The whole “always reblog” culture on tumblr

that i just. don’t. fucking. understand.

Look,

“this guy is missing a leg, no excuses, work out”

AWESOME! and i totally get the sentiment. but there are fucking excuses. Ones that are way better than mine right now; (10 day stomach virus). i get it’s encouragement, and it’s honestly beautiful to see people rise up from difficulties/adversities, etc. but i haven’t worked out in 4 days and i feel like shit. I physically cannot move except to go to the washroom.

soooo i’m vegging … and as i’m vegging all this shit in my dash is questioning my morality…

YES, i want gay couples to get the same rights everyone has, NO i don’t agree with anyone losing rights, not being allowed rights within the free world. NO, I don’t agree with child abuse, spousal, animal, or any type of abuse.

BUT i don’t need to “always reblog” it (i’m saying this in a really childish mocking voice tone).

A) my blog isn’t about ANY of that

B) i respect using a platform to open a discussion or to start a narrative, etc. (which suggests that one has said platform, think about the global population then look at your # of ‘followers’, simple math here, do you really have a platform?)

BUT!!!!!

most of these images with “always reblog” or “reblog or unfollow me” or “you’re a horrible person if you don’t reblog this”, yadda yadda, are almost always attached to a picture with random quotes, often not even directly talking about the image, eg. why are the boys eyes all stitched? no, not gonna mention that part… just talk about how “omg, how could someone do thissssss, ?? where is their heart?”

it’s not about heart, people are fucked up, and fucked up people do fucked up shit, it’s not ok, we shouldn’t get used to it, but when you reblog/post these pictures and there’s no REAL back story along with it, or you’re too focused on making yourself mother Teresa, then YOU become part of the problem. when you continually post images for the sake of “reblogging” because you “want to spread the ‘message’” but you fail to include the message you are only desensitizing people to things that should be shocking.

with out giving a factual back story, or any try on informing people- you’re not making a difference, you’re not an activist you are lazy and you are stroking your ego. Furthermore, not only are you getting people used to it, and creating your own illusions of grandeur- if you can’t explain the image you just posted you LIKELY don’t fucking understand it yourself!

i don’t want to see anymore skinned animals in my dash, no more ‘shocking images’ first of all, i already know and am well immersed in a lot of what’s wrong with the world, my parents are social workers and i’m an environmental sci student that focuses on socio-economic inequities and animal rights…

sometimes i go to tumblr to break away from it, and if i do choose to read a post regarding such material it better have some back story or at least some mother fucking facts other wise it’s self-assurance that you’re a good person, and it’s essentially a bag of shit set on fire on someone’s door step- short lived, degrading shock, and it stinks.

Question:

Also, who’s on the Nike Training App thing?

i’m sick. pretty much just a cold, but coughing a fair bit, and kinda sore… i want to work out…?

yay? nay?

why?

(Source: all4workout.com)