It makes me feel a bit sick that these people have won and now are gloating. My blog here is certainly done for (I’ve had non-explicit stuff tagged as sensitive since day 1 so doesn’t bother me personally so much) BUT what does bother me immensely is the hard work, dedication and effort of so many that will be wiped out arbitrarily.
I will truly miss the incredibly sexy blog http://tumblr.com/subkatie which is a carefully collected series of sensual images that do not violate Tumblr’s new rules, yet is already getting decimated.
To the gloaters enjoying their petty victory, to those who are frantically trying to flag every blog that isn’t cats or cupcakes: we pity you and your narrow minds and unfulfilled lives.
To the short-sighted corporate types who made the decision: I’d start stealing office supplies and working on you LinkedIn profiles. Those jobs aren’t going to stay yours for much longer.
One of the many reasons you are a hero to me. @callmeplissken
If anyone can give me one single valid reason why this image was tagged as explicit, I will fold up shop and go away quietly.
But you can’t. No one can. No reasonable person can legitimately consider this explicit content. Which specific new rule does it break?
How miserable and repressed does one’s life have to be to find this offensive? Or, as is more likely, how petty and spiteful does one have to be? I pity them.
My friends on Tumblr thought I was good enough.
Not any more, I guess. Tie a ribbon around your own wrists and suddenly you’re a criminal. Tagged!
Cant say I’ve been this depressed in a long, long time. I thought I found a community where I belonged. Not any more.
KatieD 