The Writer Speaks

Cosplayer, youtube fanitic, cosplay maker, but mainly just happy to be here. 21 years old, any pronouns :D

[elvhxns]

The Official “Log Off” Protest F.A.Q! 

The “Log Off” protest is in response to the recent NSFW ban announced by Tumblr. The ban flags all content the filtering system detects as NSFW, reducing visibility to the community. The system has proven time and time again that is inefficient, oftentimes flagging SFW material as NSFW. 

This SFW material includes art, memes and so on. This ban directly hurts the community and will not solve the actual problems at hand due to the poor flagging system. Because of this, the entire community will suffer.  

So to respond, I propose that every user on Tumblr logs off of Tumblr for 24 hours on December 17th at 12 am EST. 

Times are listed above depending on timezone! 

This post responds to some very common questions about the protest. So make sure to read it over! 

How to Export Your Blog: 

https://tumblr.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005118894-Export-your-blog

Alternative Sites: 

Pillowfort

Mastodan 

Wordpress 

Twitter 

There is also an official Tumblr blog (ironic, huh?) and Twitter for the protest! It’s at: 

Twitter - https://twitter.com/logoffprotest

Tumblr - https://logoffprotest.tumblr.com/

There will be official updates on each account. Make sure to tag us in any posts, or use the hashtag #logoff2018 ! 

Thanks for your support guys. Let’s fight to make Tumblr better. Actually better. 

[ao3tagoftheday]

Hey y'all! For those who’ve been asking, this is the info about what this blog is doing on the 17th. I hope y'all will join me.

[thordy]

On the 17th we’re all

Logging off

We won’t be

Sneaking a peek st our dash

Because

Tumblr sucks

[luxgalador]

tell ur dogs i said hi ok?

[spazzdhn]

[frogkenny]

I FOUND IT GUYS I SPENT HALF AN HOUR LOOKING FOR THIS VIDEO AND ITS HERE

[sugadeathglare]

thank

[the-dying-world-deactivated2021]

unmute this.

[screwyouandrew]

The last time I’ve seen this was a year ago….I shall cherish this

[burnthewatchtower]

@super-nintendude64

[super-nintendude64]

jfc

[carnival-phantasm]

Wait are you telling me retail workers can’t SIT in the US!?

[carnival-phantasm]

Yes people are usually allowed to sit instead of standing up for no purpose, even in third-world countries like mine, I’m so sorry american retail workers…

[battlecruiseranthracite]

Like, do you have seats at your station or????

[carnival-phantasm]

Yes, I’m pretty sure that’s how it works in most countries, if not every country other than the US. I’m sorry.

[natalie512]

Standing is healthier

[carnival-phantasm]

@nate2247 No. Standing for many hours in a row is usually healthier than sitting many hours in a row without being allowed to get up, but in places where cashiers are allowed to sit they can also stand, and often do to pack stuff and such. 

The human body isn’t prepared to stand up for long periods of time without moving. It results in a massive venous pressure raise at the lower body, specially legs and feet, which induces swelling, development of varicose veins and such. It affects your entire blood circulation negatively and forces your heart to work harder than it should making you more likely to develop heart disorders too. Not to mention there are several disorders, specially back pain related to pressure over nerve roots, where standing up for so long can result in awful pain later. Even ignoring all that, it’s very uncomfortable.

Either way, the most fucked up thing about this is that there isn’t any practical reason to stand up here like in some other jobs. It’s just a big “fuck you” to retail workers and it’s sad most americans don’t seem to know this is not how cashiers work in most countries.    

[artsekey]

ITS NOT A COMPLIMENT, CHARLES

GET INSPIRED, NOT JEALOUS

[classyartichoke]

If you’re making art, never feel discouraged. Artists of all levels want to see eachother improve.

[purpletiger147]

A better response would be, "I love how you did the lighting/anatomy in this! (Or whatever compliment you would like to give) I'm having some trouble learning about it myself, do you happen to have the reference or any tutorials you looked at so I can look at them too?" It helps the artist by actually complimenting their art and helps you by maybe getting more references and learning!

[azalea-in-time-deactivated20150]

When you go to a haunted house, it may seem like you’re being funny by trying to scare the actors or jump out at them when you go through a second time, but guess what? ITS NOT FUNNY.

You pay us to scare you. It is your choice to go, so don’t fucking go through if you’re going to ignore the rules and get too close to the actors as a ‘joke’.

These bruises happened because over the course of 4 hours, several people ignored the instructions that CLEARLY stated that they were to wait in the front room until told otherwise. Rather than listen, they ran into the next room and slammed into me- effectively throwing me into the wall. This didn’t only happen once. It happened ten times at LEAST.

Then we had this asshole who thought that once I ‘died’ for the haunt, he could pretend to kick me to see if I’d moved. I, being used to people abusing me- jumped back and slammed my head into the concrete wall.

YOU ARE NOT FUNNY BY BEING RUDE AT A HAUNTED HOUSE. WE ARE PAID ACTORS THAT YOU CHOOSE TO COME AND SEE PERFORM. YOU PAY US TO SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF YOU, SO DONT HIT US WHEN WE DO

I feel that this is relevant considering it is October and more Haunted Houses are opening up. I know it seems funny to scare the ‘monsters’ but all you do is hurt real people. So stop.

