So if you’re big on fandom and want to explore that via Tumblr, I think a bit of caution is merited. (Ugh, I know, I hate that word too, but I think it’s warranted when people start getting death threats about having “wrong takes” on elven culture.) Dragon Age has always been a series with heavy political undertones, and I think people took things to heart in ways that are both interesting and enlightening, and at times toxic. For instance, the Dragon Age fandom is something I’ve always been leery of, despite loving the franchise to death, because the Tumblr fans are really intense. Tumblr is, by and large, a place for left-leaning people to share their ideas, and this can manifest in odd ways. Some fandoms get incredibly nasty with how they engage with one another. This was in 2018, and I have since learned that I’m way more comfortable staying in my lane than engaging the fandom public.Īnd even then, I think I got off easy. The take, for reference, was, I like this character and think they deserve more attention. I remember making a harmless post about the Life is Strange franchise that blew up, with people making all kinds of misinformed takes about my intentions and what sort of person I was. The kicker, though, is that some fan spaces are mellower than others. But even the art blogs I follow for fanart are pretty mellow and sweet, and if they start to annoy me, I can just unfollow and never hear about any of it again. Since Tumblr is, again, a somewhat private platform, I won’t share too many names, although I think a good place to start would be Ena Da’s blog, Ena has a really fun social media presence all across the board and is always shouting out her Tumblr anyways. I mostly follow blogs that share insightful takes about modern life and fun, home-brewed memes about this or that. It’s reliable, it’s fun, yet it can get dicey if you run into uncharted waters. If every social media app was like a boat, then Tumblr would be the rickety dinghy that’ll get you there quick, doesn’t cost a dime, and is full of rum. But despite how vicious that may sound, it actually runs pretty smoothly if you know how to navigate it. Call it cruel, call it funny, call it calculated–either way, people on the site still bring it up any time there seems to be an infiltration of mainstream social media trends, like bringing in celebrities for PR stunts or trying to apply new, disagreeable website functions.Īnd that’s Tumblr for ya. An attempt to dissuade some pretty foul rumors got edited to make it sound like he … ahem … well, you can read about it here. Take, for instance, the “John Green incident.” This actually predated me, but essentially, the guy got bullied off the website due to a function at the time that allowed users to edit other users’ posts. If anything, people on Tumblr will do anything within their power to undermine any sort of authority the site tries to instill, and at this point, I think the staff have taken the hint and run.
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