As do most teenagers in America, I have a blog on Tumblr. For those who are not on Tumblr or have recently joined, it might seem like a very accepting and open-minded website; however, it’s not. Constantly, bloggers are ridiculed for being misinformed or improperly telling jokes or feeling emotions. Yes, feeling on Tumblr gets you in trouble.
The website is filled with hypocritical, self-entitled people who go on and on about equality and feminism and acceptance of homosexuals. Yet, these same exact people go on rants about how Taylor Swift has too many boyfriends, how white girls are the worst things that could possible exist and if you’re not gay, you’re automatically a homophobe. They say not to objectify women but are reblogging posts on how Misha Collins has an amazing behind.
This website promotes apathy and if you care about something, you’re automatically condemned for it. Regularly, people post about how much they don’t care about the feelings of others or their problems. It’s making apathy a social norm when it shouldn’t be. Also, forbid if you don’t understand sarcasm over the Internet because people from everywhere are going to come down on you for not reading the sarcasm on a post, on the Internet.
Not to mention, there is that whole, “Why are you caring about a new episode of so-and-so when there are bigger problems in the world?” Certain bloggers put others down for trying to be happy and finding the light in a very dark world. Apparently, you can’t enjoy life without stressing over something you have no control over, like the situation in Syria. Yes, you should be well informed, but no one should be able to make you feel guilty about something that’s going on in the world.
Despite the light I’m painting Tumblr in, it’s not all that bad. Like in life, you encounter both extremes. There are people on Tumblr who motivate others and send them nice messages and like that you care. But it’s certainly not the majority. Some Tumblr users are trying to twist society into a hypocritical world, where everything that is preached has a loophole too.
My verdict stays the same; Tumblr is toxic.
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