Who the fuck made you feel bad for reblogging things on your own blog?!
Hey, dickweed who said that to my friend: SHUT. THE FUCK. UP.
Xie, you have every right to post whatever you please on your blog. It’s yours. If someone doesn’t like the content, the solution is extremely easy: unfollow.
How dare – HOW DARE anyone shame you for what you do with your space!
You know what I’d like to see more of while you draw stuff? Things that make you happy! Even if they’re reblogs! Hell, especially if they’re reblogs because you’re connecting your happy and someone else’s happy and if some no-account, compassionless, tactless, shit-weasel can’t enjoy that you’re happy, that’s THEIR PROBLEM NOT YOURS.
Seriously. This is your blog and you should feel free to put whatever you want on it. If someone doesn’t like your content, that’s their problem not yours.
I really have an issue with the whole “the identity of the source negates the meaning of the message” mentality on Tumblr.
I see something that is a valid statement with really good point, then I’ll reblog it. I don’t really make a point to go and investigate the OP of every post I share to make sure that they are this perfect paragon of every single social issue. I’m focusing on the message itself, and not the life history of the OP.
If I post a good point about race and someone goes back to my blog and is like “Oh she’s a pornographer ew”…does that negate my statement? Does it make it any less meaningful or poignant or relatable? I don’t think so, but that’s in my opinion.
Someone’s identity or past actions doesn’t necessarily reflect their credibility on a singular statement. Especially not in making really generic “slice-of-life” posts. I am not knocking anyone for being concerned about the source of what they post necessarily; but, as seems to be a trend with many people on Tumblr, I see this whole “standard of credibility” being way mishandled in a contradictory way. Because for a website that is rampant with people not doing their own research and believing everything with a photo and a link, Tumblr is quick to negate someone’s post because of their past actions.
Of course, I’d appreciate someone notifying me if I accidentally post something from a racist or MRA blogger (though I hope I never would even accidentally do that without realizing it). But I feel like I wouldn’t want anyone going around saying “Don’t reblog this post from Talia because she likes porn/defends certain problematic kinks/whatever issue someone has with me.” Because then you’re policing/curating someone’s blog for them, when they should be empowered to post whatever they want by whoever they want with as much or as little “research” into OPs as they want.
The game was super nice this week to me (to make up for the ass sack it was last week) and gave me the VA robe on the first run for my healing set – so I’m all over commissions today. You should see yours if you’re paid up today! xxx
OH and have a doodle of my Duskie, Rafael (’Shark’). Everyone’s started calling him Shark. Or as @sedatayuun – ‘Hot Elf Kisame’.
America is a completely shit place to be self-employed in any kind of creative field. Eight years I’ve been drawing comics, and for eight years I’ve lived in a state of perpetual terror and anxiety over making my insurance payments, rent, etc.
And I’m considered a success by modern industry standards!
you guys think I’m a fucking loser but guess what, there are so many hot girls in my inbox asking me to play their video games, guess my reputation as a good video game player has spread to the hot girl side of tumblr
