that, Tumblr allows users to identify as so many genders, kins, and other tags. This makes sense inside a community that promotes acceptance and tolerance. However, when you question their identity - such as asking why they believe they have the spirit of a wolf inside a human's skin or why they call themselves they/them - you receive a lot of hatred. (For the record, I did not know about gender-neutral pronouns until I logged into Tumblr. I live in Israel, where nobody refers to themselves in that way.) Sometimes users may even block you because you support something or believe in something that they don't.
An even more disturbing aspect is the acceptance of pedophiles, self-harm, and even serial killers.
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Shippings that make no sense
There is a Tumblr fandom full of teenagers who want to get it on with the two men who did the Columbine shooting. Very disrespectful to the victims of the tragic shootings, and very disturbing too.
Also, people ship incest and weird stuff like that.
I'm not sure if this is on Tumblr or anywhere else, but one example of a disgustingly stupid shipping would have to be, wait for it - I'm not joking - Shadow x Shrek. This is one of the main reasons I hate the Sonic fan base.
Yes, this is the worst possible thing Tumblr has ever spawned. Crack ships are positively destroying modern society as we know it. Someone call the military.
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Fandoms
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Self-righteous people
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Hipsters
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Crossover shippings
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Incest shippings
Anything like that is stupid. Making a character slightly skinnier is bad, but this is okay?!
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Pro-ana
They are just as bad as people who glorify obesity, if not worse.
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Anti-furries
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Pornbots constantly following your profile
Damn, this got me. Even if you are inactive for years, they still follow you. So, be safe, block them, and you're done!
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Making up genders
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Glamorizing eating disorders, depression, etc.
They also glorify shoplifting. Google "Tumblr lifting."
"Lifting" communities can either refer to shoplifting or bodybuilding, so all these innocent bodybuilders have to be lumped in with shoplifting teens. It's sad.
I Googled "Tumblr lifting" and saw: "~$600 Ultra and Walmart haul" in the results.
Okay, that is legit disgusting and also extremely disrespectful to those who actually suffer from mental illnesses and other disorders. Depression, schizophrenia, etc. can ruin lives and tear families apart, yet there are fools who think that it's sexy to have? What the hell! I think I lost my faith in my generation the moment I heard about people romanticizing chronic depression.
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Being obsessed with racial diversity
Who cares about race? Why is everyone fixated on that?
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Glorifying sexuality while berating heterosexuality
No sexuality is better than another.
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NSFW content on every topic
It is impossible to find something clean when the safe search is off. Even the most innocent topics, like Rottweilers or even animal pictures, there is porn for it. I know Rule 34, but it should be on another website and not a website where teenagers can easily get exposed.
Rule 34 has its own website, so why is it on Tumblr?
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Serial killer fandom
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Making people suicidal
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Safe mode being on
And yet, you can still see porn in search results. How strange.
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Overly sensitive people
I'm not talking about people who don't like ad hominem criticisms in discussions, but those who overreact to the slightest bit of negativity that isn't even directly hurled against them.
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Indie game booms
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Genderfluids
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Trans headcanons
Like these two comments above, I honestly agree. I've seen people doing stuff like that back when I was in an old small fandom I used to be into.
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Starting drama for no reason
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Racism
