Would a decent way to protest this bullshit decision be for all of us to utterly flood our blogs with LEGAL nudes for the rest of the week and tag @staff each and every time?
The thing that’s so galling is how Tumblr is following this pattern that’s emerged among new and growing platforms: embrace and support sex workers while the platform is maturing, and then banning those same people – who helped the platform grow and flourish – at some arbitrary point in the future.
It’s not 1950. The Internet isn’t your corner newsstand. Instead of banning all adult content, which ridiculously tends to include non-sexual LBGTQ content, platforms like Tumblr should work with legitimate sex workers to develop tools and policies that both protect children and respect the rights of adults.
Sometimes he’ll look down on me as I’m lying on the bed, and he’ll shake his head and smile bashfully and mutter something like “oh my god…”
I have never felt more beautiful, more desired, more treasured than I do in those moments. It makes me blush and cover my face in embarrassment, and sometimes if I’m feeling fragile, it will make me tear up a bit. It’s overwhelming, being so truly cared for. But I think I could get used to it. <3
Matt Groening—yes, the Matt Groening—stopped by our inflatable-infested booth at SDCC. While most of our talent opted to beat each other up or pretend to threaten the camera, he chose a much more tranquil dance. Peaceful. Rhythmic.
His new animated Netflix series, Disenchantment, comes out in August.
