thebyrchentwigges:

As a fandom grandma and the author of ‘archive your fandom stuff’, I’m exhausted and cross. Torn between “fine, Tumblr, I never liked you” and “but…but…Tumblr friends!!!” Tumblr was never meant to work, but we made it work. Even though we did, it was never truly ours. So here we are.

Thank you to the people who have gone out there to make fandom spaces – even when others weren’t very excited or appreciative. AO3. Dreamwidth. Pillowfort. Independent archives and discussion boards.

Thank you to the creators who filled Tumblr with the content that kept us here, brought us together. And to all the tricksters filling up my feed with dunes, noods, classical art, and every possible variety of nipple presentation.

I want to say thank you to the people who are creating positive spaces for discussion of free sexual expression. But do you know how few of these there are? This keeps getting shut down and blocked everywhere. That’s part of why this censorship on Tumblr is a big deal.

For young people, I really recommend the sex and gender education site Scarleteen: cutting-edge information and forums. Any other recommendations are welcome.