this is. too fucking dumb for me not to do. @yungterra
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it was, I swear.
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You see it too right, Iām not crazy am I?
Edit: wait a minuteā¦
This has been consuming my brain for a bit aaaāØ
I actually have somewhat of an au with some of the characters beta versions, but idk when I'll be able to show more of that stuff (because I'm still working on a bunch of projects). Have these two for now though
⢠Itās annoying. ⢠It gives an imperfect metric for how many followers you have. (I would estimate about 25% of my āfollowersā are porn blogs run by bots). ⢠It makes pulling up your activity page iffy even if you use Tumblr strictly for SFW content. ⢠Itās problematic for individuals who have struggled with sex and/or pornography addictions, especially since many of the blog names are not obviously porn names, causing you to preview the blog. ⢠It exposes minors to illegal and harmful content.
And to many some of us: ⢠Porn (not the human beings in the porn) is disgusting. ⢠(Some of us, but not all) also find porn degrading to human beings, especially women (simply because women are more often the central attraction in porn, not because they are women and therefore somehow magically more affected by sex than men.) ⢠It makes Tumblr a less classy, less reputable place.
Please share this if you agree this is a serious problem.
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Edit: Whoa.Ā I posted this less than two days ago (July 25th 2016) and already itās by far my most popular post (4,300 notes). Itās awesome seeing this kind of response, and Iām happy I decided to make this even though it seemed silly at the time. I was writing it as a way to vent more than really thinking anything would come of it, but I couldnāt be more pleased.To the people saying thank you because they thought they were alone in being really annoyed and/or disgusted by the porn-bots: Thank you! I didnāt know so many people agreed on this issue. I thought I was in the quiet, silent minority. Now Iām rethinking that. It goes to show weāre more alike than we think.To everyone reblogging and tagging @staff : Thank you! I didnāt realize that was an option. How great would it be if something actually came of this?Of course, we could choose to go on other websites. But Iām guessing Iām not alone in my confusion as to why itās easy to avoid porn on Facebook, Reddit, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, DeviantArt, etc. etc. but close to impossible on Tumblr. I canāt imagine itās beyond their capabilities to deal with this issue.Lastly, people have added a couple more reasons this is a problem. Itās a problem for:
⢠People who are repulsed by sexually explicit images ⢠People who donāt mind ānormalā sexual images but who canāt get the (often violent) hardcore gifs out of their minds after seeing them with an accidental preview. ⢠People who are religious and disavow pornography. Obviously itās not a sin if the contact with pornography is accidental, but it still causes negative guilt-like feelings, especially when they catch themselves linger over the images, even for curiosityās sake. Iām sure there are even more. Edit #2: Some people have brought up their concerns about what I mean byĀ āespecially womenā and if I mean to target sex workers as part of the problem. These are great questions! Ā I address them here.
Edit #3: Even though I specifically said only some of us find hard-core porn disgusting, some people have brought up their concerns with what I mean by that as well. I can understand why you would feel that way, and really my beef about the porn-bots doesnāt need that to be effective, but in case you are curious. I discuss that here. If you are then further curious to see what kind of guy would have such strong opinions about porn, you can read this. Iām happy to talk about it with you, but please note this is not an open invitation to attack my beliefs. :)Ā
Edit #4: One more quick edit before going to sleep for the night. I realize my plea for getting rid of the porn bots also touches on much more complicated issues that people have strong feelings about. Porn-use in general, sex workers, misogyny, philosophy, religion. Itās good to talk and even debate, try to understand each other better, but I also feel like this should be a more focussed thing. Letās just deal with the one thing we agree with: the porn bots suck eggs and they need to go. By reblogging this, you are NOT saying you agree with whatever other beliefs I may hold. This is only about the porn bots. I should have been tighter on my original composition, focusing only on the porn bots. (Man, thatās a weird sentence.) Iām really sorry if I hurt anyoneās feelings today in our discussions. Thatās not the kind of person I am, but short bursts of text are not the best medium for convey complex feelings and emotions. Goodnight. Ā
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