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addthetitustouch:

It’s amazing how, if you would have scrolled through my dashboard a year ago, the chance of me seeing a poc (especially a black person) would have been a rare occurrence. Now, my dashboard is filled with all different kinds of colors and shades, all beautiful and inspiring. Forever thankful for the efforts of black tumblr for showing me a world I had trouble seeing myself

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pendwick:

does anyone else follow people who don’t even have the same interests as you, but you’ve followed them for years and you can’t imagine unfollowing them?

it’s like, no that’s joan the dolphin lover? she’s practically your neighbor on this website? you’ve never talked, you’re not even mutuals, but damn she loves dolphins. And every time you see her on your dash, you’re just like, oh wonderful, joan’s still alive, just doing her thing. she’s getting into golden age russian cat literature, good for her!

this person doesn’t even know they’ve been on your dash through the ups and downs of your life.  Their presence and cactus obsession is just something kind of familiar and almost comforting to you?

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singingtowers:

My favorite thing about tumblr is following peoples personal storylines. Like when somebody I follow finally goes on a date with the person they like or comes out to their best friend or finishes a huge homework assignment I am literally on the couch pumping my fist and being really happy for them

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ultravioletrai:

No. Tumblr is NOT a safe haven and I wish we can drop that belief.

Think of it like this, tumblr is more like a city. All the people you pass by are diverse with thoughts, opinions, and stories to tell that are typically kept to themselves—except you can actually hear it. Their frustrations. Their fear. And the source of their concerns.

That’s it. There are communities here that talk about things your friends & family don’t. Some of these things make you uncomfortable because it challenges your world view and it’s delivered in a not so “nice” way. Y’all fail to realize that that’s a direct reflection of life.

No. Tumblr isn’t some open-minded utopia. What makes tumblr special is that the people that are typically silenced are yelling on here—and a good number of you don’t like it.