OH NO! Someone posted about something I don’t like! What should I do?
A) Take time out of my day to bully and harass the user in an effort to make them feel bad about themselves.
B) Keep scrolling, filter related tags, and/or block the user.
If you said A, you would be INCORRECT! The correct answer was B, obviously.
Keep Scrolling
This one is pretty self-explanatory. We are always scrolling past things we aren’t interested in online, so why stop doing that when it comes to someone expressing their love for a fictional character we don’t like or a harmless ship that isn’t our cup of tea?
Filter Your Tags
How do I filter tags?
If you hate a fandom, filter out the tag. If you like a fandom, filter out the anti-tag. If you hate a ship, filter out the tag. If you like a ship, filter out the anti-tag. If you hate a character, filter out the tag. If you like a character, filter out the anti-tag. It’s that easy!
Unfortunately, tag filters only work if people tag their posts properly, which is why proper tagging is greatly appreciated. (I will probably do a post on tagging next.) That being said, I still highly recommend it, because it will still greatly reduce the amount of unwanted content appearing on your feed. It’s a lot easier to keep scrolling if the amount of unwanted content you’re seeing is less.
Block The User
The block button is another great tool that can help curate an enjoyable online experience. Someone keeps making posts about hating your favorite character? Block them. Someone keeps popping up on your feed with headcanons and fanfiction you really don’t like? Block them.
I personally don’t block people very often, not unless they have done something to me directly or I just don’t want them interacting with me for whatever reason. Filtering my tags and marking blogs as “not interested” is usually enough to keep things I don’t like off my feed on most platforms. If you want to block everyone and everything, go crazy with it, I guess.
My Final Thoughts
Fandom sites, in this case Tumblr, are used to share fandom content, meaning that most fandoms will have a community on them. Whether it be fanart, fanfiction, or general discussions, they have a right to exist. If someone's fanfiction or fanart bothers you so badly that you feel the need to say something about it, respectfully, get a journal. There is no reason to make someone feel bad or harass them over something that is most likely harmless. I think it is great to have discussions about things in fandom; that's how we keep fandoms alive, but there is no need to be mean about it, and there is also a time and place for everything. Though this may seem like common sense that should go without being said, the comments and messages I’ve received in the past and seen other people receive say otherwise.
You know I've noticed that when Mary is around her family, she tries to be as inconspicuous as possible and it shows in her body language. Her shoulders are slightly hunched over, her head bowed as if she's trying to make herself as small as possible so her family—especially her mother and/or Lydia—won't notice her and say something mean. She also bites her nails whenever her mother is speaking to her and being her usual critical self.
But when she's with the Gardiners she sits up straight and her posture and her facial expressions are relaxed. She also smiles and laughs only when she's away from her family.
Happy autism day to meeee🌻🎊🎂 Today is really important to me so I wanted to make a post to commemorate it! I’m very proud of who I am today and how far I have come since being diagnosed last year. Receiving my diagnosis completely changed my life for the better 🥹
I went 27 years knowing something felt very “wrong” with me, and having no solid answers. I thought I had my answer when I was diagnosed with traits of Borderline Personality Disorder, but that never sat right with me based on what I was experiencing (autistic women are commonly misdiagnosed with BPD).
I used to have obsessive thoughts about my identity, gender and sexuality, and an unstable sense of self (caused by autistic masking). I believed I was a lesbian for years, looked into having my breasts removed as I genuinely believed I was non-binary (I identify as gender fluid today), I cycled through many different “identities”and relationships, and used to abuse alcohol, nicotine and prescription medication. I couldn’t figure out basic things about myself like how I wanted to dress, how I wanted to cut my hair, or what my favourite colour was.
A year ago today I was diagnosed with ASD and C-PTSD (complex post traumatic stress disorder). My entire life finally made sense‼️🤯😭🎉
Autism isn’t a disease or mental illness and it also isn’t curable. It is a neurodevelopmental condition that a person is born with. It is not caused by vaccines or taking Tylenol during pregnancy, and it’s also not a funny, quirky and cute condition to live with.
Autism is recognised as a disability and autistic people all have different support needs, sensory experiences, boundaries, interests, self-regulating techniques, ways of stimming, executive functioning difficulties and so on... So, if you’ve met one autistic person, you’ve only met one autistic person. We are all different and that’s why it’s a spectrum.
Thank you for reading my post and for enjoying my artworks! 🌼 Please be kind to yourselves and others and remember that you are not alone in your struggles 🫂❤️
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