castieltrash1:

tumblr blogs: these new policies are horrible!! what are we supposed to do now??

tumblr staff:

castieltrash1:

tumblr blogs: these new policies are horrible!! what are we supposed to do now??

tumblr staff:

photosworthseeing:

Tumblr’s new “Nipple policy” (see here: https://support.tumblr.com/post/180758979032/updates-to-tumblrs-community-guidelines) – the same type of super-hypocritical (and extremely sexist, because can anyone please explain to me, why a female nipple is more offensive than a male nipple? Why are male nipples still allowed?) policy that other platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube etc… also have and that bans showing female nipples in artistic contexts – basically means the end of artistic nude photography on Tumblr. The end of hundreds if not thousands of artistic blogs.
We are currently discussing whether there is any kind of honest and not hypocritical way of continuing our sister-blog https://pwsfineartnudes.tumblr.com/ – but quite frankly, I don’t see any. Not allowing porn is one thing. Censoring human body-parts and especially bodyparts of females while the male counterparts are allowed… yeah… we’re used to that from other platforms.

So… this is probably the end of one of the most natural things in the world: Nudity.

Because, quite frankly, I don’t see Tumblr backpaddling and allowing artistic nudes again. And even if… there is NO WAY how machines or “automatic upload controls” could determine whether something is an artistic nipple or a non-artistic nipple.
How these machines will be able to control whether someone uploads a male or female nipple is highly doubtful anyway.

I am pretty sure that not even a human being could really safely say whether a photo of a nipple alone is an “allowed male” or a “forbidden female” nipple.

Please, Tumblr, stop claiming that you’re a place for artists when you’re not. 

– Pete (admin)

slanax:

“Why fix what’s broken if you could just burn the whole thing down instead”

— tumblr’s new policy with NSFW content I guess

razielim:

As we are moving towards a period of more decentralized fandom, if you want to support the artists who are going to be hard-hit by this loss of platform/audience, here’s what you can do to help to help the art-side of fandom stay motivated enough to produce content:

• credit artists
• link to their current media/platforms to the best of your ability

• with artist’s permission, share their credited work on whatever fandom platforms you end up moving to if it’s not a site that they have migrated to

• help others keep track of where their favorite artists are now
• if you’re using discord to look at art, remember to check out the actual link and maybe give feedback there, because telling your friend that you like the art they linked does nothing for keeping the artist arting

Erotic text is still currently allowed under tumblr’s new policy, but it might not be later, so keep these things in mind for fic authors too. 

And just in general, it’s not just content creators that need support and security. Look around at the friends you’ve made here. Think about how you’ll keep in touch with them. Think about how you might reminisce and be sad if the “next tumblr” comes along and they felt too lost to have stayed in fandom long enough to meet you there. Be kind; show love. Everyone’s a little scared and sad now – creators, rebloggers, and lurkers. We’re all looking forward at December 17th with uncertainty and indecision, and that’s okay. 

We’re not scared because we loved the blue background or the activity page design, we’re scared because of the people, friends, heroes, admirers, peers, validation, love, and happiness that we feel slipping away. And so long as we hold onto the bonds that matter most to us, this will all pass a lot less painfully than we fear. 

If you’ve been meaning to get in touch with someone, but have been putting it off or feeling shy, now’s probably the time. If you wanted to make friends, note down someone’s accounts, form a discord or mailing-list with your buddies, now’s the time.

“Fandom’s not a place, it’s a people.” 

—Thor, probably.

ruinedchildhood:

when you log onto tumblr after december 17

tredlocity:

tredlocity:

tattletales are lawful evil

Yes, Kevin, I brought my Game Boy to school. Did it bring you joy when you told the teacher? Did it satisfy your bloodlust when she confiscated it from me? You are no paragon of virtue. You are a beast. A vile monstrosity who feeds on suffering. The laws of man may celebrate your deeds, but higher powers may say otherwise.

interstellarvagabond:

erikkillmongerdontpullout:

trapcard:

scream @ “female presenting nipples”

Gender nonconforming nipples can stay but your on thin fucking ice

Female presenting nipples…. jeezus

polararts:

You can save all your posts with these instructions
I’ll do it too just to be safe, I honestly don’t remember what I’ve posted here over the years.