There appears to be a lot of over the top, extreme feminists on tumblr, and there is also a huge backlash against minorities of any type who are pretty much all standing up for themselves and seeking recognition. Between the two, there's an extra huge dose of vitriol going around for anyone who makes the mistake of identifying as an equality activist, feminist, whatever. Pretty much any time you see the term 'Social justice warrior', a term I would never have thought DIDN'T apply to me, you can assume it is from one of those two groups. IMHO, usually the latter using tumblr as a mask to sling crap.NiPah said:
I can see where you're getting it, but this ain't so much stereotyping as it is seeing the way the most well-known Tumblr communities ways of dealing with things online actually see work out in real life. Or more accurately, to see it crash and burn so hard. A much needed reality check, in a way.erttheking said:
You didn't quote anyone so I assume your referring to the original post. If so, what in it was a sterio type?erttheking said:
I'm not following. A reality check on what?Cowabungaa said:
Half of the post in the comments are indulging in sterotypes about Tumblr, I was mainly addressing the comments in general because there were too many to quote.Eric the Orange said:
A reality check on how the real world works, that you can't shout at something (the wrong thing no less) and expect a thing to happen, that boundless enthusiasm doesn't even get you halfway through something, that rational thinking and behavior is actually a thing, etc etc etc.erttheking said:
I wasn't under the impression that most people on Tumblr were thought like that. Heck, I just find it to be mainly useful for spreading awareness. Also, I don't know if shouting can NEVER do anything. Heck, I found an online petition website that's managed to get quite a few things done called Change.org.Cowabungaa said:
I was talking about certain Tumblr communities that most definitely act like that. And it just so happens that those communities are what this convention was from and for. And look where their way of thinking got them in an actual real world thing, when it's about more than making textposts on your blog.erttheking said:
It has a certain quiet forlorn-ness about it. Gently sad, so to speak.lacktheknack said:
Perhaps it's a little harsh to speak of the entire community, it may be wiser to stick with the vocal part of it. It is the vocal part who rolled with all of this. Though I must say, looking at the actions of the attendees, the people who bought into all of this... The naivete of it all, it's staggering.ayvee said:
I just dove into the Dashcon tag and oh god it's a hoot. That ball pit is becoming a meme all of its own it seems.Martintox said:
*dies of laughter*
No truer words have ever been spoken. If it broke out into a west side story gang war with a convention across the street involving impromptu singing and flashing videos and memes at each other on their iPads and phones it would've been complete.Karadalis said:
