I do think some people are truly dangerous and need to be warned about, but there are also many tumblr users getting called out for shit they’ve grown past/don’t do anymore/can’t be PROVEN, and there are people being called out for /opinions/ that, yes, may be less than tasteful, but aren’t actually attacking/being rude to anyone.
I’m sorry, but that is not grounds to encourage harassment. And that’s what you do when you make callout posts. You are warning the public, but you are also inviting harassment. It IS a side-effect you cannot control. You can permanently fuck up someone’s entire life and reputation, and sometimes on false charges! (Hey kids, remember xkit guy?) So you damn well better have a good reason for calling someone out before you put your accusations out in public and you damn well better do your fact-checking before you reblog such posts.
You know what you ought to try for a change, tumblr? When someone says something that puts you off, you ought to PM them and try and have a civilized talk about it. I have learned things this way, I have said and done things in the past that were ignorant and didn’t understand until people politely informed me and I saw what an idiot I was being. Believe it or not, this is a much more effective way to get people to become self-aware, and is a much better alternative to ruining someone’s entire life.
Where possible? Educate, don’t go full lynch mob. Believe it or not, many people mean well and will be receptive to learning. Callout posts should be used sparingly on people who are truly malicious and dangerous.
Don’t forget the infamous list of “problematic artists” that caused all kinds of trouble but then turned out to be a blend of misinformation, unfounded rumors, statements/actions out of context, deceptive presentation, and downright slander when someone actually examined it with a critical eye.
That sort of thing runs RAMPANT because Tumblr is so full of people that take call-outs as God’s divine word on the spot without doing their own research or examining the alleged sources for themselves.
people on this site will make the biggest scene whenever any of the crystal gems has the tiniest flaw but i don’t see ANYBODY talking about all of the innocent people steven callously stabs per episode ..? :/
it seems like almost every time i watch the show i’m like, great, another steven’s knife episode. it’s like, enough? we get it??
what the fuck are you talking about?
stevens knife. why isnt anybody talking about this
concept: soundproof rooms where you go to scream. $5 an hour. they pay you.
Monsters Inc honestly could’ve just paid college kids to do this instead of exploiting the labor of young children… the real monster is the lack of ethical business practices…
people who are afraid of snakes are fuckin’ WILD, like dude, just carefully step over these fat babies’ sausage bodies and gently move the burmese python chillin’ against the door, then you become unfathomably rich. i would do this for $10. i would do this for FREE.
I don’t know what it is about this comic, but it has stood out to me since the moment I read it. It’s so simple. but at the same time it’s just very… I don’t even know the right word. It just makes me feel kind of quiet and makes me think.
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.
