write fanfic that three people in the world will read, because those three people are going to be fucking pleased that it exists
And so are you. You’re going to love writing for your beloveds and a community of ‘only’ four is still a community. Write that stuff damn it, and thrive!
Gee, Tumblr would probably really hate it if you shared and spread this damning article … To the surprise of absolutely none of Tumblr’s LGBTQ users, it turns out the independent NYC human rights agency Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) found that Tumblr’s ham-fisted adult content ban in December 2018 disproportionately targeted LGBTQ users. The CCHR’s investigation revealed Tumbler’s moderation algorithms is demonstrably biased against queer content. As part of the settlement, Tumblr was obligated to review their prejudicial anti-gay moderation policies. Even more mortifyingly, they’ve also had to hire an expert on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) issues and provide unconscious bias training to their moderators. I frankly doubt Tumblr has learned a thing from this humbling experience. Just recently the Tumblr algorithm flagged three ancient posts of mine as violating their terms. All three “offenders” were vintage homoerotic beefcake images (softcore by modern standards) roughly 50 – 65-years-old by Bruce of Los Angeles, Bob Mizer and Tom of Finland. (These are of course pioneering queer artists who routinely faced censorship and imprisonment in the fifties and sixties. Plus ca change!). They’ve been visible on my page - corrupting viewers - for years at this point. I appealed all three immediately. Only the Tom of Finland one was approved. The other two are now hidden. So, they haven’t learned much. Apparently, Tumblr – who loves to declare how hip, youthful, inclusive and progressive their values are - wants to restore trust with their queer users. I’d recommend we remember their hypocrisy when Pride rolls around and Tumblr splashes rainbow flags everywhere and attempts to pink wash their image.
In honour of Pride Month, this is worth a reblog! Don’t buy into Tumblr’s hypocritical “pink washing.”
I mean, come on @staff. People are fleeing Twitter at record rates. The artists and adult content creators are finally going too. If you want this site to have a flickering, fleeting chance of capitalizing on that, you’re gonna have to unban porn. I’m not even saying make a big deal about it with an announcement post. That’d obviously upset your apparent overlord, Apple. Literally just change the guidelines to match other social media’s policies (allowed, but has to marked, and censored by default) and just quietly stop banning people and removing artists hard work. If you did that, and rumors started spreading, there’d be artists, both returning, and new, clambering to sign up for this site. Artists are lost rn. They have no idea where to go because BlueSky is their only alternative, but people still don’t trust that site. Mastodon is another one, but the fragmentation and heavily political audience is making transition there hard too. If y’all want Tumblr to be able to pick up the pieces of Twitter, you have to recognize that this site’s main appeal it to artists, and without the inclusion of NSFW artists, we’re gonna see crumbs compared to the buffets other sites see.
I read the thread and what isn’t clear from one tweet that this 9yr old was reffing an adult women’s league, not a children’s league. And that woman who argued with said child ref was a player not a mom.
