#dnis

[incognitopolls]

"DNI" here means a clearly stated instruction not to interact with a person's posts or blog if you meet certain criteria, e.g. "do not interact if you like Peppa Pig." Obeying means that if you meet the criteria (you like Peppa Pig), you would refrain from following/liking/reblogging from that blogger even if you would otherwise be interested in doing so.

Do you actually obey other people's DNIs?

Yes, no matter what– even if it wouldn't be obvious from my blog that I meet it

Yes, but ONLY if it's visible on my blog that I meet the criteria

Most of the time, unless I think the criteria is unreasonable

Most of the time, unless I really like the blog

Only to a certain extent– e.g. I might like posts but not follow

No, because I think all DNIs are unreasonable or pointless

No, I don't bother to check

No, another reason

I've never encountered a DNI that I met the criteria for

It varies too much to easily answer

Other

Voting ended onSep 27, 2025

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[wolveria]

DNIs are fucking stupid and useless for a lot of reasons. But my favorite is when someone has a DNI (specifically against proshippers) then get pissed off if people in the fandom block them preemptively for it

I'm sorry, I thought you wanted your DNIs enforced? Or are they actually just a show you put on to feel moral and good

[myfandomrealitea]

"If you like monsterfucking or eat meat you can't reblog my aesthetic slime post" is honestly the funniest concept to come out of the new age of social entitlement tbh.

[sophieinwonderland]

Since DNI discourse is a thing right now, I'm going to say that I believe DNIs are inherently harmful, especially when targeted at marginalized communities.

"[Insert Marginalized Group] DNI" is inherently discriminatory. Whether the group is a type of queer person, or a person with a specific disorder, or an endogenic system.

DNI culture doesn't exist in a vacuum. Kids brought up in a pro-DNI world will be future business owners and policy-makers.

When you normalize DNIs against small subsets of marginalized people, it's not a huge leap to normalize DNIs against large swathes of them. And from there, the same logic used to defend DNIs can be used to defend discriminatory businesses.

To me, it's not a long road from normalizing discriminatory DNIs to normalizing "no queers allowed" businesses.

DNIs based on ideology are more acceptable. But honestly, I don't like those either. Like, if there was a conservative following my blog, I think that would be a good thing as it would give me a chance to change their mind. (With no additional effort on my part.) Obviously, if someone is starting arguments then you are within your rights to block them. But I legitimately don't understand the mentality of complaining that someone who follows you and likes your posts is [insert group].

[coulsonlives]

TIL I'm a mind reader

[catgirl-catboy]

One tumblr trend I absolutely fucking hate is this 'ageless blogs dni' bullshit.

1.) Nobody should ever be required to list their age on the internet. I only choose to do so to try and attract more mutuals my age, since the average person in my fandom tends to be younger.

2.) Lying about your age is incredibly fucking easy, and proves nothing. I'm both 3 and 42 years old. See? I just did it. The sky didn't fall down. The CIA did not launch an investigation into this.

3.) It should be on the blogger to be proactive about avoiding people they don't want, not the followers.

[yaskaayicha143]

dnis are kinda stupid