#please don't yell at me

[likeadevils]

welcome to swiftie tumblr here’s a style guide

are you afraid of people making judgements about the way your profile looks but you don't know enough about tumblr to tell what people might judge you about? then this post is for you!

this is mostly gonna apply to specifically swiftie tumblr, and even then like. you’re totally free to present yourself however you want, but these are just the dominant cultural norms

URLS

album and song titles are the most sought after

lyrics are also very popular (the shorter the better)

dashes are considered a bit cringe but slight misspellings or adding an s to words are fine

adding your name to your url will make people go 🫵 twitter user 🫵

PROFILE PICTURES

you should have a pfp chosen before you start following people, otherwise people will go “oh fuck a bot” and automatically block you

pictures of yourself will also make people go 🫵 twitter user 🫵

gradient/one color backgrounds behind a picture of taylor are still very common, but plain pictures of taylor are also a vibe

if they have that one particular pale pink-ish with a bit of grain filter people will go 🫵 twitter user 🫵

displaying your pfp in a circle format on your mobile theme is more common but if you have it square people won’t judge you

BACKGROUND IMAGES

there’s lots of acceptable ways to do this but something unique to tumblr is playing with the border between the background and the rest of your blog

a few years ago it was super popular to add a ripped paper effect to the bottom, and that’s still hanging on

a curved border (either a wave or a bowl shape) is also fairly common

making the picture smaller than the borders has started to gain traction (i started noticing it becoming popular like, mid pandemic)

hiding the pfp from your mobile theme to make your background flow more is super common but the color schemes should still compliment each other

MOBILE THEME

you can use this handy dandy tool to make your background/text color match a color in your background/pfp

i’d say white or black backgrounds are still the most common but i’ve found the colored background with white text to be making a strong comeback

there’s not a ton of judgement about this, as long as it all matches

BLOG TITLE

blog titles can really be whatever but in general keep it short (less that one row)

a short lyric, a word, or an emoji are the most common options

DESCRIPTION

i’ve found getting on a computer and going to yoururl.tumblr.com and clicking on the little painting thing on the top right corner to be the best way to edit text but the mobile app works fine too (unless you’re adding links then you have to go on a computer)

in general 2-3 rows are the most common, and ideally it’s not just one big wall of text

general format is name (this is where you link your caard/about page) / age/age range / pronouns in the top row and a (short) lyric you like in the bottom

another popular format is everything being a lyric and adding links to stuff on important words

if you like to make edits/art/some other type of original content feel free to add a link in your description

you can add links (again only on desktop) like this

MISC BLOG SETUP STUFF

if your likes/following are visible (especially if both are visible) people will go 🫵 twitter user 🫵

some people show their most popular posts, some people don’t, to my knowledge there’s no judgement either way

your pinned post can be whatever you want it to be but it’s super common to have it be a short about/navigation page

most people have a tag they use for personal posts (“name speaks/rambles/etc” is probably the most common) but you don’t have to if you don’t want to

INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER PEOPLE

follow for follows are not super common. it happens (if you follow someone people it’s common for that person to check out your blog but not in any way a guarantee) but for the most part being tumblr mutuals is a higher bar to clear than “oh this person follows me.” if you want to get peoples attention i would recommend this method, but even then the person can chose not to follow you without it being an insult to your character

blocking is more common than it is on twitter and not an insult to your character. repeatedly starting shit with other people will cause your followers to block you. if you want to start a fight with someone just block them instead

feel free to reblog old posts and spam like

while the mechanics and terminology are very similar, in terms of the way they are perceived a tumblr like is not equal to a twitter like, a tumblr reply is not equal to a twitter reply, and a reblog is not equivalent to retweet

likes are generally utilized as a little hello or bookmarks

reblogs are closer to twitter likes than anything else

replies have a fairly unique function in tumblr interactions but i think the closest way to describe it is like a semi-public dm to the op— chances are no one else is going to see it but the op (except if you replied through a reblog, then the reblogger will see it, but the reblogger will still likely read your reply as intended for the op)

if you have a comment put it in the tags. you know those old screenshots of tumblr posts that have a million “oh my god this is so funny”s breaking up the content of the post? that’s widely considered not only cringe but a bit rude now, please don't do that

if you like someone’s tags, reblog from them and say “prev tags”. every few weeks you’ll see someone from a different corner of tumblr say “prev tags is dead!” but on swiftie tumblr prev tags has never died and doesn’t show signs of dying in the near future

@-ing taylor in a post (edit: unless it’s a joke, @-ing taylor as a joke is very funny feel free to do that) will make people go 🫵 twitter user 🫵

again you can present yourself however you want, tumblr is the home of cringe, these are just the dominant cultural norms that i’ve noticed on swiftie tumblr specifically

[soapywankenopy]

Something has been weighing on my mind since I've been reading PJO and now HOO.

The girls are not girl's girls.

Even Annabeth, I would argue, is not a girl's girl, like, as much as I want her to be, she isn't. She's jealous, and she has said rude and snippy things about other girls.

The only girl's girls that I can think of are Silena and believe it or not, Clarisse.

I'm not saying that every female character needs to be a girl's girl. I'm saying that I prefer to see women in the media I consume to be upbuilding and kind to other women.

It just rubs me the wrong way, like girls can only be out for themselves and have to be at war with every other female person.

Also, and I know for sure my view is skewed on this, but these girls seem WAYYY to focused on boys. Like maybe I just hate men but I'm always looking for opportunities to be friends with or be around girls. Boys suck (usually) and I have literally no desire to spend time with them. Why are these girls constantly thinking about boys? I definitely didn't word this in the best way but I'm tired and angry. Maybe this is a me problem but I don't like my cool young adult fantasy being adulterated so often with this nasty "romance" crap. Can we please stop talking about Jason's eyes? I need you to focus Piper. I also need you to not be so quick to judge women.