[cogwheel-feline-deactivated2014]

It’s not even October but I’m still spreading this

[bsroleplayblog-deactivated20160]

SIGNAL BOOOOOOOOSSSSSTTTTT!!!!!!! Now

[ziamlevinestylinson]

Yeah…your director may want to consider reblocking

[azalea-in-time-deactivated20150]

We don’t have a director? Or blocking??? It’s a haunted house bro, not a play

[jjaquerabbitt]

Reblogging for relevance-

I work at a Haunted House every October, and have been for the past few years. Our house in particular is staffed by Volunteer workers who are either earning credits for Graduation, or people who know the Family that owns the haunted attraction. In our City, we’re one of two Haunted Houses, so while we open in late September, we tend to get incredibly busy during the month of October and often work from 6pm until 2, 3am on weekends. 

We do not get paid to help out. Due to our location, we get a lot of drunk guys coming through, and a lot of ‘funny’ teenagers. In my several years working there, I’ve seen Actors get grabbed and thrown, stomped on, kicked, bitten, everything. A lot of the Actors at this attraction are young teenagers, Middle and Secondary School students, so this kind of abuse is terrifying and potentially emotionally scarring.

There’s a position half-way through the house we call ‘Psych Ward’, and it’s essentially a jump scare. The scare is a corner-room, boxed in with walls and broken windows, that the Actor pops out of and shouts and taunts the people going through. October, 2012, a couple were going through the Psych Ward corner and the scare went off as per usual. The girlfriend of this couple got very startled but laughed it off and continued on. The boyfriend, however, back-tracked and went up to the broken window and punched the Actor in the face for scaring his girlfriend. The Actor, who I’m going to call Tracy, had a black eye for a good two weeks solid and the couple had to be escorted out of the house and were banned from the property. Ever since we’ve ruled that Veteran Actors (someone who’s been there for 3+ years) are the only ones allowed in this particular Scaring Spot.

He paid to get scared and then got violent when we delivered.

There are so many stories I can tell of ignorant customers banging back on scares and injuring the Actors inside, grabbing props from the actors and hurting them with it, destroying props because they thought it would be ‘funny’. 

I just want to raise awareness that the ACTORS ARE STILL PEOPLE. We’re instructed to get the best kind of scare out of you, sometimes with no pay at all (like this particular attraction), so please respect our work.

We wouldn’t come to your job, mock you, and push you around trying to be ‘funny’. Don’t come to our job and do that to us!

[witchcryptid-deactivated2017121]

I literally cannot believe people are angry over this post saying “don’t fucking beat up actors”

I work at a haunted hayride and a guy tried to dropkick me in the chest and knee me in the face because he thought it was funny.

I got in trouble for breaking character to tell him to fucking stop.

Ive been hit so many times this season it has left cuts and bruises. Back in 2015 I was fucking choked and dragged behind a wagon because a lady was drunk and her son had to pry her hands off me because IM NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH YOU OR FIGHT BACK.

Most recently, a customer groped my breasts and twisted my fucking nipples. Apparently, she did it to AT LEAST twenty other actors.

THAT IS SEXUAL ASSAULT YOU ASSHOLES. ITS NOT OKAY.

Most recently a customer fucking kicked me and sent me to the goddamned hospital.

WHEN YOU GO TO A HAUNTED HAYRIDE / HAUNTED HOUSE, REMEMBER YOU LITERALLY PAID US TO SCARE YOU.

THE ACTORS ARE REAL PEOPLE.

DO NOT FUCKING HIT US.

[spiderman-anti]

Why the fuck would you even do this holy shit

[rusticbabe-deactivated20181102]

Hey guys i know this is out of theme but that comment from @witchcryptid was me and my old url. I plan on working this job again this year if at all possible, so here’s an added psa:

If your family or friend(s) force you into a haunting, be upfront as best you can and tell actors as they come up “please do not scare me i am too anxious / scared” and 9.99/10 times we will listen and leave you alone. just communicate with us even though we most often cannot communicate back.

We may be playing monsters, but we are NOT monsters.

Also, please remember to keep your hands off of us during your haunting, and also please try to step in or speak up if you see people trying to touch us, assault us, or talking about planning to touch or hurt a staff member.

We cannot do anything and will most likely get in legal trouble for touching you in defense.

Thank you and have a spooky fall 🌻🍁🍂🍃

[madhattey-deactivated20211019]

I…I feel really upset that this has to be a reminder ._.

I mean they should know you’re…justacting.

jesus christ…

[musicalhell]

I don’t even do haunted houses (I’m one of those aforementioned anxious people) but boosting the signal because this is seriously not cool.

[mizuaoi]

Hey guys it’s that time!!

You paid for a ticket which means you consented to be scared!

As an ex haunt monster please for fucks sake if you KNOW your reflex is to strike when scared DO NOT GO TO THESE.

[renthebarbarian]

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE NO ONE GOES TO DISNEYLAND AND PUNCHES DONALD DUCK WHY WOULD YOU DO THE SAME TO HAUNTED HOUSE WORKERS?!?!?!?!

[talesfromyourlocalcashier]

Please don’t attack workers for doing their jobs.

[floweralien12]

Thank you for bringing this up to the people but seriously if you where beaten up in your work and your manenger just let it happend you should sue the fuck out of this guy / find the people who did this

[porterr-robinson]

[dutchster]

Party Rock Anthem has the same BPM as Uptown Girl (x)

[not-close-to-straight]

This makes me so happy omg

[proteja-deactivated20111228]

[jforjoelle-blog]

last time i did this my wish really came true. so im going to wish again

[luxurious-awakening]

nothing to lose. :))

[intoxicated-s0uls-deactivated20]

Let’s hope

[30rockasaurus]

Why not? :)

[allthepheelsandphandoms]

*crossing fingers*

[tkaaay]

pretty much^^^^

[itsrebeccablack]

i got nothing to lose. (:

[curls-get-gurls-blog]

Last time i did this my wish came true.

[sleep-for-days]

Jesus Christ if my wish comes true I will piss

[stoneddamara-deactivated2013050]

im fucking crying of joy at the /thought/ of my wish coming true…

[notuptospeedster]

it came true last time…so why not

[my-kindacrazy]

<3

[phenomeniallfetish-deactivated2]

hoping and praying…

[emopeahen]

Why not.

[infamousvikas]

lets see.

[amaayzing-deactivated20130405]

my wish came true……………..this is creepy

[x-xdyingtobethinx-x]

Why not lol

[iwannabeaskinnybich]

Let’s see if it works 🥀➰

[edxolivex]

I doubt it will work but anyhow

[alliwantisskinny]

I will always reblog this as long as I have hope

[teaskinny]

📚 🍵

[sweet-n-dainty]

♥

[just-another-obsession]

Here’s hoping…

[thinningskinny]

🐽

[yansstyle]

Praying for this to work💫

[desiring-for-dainty]

･ﾟ✧

[h3sjustq]

🙏🏾🙏🏾

[sexysassybossy]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[cazimie]

please

[i-the-throw-away-deactivated201]

“Yes, being in a female dominated field, I do know what it means to be marginalized. “

oh

my

god

omg

oh my fucking god

[freedominwickedness]

The really ugly part is they’ve actually done multiple sociological studies on this, and guess what the result is? Men in female-dominated fields aren’t marginalized at all; they get special treatment and are fast-tracked to the top, getting more credit for their work, faster promotions, and greater pay and benefits than their female colleagues.

Here’s one study. Here’s another. And another.

[momqueer]

^phenomenon known as the glass escalator

[dynastylnoire]

have you ever been around male nurses….mannnn

[sourcedumal]

Men in female dominated fields are entitled as hell. Don’t get it twisted

[greatmardini]

teaching is a female-dominated field but most principals are male

librarianship is a female-dominated field but most directors are male

[lechugaaaaadeldiablitoooo]

Cooking is female dominated but most chefs are males

[pinkcheesegreenghost-deactivate]

a large percent of hair stylists are women,  but most major hair care brands are owned by men

[greelin]

$50,000 immediately dropped into my bank account wouldn't improve EVERYTHING but boy it sure would be a grand, sexy little start to a good, happy life path, don't you think

[meilintheempressofdreams]

Reblog for unexpected $$$ dropping into your Bank account.

[joukai-deactivated20130303]

[dudewheresmycat-blog]

give me the reasons not to reblog this.

[tickling-your-man-boobies]

they don’t exist

[flatbear]

You don’t see many Mumford and Sons gifsets. This is really cool.

[n0-sudden-revelations-deactivat]

YOU DON’T SEE MANY MUMFORD AND SONS GIFSETS

[userboxer]

[wint3rst0rm-deactivated20200501]

tumbler plEASE LET ME REBLOG ADS

[misgenderisms-deactivated202010]

Let trans men be as feminine or as masculine as they want

[likealittleraccoonthing]

also let trans women be as masculine or feminine as they want

[misgenderisms-deactivated202010]

reblog this version too cowards.

[usbdongle-deactivated20200531]

having parents that were really angry and petty and abusive when you were young is weird, because it makes part of you grow up to want to be kind, to generate good things, to be a source of peace and wellbeing for others; but it makes another part of you grow up to be quick, and sharp, and spiteful, and that’s always the part that shows itself first in a hard situation, so it’s a struggle between your hateful gut reactions and your wish to not add any more misery to the world. it’s a hard balance, and the people who really, really know me - i know they see that anger flash in my eyes before i quiet it, if i quiet it…i want to overcome years of conditioning, and with gentle, constant force, i know i’ll mellow it. it just takes time.

[black-rose-blade]

Growing up with years of anger surrounding you will do that to you and the struggle to actually be a better person is always there, just beneath the surface, and pushing it down and looking for a way to transform it and release it in a positive way takes some time and so much effort, but it’s always worth it in the end, because you feel so proud of yourself when your empathy wins over years of conditioned anger.