I just want to belabor this point for a moment.
These images are not explicit. These pictures show two adults, engaging in consensual kissing. Thatâs it. It isnât violent, it isnât pornographic. Itâs literally just two adult humans sharing a kiss.
Itâs ludicrous and insulting that â especially in 2018 â this is flagged, either by some sort of badly-designed algorithm, or by shitty homophobic people.
And to just restate something that I reblogged a little bit ago:
the reality is that for a lot of the LGTBQ+ community, particularly younger members still discovering themselves and members in extremely homophobic environments where most media sites were banned (but Tumblr wasnât even considered important enough to be), this was a bastion of information and self-expression.
I am so lucky. I am so massively lucky and privileged. Iâm rich, Iâm white, Iâm a CIS male in a heterosexual relationship. I can look just about anywhere in the world and see myself represented in art and media. My experience has been normalized to the exclusion and oppression of people who donât share that experience.
I can only imagine what it must feel like to fight every second of ever day just to exist in a world that is filled with people who share my demographic (but not my values) using their wealth and power and privilege to attack you, simply for being who you are, for existing. I can only imagine how terrible and suffocating and exhausting that must be.Â
According to marginalized and vulnerable people, this change in policy will directly hurt them, and thatâs indefensible.Â
The ridiculousness of this policy change can be simply illustrated by the image here being flagged. Why was it flagged? Because homophobia is rampant and too many people who should stand up against it are cowards who donât want to risk their own wealth and privilege in the service of people who canât defend themselves.
I applaud and admire and respect the hell out of everyone in the LGBTQ community here who have formed networks and friendships and relationships and support structures for each other. You have worked so hard to create and maintain a safe space for each other, and Iâm embarrassed, appalled, and furious that people who look like me are making your lives â hell, your very existence â so hard.Â
Iâm just one person, and maybe it wonât matter or make a difference, but I stand with you, not just on this website, but in our entire universe. I see you. I love you. I value you.Â
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