Alright guys let’s be real for a hot second:
I’m all for having fun and pretending life’s problems don’t exist for a couple hours when I use tumblr. I assume that many who follow my blog feel the same, that we are just some low-key people who lead stressful lives in our own ways and just need some time to escape stress and wind down. To me, if you can’t tell, clever little jokes about TES, beautiful fan art (God, you all are so talented by the way), and thoughtful headcanons are all things that let me escape from stress for a minute.
But anyways, this is what I’m getting at:
I am a full-time university student pursuing a degree in Biochemistry. This means that I generally have either absolutely no time to be on tumblr or an extremely limited amount of time. More often than not, I fall into the first camp of “I seriously cannot use tumblr for the following 2 months because if I do I will be distracting myself from my schoolwork and I cannot afford that at this time.”
This being said, I do not always have the time to thoroughly check over those who follow me or posts I reblog on a whim. And I must take responsibility for this. If anything I reblog is from a fascist, racist, hate-mongering, etc. account, then it is my own damn fault for being careless enough to not see it for what it is.
I’m saying this because it recently came to my attention that I had reblogged a post from a fascist, antisemite account. And moreover, I didn’t even notice until someone was kind enough to reach out to me and tell me about my mistake.
I feel duped. I feel like an idiot. This should not have happened, and I am deeply sorry. I do not and will not stand for hate of any kind.
This is my plea to all of my followers:
1. If you are fascist, racist, sexist, hate-mongering or etc. of any kind, just unfollow my blog right now.
2. If you notice that I have a post up from said fascist, racist, sexist, hate-mongering or etc. of any kind, PLEASE let me know. I will remove that post as soon as I see your message.
3. It is okay to be angry about this. I am angry about this. There should be a safe place to disconnect from stress by immersing yourself in a fandom. It is disgusting that hate finds its way into every facet of life.
Okay. I have said what I needed to say for now. If you feel like it, you can reblog this overtly-long post if you want this message to go out to your followers. But mostly this is directed to all of you guys. I want you all to know where I stand on this issue and frankly, I’m tired of the bullshit.
Be kind to one another, and don’t be afraid to hold love in your heart.
