Let’s be honest here I know not many people will see this, read this or frankly care about what I have to say, but I feel it is my duty to share with you how tumblr has changed my life.
When I joined this site back in April 2017 I was lost, I was miserable with my job and I was looking for some kind of place, a community of like minded people who I could connect with. I found it here on tumblr in the hypno-kink community. I started getting inspired to make content by amazing people who were making their living spreading their kink with the world and being proud. Tumblr gave us a space to do that by allowing explicit content to be tagged and away from children. I made a small business here online and amassed a small following.
As of yesterday I lost my friends, my family, my community. We have been torn apart by the flagging of NSFW content. Even though my page is still relatively okay with only a few posts being taken down, I have lost something far greater than my library of work, I lost my community. Time and time again we have been silenced for kink. Shamed by society as weird and deviants but who are you to tell us what we can or cannot create. I make part of my living making audio and video content that I would share here with people and now all of that is gone. I have to start over from scratch and for what? For corporations in a country I DON’T EVEN LIVE IN to decide what the fate of my channel will be.
I did all my tumblr work for free. I spent hours crafting the image I wanted people to see and sharing my views on consent. I used tumblr to help people like myself who were afraid to show their true selves and inspire them to be proud with all aspects of their lives including their sexuality and their kinks. Now, all that is destroyed.
So, tumblr staff I hope you are happy with the knowledge that globally you have set out to destroy not only small businesses but the communities that help people come into their own and feel safe. You have ravaged our home and our hub for friends and support alike, and for that I don’t think I can ever forgive you.
XOXO Dyllan, The Secret Subject
