I
have a confession to make – I am one of those tumblr addicts. I often hit post
limit. I have multiple fandom blogs on my account. When I close my eyes I still
see the blue of my dashboard as it scrolls downwards… Okay, so I made the last
one up. But you get my drift.
Having
been on tumblr for about seven years (one of my most popular blogs just
celebrated its sixth birthday, thank you very much), I have witnessed the good,
the bad and the downright scary that
is Tumblr.
Here are 10 things the wonder that is tumblr has taught me:
Here are 10 things the wonder that is tumblr has taught me:
10. Supernatural
fans are everywhere
I
don’t even watch Supernatural, but I
have a better than average working knowledge of the cast and their shenanigans.
I don’t think I’ve ever purposefully followed a Supernatural blog, yet it is
always turning up on my dashboard. I have even unwillingly been subjected to my
fair share of Supernatural fanfiction… I don’t want to talk about this anymore.
9. Tumblr after dark
is a scary place
Point
in case: night blogging. Any
resemblance of sanity the collective tumblr users have during the day time
(relative depending on your time zone) becomes completely annihilated once it
hits evening in your country.
8. Any form of
discrimination is NOT okay
It
is probably the most accepting of all the social media platforms. If anyone is
seen using a racist/sexist/anti-feminist/homophobic etc. slur, they get called
out pretty pronto.
7. You are never
alone
I
have found it to be a place of acceptance and love. If I have made a post about
a bad day, I often get several inboxes from total strangers offering to talk my
problems through with me, or just giving me a random reason to smile.
There are millions of users who are actively blogging things that you are personally passionate about; it’s like having a lovely, online family. If you are on a down day, even typing the word ‘depression’ into the search bar will trigger tumblr to refer you to helpful resources, such as the Samaritans.
There are millions of users who are actively blogging things that you are personally passionate about; it’s like having a lovely, online family. If you are on a down day, even typing the word ‘depression’ into the search bar will trigger tumblr to refer you to helpful resources, such as the Samaritans.
6. Your selfies will
never go without a like
It
is a rule. Tumblr appreciates everyone for their own unique beauty – both
inside and out.
5. If you thought
you were super weird; you’re not
I
say this in the most loving way possible, but there are some pretty strange
people on tumblr! My favourite by user snazziest: “Imagine if teeth giggled when
you brushed them because they’re ticklish”. The mind boggles…
4. If tumblr users
worked at the Oscars – Leonardo di Caprio would have thousands
It
is no secret that Mr di Caprio is incredibly underrated when it comes to
winning awards for his acting. However, tumblr seems to have some incredibly
strong, and frankly insane, feelings about it. For example, the infamous sad
Leo Oscars selfie:
3. Tumblr practically has its own language
3. Tumblr practically has its own language
Most
of them are fandom / movie references, where tumblr users can have their own
inside jokes.
- I came to have a good time and honestly I’m feeling so attacked right now
- The "I don’t think you even tried at all" star
- I just
- TFW
- asdfghjkl
- nice nice very good
- such fun much love
- I’m back, b*tches
- why is this a thing
- sassy tumblr is sassy
2. The tumblr staff
are just as crazy as their users
If
they are not adding to your text post with some sassy remark, calling their
users idiots, creating ridiculous terms and conditions in the hopes we will
spot them, then they are making making awful jokes, for example...
1. Love
comes in the most unexpected of places
I’m
going to make number one short and sweet. I met my beautiful boyfriend of
nearly ten months on tumblr after he sent me a very nice inbox, and the rest
is history.