Warning for Women (or guys)
Protect yourself here on Tumblr and other social media. Common sense and safety are really important. You don’t have to agree, I’ve just seen enough girls be taken in by weak bitches of men. I figure this can’t hurt to post. Most of us aren’t making a living with Tumblr and posting ourselves, face and all. Applause to those that are, but I’m speaking to the newbies and the ones that aren’t.
- assume everyone that messages you is a psycho, a con artist or someone out to scare the shit out of you. Let them prove you wrong. If they’re worth a damn, they’ll understand why you’d need to be a little guarded here and stick around to help you learn they’re a good person.
- fuck blank blogs. Really. If they’re not gonna post stuff and have some sort of personality, don’t exchange messages with them. THOSE ARE THE ONES MOST LIKELY TO TRY TO DO THINGS THEY SHOULDN’T. Those are where the predators hide, most often, although having content doesn’t mean they’re safe and sane. But blank blogs are a No!!!
- face pics. If you post them and they’re clear, make sure you’re working a job where you aren’t under threat if a coworker finds you. Tumblr is a haven for predators, too. Also make sure you’re ready for Mr. Mayhem to recognize you out and about. It’s happened to Smexymacmilf4, if memory serves, it CAN happen to you. How do you explain to the kids who this guy is that says he knows you from Tumblr? What’s Tumblr, mommy? Don’t send them quickly during the beginning of a chat! I don’t give a shit how many of his face pics he sends, take your time on that shit. Is that even HIS face?? Ummmm, maybe? NO!!
- face and nude body pics in one - I actually won’t even send these to ANYONE except my own Daddy. Like, nobody. That is too easily blackmail material. Fuck a bunch of that right in the ass with a running chainsaw. No!!
- trust takes time. If it reaches chat time, Google voice is a free thing, free phone number. Do not be a putz and use your local area code or prefix when you set it up, and don’t give them your actual phone number. I can know way too much about you with your number. No!!!
- don’t tell people the city you live in unless it’s HUGE, even then, be picky about who you tell. Give it time.
- pics - watch your backgrounds and turn on airplane mode for photos. You like location tagging all your shit for Facebook but baby, this isn’t FB. No!
- don’t let him push you to talk on another app or in some other way, too fast. What the fuck? Tumblr is good enough to reach out, little bitch man, you can sit your ass right here for a bit while I find out if you’re a nutcase.
- don’t click on any external links for fuck’s sake - those can expose all sorts of personal information you don’t want Dr. Douchecanoe to have if it’s to a site where he has a stat counter and other stuff set up.
I know there are more. I know this post got too long. Don’t care. Ladies and guys, please add any tips you can think of, I really want this to be helpful.
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