You know, one of the big power, bullies have online is that it’s much harder to stop them. They know this, we know this and hell, Tumblr definitely knows this! Bullies are shouting their truth, judging Tumblr accounts and spreading their hate to whoever listens. They are people who forgot that the person they are online-shaming is actually a person. Bullies claim that the account they are policing did something unforgivable, disgusting, outrageous… and they might have. They could have done any of these things.
BUT I don’ know how you can forget that this is a stupid website and go after people because of their ship….You could choose to reach out to the person and discuss it privately. You could give the respect and courtesy to bring this up in a normal manner. If you happen to not see eye to eye, then you say goodbye and continue to live this stupid Tumblr life without each other. Do you know why? ‘Cause no one owes anything to anyone. No one gets to decide which ship is more valid, whose fandom is cooler and no one gets to say who is the better fan…
YOU chose to drag a person in front of everyone, call their names, disrespect them and bully them. They made one mistake which you did not agree with and you just wanna rip them apart. Why? Becuase you are a bully, this is what you do. You are not interested in people, their background, their personality, nor who they really are. You saw one post and you attack the one who posted it. This, this is what makes you happy and proud of yourself.
Why am I talking about this? Why this post? This post is for standing up. Me, who is a part of this fandom, is standing up. I see you and I don’t like what I see so I stand up. I try to make a change.
This fandom is f*cking awesome, the people are nice, fun and I love them. Do they make mistakes? Yeah, they do. Do I make mistakes? Yeah, I do. Do you? Yeah, you do. WE ALL DO. We should not be here to tear each other down. We should be here to enjoy something we all love, and share the memories. When someone makes a mistake, we talk to them. We help each other out.
I used to have amazing times on this website before all hell went loose. I want that back. I want this fandom to stop fighting, stop bullying each other and start talking to each other. Or not, but then just ignore the ones you don’t agree with.
It’s not real life. It’s Tumblr!!!
You have no idea how much I love you. Thank you so much for this post! Thank you for standing up against the bullies. This fandom keep being ruined over and over by the same 3 or 4 people who can’t stand the diversity of opinions and try to police others.
I will never get how they can’t see how wrong and bad their behavior is. If you want to give someone a lesson and teach them life, at least, try to be flawless yourself and don’t spend all your time spreading hatred.
Just Holding Hands 