To Tumblr or not to Tumblr....

[brendala]

So, one of my Deviant Art friends asked to put my recent "Sexism in Games" comic on her tumblr to spread the word about it (here's the post). And now I'm kinda tempted to get my own Tumblr page just so I can respond to some of the comments it garnered there (since using her as my personal Tumblr mouthpiece seems unfair).

On the one hand, Tumblr is apparently good for artsy folks like myself. And it garners more visibility

On the other hand....Tumblr fandoms are batshit insane! And the increased visibility comes with a higher likelihood of attracting assholes and flamers. A lot of them wandered onto my DA page (since the tumblr post linked back to it) and felt compelled to explain why mocking sexist redesigns with humor makes me a man-hating, fun-loathing feminazi.

So, here's my question to all of you who have a Tumblr page: Is it worth it? Do the positives outweigh the negatives?

Oh, and in case you're curious, here's the comic that triggered the wank storm:

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Honestly, I shouldn't have been surprised at the response. The Sly fandom on Tumblr has this baffling tendancy to paint people who have problems with Sly 4 as being ungrateful little bastards who either can't accept ANY change and/or are just butt-hurt shippers who are mad that their favorite couple broke up. And they seem to believe that all Sly fans should ignore the new game's flaws and kiss the feet of the people who made the latest game simply because they gave us a new Sly Cooper title.
Just....no.

Comments

[sarajayechan]

Yeah, tumblr is...pretty fucked up. In one of my fandoms, people take critiquing sexualized character designs way too far. Including the ringleader of the pack who actually bought the game just so she could bitch about it some more. Whatever happened to just not buying something you were sure you were going to hate?

But otherwise, tumblr can be pretty cool. Good source of fanart and humor, and you can download the tumblr savior app to block things you'd rather not deal with.

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can't deny that there are some idiots/jerks on tumblr, but to be fair I think that's the same for any website that has fandoms on it unfortunately. It would probably be a different kind of jerk on tumblr, but I don't think it would be that different from DA.

With that said, with every jerk I've seen on tumblr I've seen like 10 people that speak up and try to explain why issues, like the things in Sly 4, are wrong. Just today, I saw a reblog post that explained why the "friend zone" issue: http://eastofthemoon.tumblr.com/post/50726002779/how-the-logic-of-friendzoning-would-work-if-applied

Now granted, that's from the people I follow. I would say give it a try and if you don't like tumblr then just don't use. No one says that just because you make an account somewhere says you have to keep using it.

(By the way, Stu and I did finish the first Sly game. We're planning to write up a review together on it. In Sly 2, I'm at the point in which Sly has gathered things for a proper tux. Although it makes me laugh that he still doesn't need to get pants for it. XP)

[oronoda.livejournal.com]

I think you should and fuck the haters.

Also, the response to your deviant art page once again proves why feminism is still needed. *sighs*

[bonemarch.livejournal.com]

How dare you have an opinion! You get in that mini-skirt and you like it. But, honestly trying to get a tumblr so you can try to logically explain and defuse misconceptions of the ignorant masses; is like standing in front of fan that someone crapping in and coming out clean. It's not worth the frustration.