No one judges you for your race, religion, sexual orientation, the fandoms you’re a part of, what movies you like, and the singers and actors you enjoy. It’s so refreshing.
And Rick Santorum is also the absolute best person on Earth and he should be president of the world.
Now that I’m done with bullshit statements. Let me get to the point of this post. No, Tumblr is not a loving community. It is the farthest thing from a “loving community” of people. I’ve been on this site for about 3 years now on my personal account and in those 3 years, I’ve witnessed more bigotry and blind hate than I have ever witnessed in my 26 years of living. This isn’t an over-exaggeration.
This site is filled to the brim with hateful, angry, ignorant, petty, and immature people who blindly hate things and then turn around and say that Tumblr is a loving community. Bull. Shit. You can’t beat the shit out of someone and then turn around and say you’re a pacifist.
Everybody hates on everything. And I don’t mean your simple dislike of something. I mean, hate. Blind, rage-filled hate. Writing entire posts about the things they hate, leaving hateful messages (anon or not) in people’s inbox, reblogging simply to state their hate over and over again. Imagine if, for example, you told someone that you liked Jimmy Neutron and they say they disagree and that Dexter’s Laboratory is a better show. Okay, fine. Different opinions, right? Now imagine if each time you saw that person, all he or she talks about is how much better Dexter’s Lab is than Jimmy Neutron, all while calling you names. I don’t know about you but I’d probably push them into oncoming traffic just to shut them up. It’s ANNOYING.
I interact with different kinds of people on a daily basis. My job is basically all about that. The people I meet have different opinions on certain subjects than me. But like respectable human beings, we respect each others opinions and leave it at that. Then I come home and sign in to Tumblr and all I see is, “You’re wrong, I’m right, shut the fuck up. Your argument is invalid. Justin Bieber sucks and he needs to die and take his fans with him. Omg i hate Twilight so much, Kristen Stewart needs to die and gtfo. Gay marriage is disgusting let’s kill all the gay people!1! Atheists good luck in hell bitch! Omg Christians you god doesn’t exist go die somewhere”
It’s like assholes all over the world are all confined on one site, talking shit behind their computers because they can.
There’s a very small portion of Tumblr who are respectable enough to not bash other people for the things they like or believe in. They might not agree, but they don’t spend time and energy hating those people. If someone doesn’t like something, it does not affect your life in any way so why spend your time and energy bashing them for having a different opinion. Move on with your life. I suggest the rest of you take heed to this advice and do everyone else a favor and shut up.
And before anyone asks “Why are you still on Tumblr if you hate it so much? (because I know someone will, you’re that predictable), I’m still on Tumblr because I happen to follow some people who I have nice conversations with. There are also some funny things I like to reblog and it’s a release for me. But when I see someone who’s just filled with unneccesary hate, I unfollow them. Simple.
So yeah, get the fuck over it.