Oh boy. Buckle in… (there’s more if you can believe it)
Yeah this is the final straw, turning off anon asks because it only ever facilitates these cowardly self-righteous repugnant assholes crawling out of the woodwork to fling shit at me lol.
I’ve always been very clear that I intend to humanize Tyler through my posts. I’ve always acknowledged that they only present a limited view of who he is as a person. These tidbits of personal information have repeatedly been shared and cited in the news, albeit not in a complete form as I’ve posted them here, and they have clearly shaped public opinion in persuading people he fit into whichever category of political thought they saw fit. His mom posted him at a military base = MAGA indoctrinated since childhood. A random badge from a furry game he might or might not have played = sexual deviant. Do you not see how significant these details pertaining to his life and personality have been, and how they’ve been weaponized by different factions?
You’re being patently disingenuous: people ARE interested in who is he. The feds and prosecution are mounting a case AS I SPEAK based on the hypothesis that he was a leftist radicalized on the “dark web” by his trans terrorist friends who couldn’t accept that his opponent had freedom of speech. What I’m doing is posting anything I can find that hasn’t been widely shared—family photos, first-hand writing—because they give us more insight (and, hopefully, sympathy). What we do have tells us both the left and the right/feds have gotten him entirely wrong, or are presenting these facts in a dishonest way.
My mutuals are entitled to posting whatever they want. My reblogs are not endorsements of everything they post. That’s something you learn on your first day of being on the internet, I wonder what went wrong with yours.
I am not interested in true crime. I use true crime related tags because I can reach a larger audience that way, but I don’t consider myself part of the community (not to put down anyone’s interests here). I see this particular case, as with the Mangione case, as a potential political assassination or federal conspiracy that is distinct from the baseness of murdering innocent civilians, shooting up a school or a church. You are blatantly misconstruing my intentions. If you think my blog is a “pseudo-shrine” simply because I post photos of him—neglecting my frequent posts about legal updates, details about the case etc—then I don’t know what to tell you. I have never engaged in any fetishistic behaviors, I have never written fanfiction about him, I have never suggested that his alleged crime should be emulated.
This is a fucking Tumblr blog. You are on Tumblr. How exactly am I supposed to uphold journalistic integrity here? In fact I’m always consistent about citing sources, linking to news articles and sites unless the info is from a private source, which of course I’m not going to post and dox his family members. I take care to block out the names and faces of anyone who hasn’t been publicly named. Is what I’m doing that different from what investigative journalists published when his identity was revealed? If it’s a less reliable right-wing source I make sure to point out my reservations. This case has been receiving much more attention from right-wing media, and while I despise their agendas and question their credibility, they are some of the only outlets interviewing legitimate sources (such as a family friend of Tyler’s roommate) and providing new updates.
Will I be regretting this in a decade? Really? Maybe you should fuck off with your concern trolling, more like. This blog is something I maintain because I’m interested in pursuing justice for Tyler and his family and friends. Nothing more. I have a life and I’m barely on here as it is except to post once a day. As a matter of fact, I’d be posting fewer photos of him if I had more time to write up my thoughts on the case. I wouldn’t even have started this blog if it weren’t for the fact that literally no other young leftists care about him, or have organized in the way LM’s supporters have. So no, I don’t think I’ll be regretting posting about the suspect in one of the most viral, internationally prominent, and politically significant murders of the past few years, lmfao.
Eat shit and trip on a rock ❤️ going to listen to Stereolab or sth, who’s with me
