Three of my last four jobs were based on social justice/had social justice or diversity/inclusion in the title. A lot of social activists and writers I know are on tumblr. A professor I recently attended the lecture of wrote an essay on transgender identity and activism on tumblr. If you care about social justice and are under 35 you probably have a tumblr. There's not a distinct difference between people who do social justice work and people on tumblr with a social justice focus.
Are there 14-17 year olds on tumblr who are acting like children? Yes. Because they are 14-17 years old. They, as well as all teenagers (and adults too), need to learn boundaries and appropriate behavior on the internet. That's not a social justice thing. From youtube comments, to discussion boards on bird watching, to comment sections on any news article or facebook post, time and time again we see that people get aggressive on the internet. Immediate nonverbal interaction paired with anonymity and the dehumanization of the person on the other end of the blocks of texts create a system of communication that society is still adjusting to. I recently logged onto facebook to see that my 78 year old grandfather had gotten into a 60+ comment argument with a 20 year old on the neighborhood watch page about yard sales. It got heated.
Anyone who is going to 'brush off genuine issues' because of the actions of people on the internet were never really supporting those issues.
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Are there 14-17 year olds on tumblr who are acting like children? Yes. Because they are 14-17 years old. They, as well as all teenagers (and adults too), need to learn boundaries and appropriate behavior on the internet. That's not a social justice thing. From youtube comments, to discussion boards on bird watching, to comment sections on any news article or facebook post, time and time again we see that people get aggressive on the internet. Immediate nonverbal interaction paired with anonymity and the dehumanization of the person on the other end of the blocks of texts create a system of communication that society is still adjusting to. I recently logged onto facebook to see that my 78 year old grandfather had gotten into a 60+ comment argument with a 20 year old on the neighborhood watch page about yard sales. It got heated.
Anyone who is going to 'brush off genuine issues' because of the actions of people on the internet were never really supporting those issues.