Without giving spoilers, can someone please tell me it gets better? Does Piper stop being written like this? Every chapter I have to read from her point of view is excruciating.

Also, I don't mean to be putting out any hate for Annabeth. She may not be my favorite character, but I do actually like her. Some of her traits are a little annoying, and I do feel like I don't know a lot about her, but I don't mean any hate. I think Rick just tends to be better at writing his male characters better than his female ones.

I'M NOT TRYING TO START FIGHTS, PLEASE DON'T BE ANGRY AT ME

peace and love bye

[verydistractedveryconfused]

Leo: “So you’re the greatest ninja the world has ever seen?”

Future Leo: “What?”

Leo: “I’m not judging or anything, just think it’s cool..”

Future Leo:  “What are you talking about?”

Leo: ...

Leo: “....Casey said that you were...”

Future Leo: “Oh. Yeah. Casey has a way of seeing positives where there are none, he got that from Mikey..”

Leo: “I- I just thought.. I’m sorry-”

Future Leo *interrupts him*: “if anything, that would be you”

Leo: “..excuse me?”

Future Leo: ...

Leo: “after all I did, you really think I am the greatest ninja the world has ever seen? you’re serious?”

Future Leo: “YOU did more than I ever could. You did everything I wish I COULD have done.”

Leo: ...

Future Leo: “YOU are the greatest ninja the world has ever seen.”

Future Leo: “I’m just the guy that got his family and the whole world killed.”

...

(don’t kill me =,^,=)

[freshpickle]

[caitas-cooing]

"I'm autistic so you need to be upfront with any problems you have with me because I don't always get hints" VS "I am super sensitive and scared of conflict"

Fight!

[darkeeveeanimatesus]

aaaaaaaaahhhhh

My friend convinced me to watch Bluey this morning and I've been watching it for hours now and I've been legitimately, thoroughly enjoying it... HELP.

[murdork-specialist-but-not]

hi guys I made this solely because I have a very time sensitive question that requires answers because I am writing fanfiction as one does and I don't know how much longer this burst of motivation will last,,,

ANYWAY

SO Mr. Mathew "Matt" Murdock is catholic and very religious. And I know one catholic holiday/event/thing they do is Lent. I don't know much about it seeing as I myself am not catholic. Though I do know a bit because my Grandpa is. In short: would mr devout catholic celebrate Lent even after all these years? I feel like they'd definitely go about that in the orphanage but I'm wondering if you all think it'd be something that stuck with him?

Info (please correct me if I am wrong i am but a baby with a desire for accurate fanfiction): Lent is a period of 40 days (6 and a half weeks) leading up to Easter for fasting and abstinence (Sundays excluded). Most fasting/no red meat diets are limited to Ash Wednesday or the first day of Lent and Fridays.

[lady-of-glass-and-bone]

This is not meant to start any arguments or in anyway about one specific person, I just want to know.

[rarelyrad]

Please tell me I’m not the only person who hates getting comments on Ao3 saying to “fuck myself” or “I hate this” like dog, if you don’t like it don’t read it but no need to say shit like that.

[ship-loving-anchor]

Hey can someone help me out here I'm an autistic teenager whose morals are still developing and i really want some clarification. I think people should be allowed to write what they want as long as people who would be negatively effected by that are able to curate that stuff away from them, but does that only apply to famfic? If so, why? How do we classify stuff like yandere simulator? Is that harmful? But if there's racism in tv that's also bad, right? Because that can hurt real people right? But where do we draw the line as to what is harmful and what isn't?

Aha im really confused bc I'd like a simple set of rules and instructions to telle how to react but it's a lot more complicated than that. I just don't want anyone to get hurt, i think that's all i want. I want the path with the least longterm harm, and i want to know what the problems are.

[polybiiex]

Please Don't Yell at Me (from 2018)

you heard her.

[frankenfae]

I kinda hate everyone on Tumblr convinced me it was sad warrior nun was not renewed but I'm watching this now and it's the worst thing I've ever seen, well that and manifest maybe and that manifest show is so popular as well so I dunno maybe it's just a good time, regardless I'm going to finish it... Because lupus pain all over and crying and fighting with fiance means veg out day and give up on seeking smart TV and give in to terrible TV or rewatch stuff.

[grungnr]

PICTURES OR DIDN'T HAPPEN! SHOW ME THE PUPPY!!!

[sorapikayue]

Beautiful waxing moon reflected in the tea cup.🌔🐇🌙💜💙🌌💗🐇🐇🐇🎑 I know it's way past Otsukimi but....I love how my cup was in the right position where I could see his reflection in my tea. Can I just enjoy these soft feelings? 🐇🌙🌕

[queerasaurus-rexx]

why is it whenever teen dramas wanna have an ~ exotic ~ and ~ dangerous ~ couple it always end up being the white mc with a black man?

i feel the need to say here that i am not asking hollywood to stop depicting interracial relationships, i'm just saying

it doesn't always have to involve a straight white person.

why don't they grow a pair and

idk

write a black woman with a native woman?

a chinese woman with an indian woman?

like, there are options besides a white woman and a black man

is all i'm saying.

[darkeeveeanimatesus]

Sorry...

I might get A LITTLE bit crazy over one character or concept for a while, BUT I blame it on my autism, and if jerks yell at me for it-

I apologize, and then try to calmly explain what an autistic obsession is.