Robert Crown

writer - musician

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I don’t share much of my personal life on here

for the most part this is a place to share my work, whether it be writing or music, or to indulge my many fandoms like doctor who, taylor swift, Neil Gaiman, and many more or to take part in cultures I’m passionate about like the LGBTQ community, socialism, and women’s rights, but

today—friday december fourteenth—I found out my younger brother needs heart surgery because of a bicuspid aortic valve and due to the weakened state of his heart, he might not survive - like me, he loves Taylor Swift

my dad called to tell me and my mom is in Nunavut whereas we live in Nova Scotia, so things are stressful

with every doctor he visited, the diagnosis became scarier but now that we know what’s wrong and that they can fix it there is a small relief largely overshadowed by the new terror that the procedure to save him might instead kill him.

Why does this happen!?

I set out to write a novel but possibly wrote the first chapter of a kaylor slash fic.

dbdspirit: “ In response to the NSFW ban being enacted by Tumblr Staff, on December 17th 2018 I propose that we all log off of our Tumblr accounts for 24 hours. The lack of respect and communication between staff and users is stark. Users have been...

dbdspirit:

In response to the NSFW ban being enacted by Tumblr Staff, on December 17th 2018 I propose that we all log off of our Tumblr accounts for 24 hours. 

The lack of respect and communication between staff and users is stark. Users have been begging staff to delete the porn bot outbreak, which has plagued the website for well over a year. The porn bots oftentimes send people asks and messages, trying to get them to go to a website full of viruses. They also spam advertisements on others posts.  

Users have also begged that Tumblr ban neo-nazis, child porn, and pedophiles, all which run rampant on the site. The site/app got so bad that it was taken off the app store.

However, instead of answering the users, Tumblr has instead taken the liberty to ban all NSFW content, regardless of age. But users have already run into issues of their SFW content being marked as sensitive and being flagged as NSFW, not allowing them to share their work.

Not only does this discriminate again content creators, but it also discriminates against sex workers. Disgustingly, the ban will be enacted on December 17 which is also International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.

This ban is disgusting, and while I (and plenty of others) welcome porn bots and child porn being banned, the Tumblr filtration system is broken. It tags artistic work’s nipples as NSFW (when it is art), it tags SFW art as NSFW (when it is not), and does not stop the porn bots, neo-nazis and dozens of other issues.

This ban is discriminatory. This ban is ineffective. This ban is unacceptable. 

To protest, log off of your Tumblr account for the entirety of December 17th. Log off at 12 am EST or 9PM PST and stay off for 24 hours. Don’t post. Don’t log on. Don’t even visit the website. Don’t give them that sweet ad revenue. 

Tumblr’s stock has already taken a hard hit. Let’s make it tank. Maybe then they will listen to the users. 

Reblog to signal boost! We must force change.

(via wilwheaton)

Tumblr Is Wrong!

@staff

For many years I’ve enjoyed Tumblr; its combination of creative individuals, communities, sub-cultures, and fan blogs have always been the draw, and the freedom of expression they enjoyed a source for inspiration, support, and shared experience. The content, regardless of adult nudity or adult themes (NSFW content), has never been inappropriate; the viewing of such content may be inappropriate for some but it is the responsibility of the individual or, in the case of a minor, their parents to determine what is and is not appropriate and to take the proper action for their individual circumstances.


The new policy Tumblr plans to fully enact on December 17th is an affront to the very community they have created and the social contract to which we as a society adhere. It punishes creators, minority individuals sharing their culture, and their supporters. It harms those peace-loving, personal-freedom-extolling, socially positive individuals whose work and enthusiasm fuels this site and contributes to, celebrates and criticizes culture. This new policy will certainly negatively impact LGBTQ+ individuals, women (whose bodies are consistently policed online and offline), legal sex workers attempting to grow a brand, and artists whose work is Not Safe For Work—great historically and culturally significant work would be unwelcome here if it were created today. In contrast, this does not punish, ban or purge fascists, white supremacists, misogynists, anti-LGBTQ+ groups or any other socially detrimental individuals from posting hate and toxicity. 


@staff - YOU ARE ALIENATING AND PUNISHING THE WRONG PEOPLE. 


Sincerely, 


Robert Crown

Hi @staff

wilwheaton:

You know who is really into your new policy? You know who is showing up in my notes to defend you? Nazis. Shitty little white boy Nazis who are thrilled that you’re running off and alienating enormous swaths of your users. 

So you’re really doing a great job, and you can feel really proud of your employer’s decisions. If you’re lucky, you’re going to make Tumblr as awesome for Nazis and their supporters as Twitter! GREAT WORK, TEAM!

FR∆C†I∅N∆L ∇∅ID - 1/10: 01010101 (on Wattpad) https://my.w.tt/8FlTywuNiS Enter at your own risk. On Earth, re-christened Nightfall, Olympia Manners faces the harsh new world twenty-one years after a cataclysm plunged the planet into endless night in...

FR∆C†I∅N∆L ∇∅ID - 1/10: 01010101 (on Wattpad) https://my.w.tt/8FlTywuNiS 

Enter at your own risk.

On Earth, re-christened Nightfall, Olympia Manners faces the harsh new world twenty-one years after a cataclysm plunged the planet into endless night in which a preternatural blood red moon hangs in the sky. New terrifying creatures inhabit the dead forests and empty cities, feasting on the remains of humans as each day is a struggle, human extinction looming and the cost of survival is often one’s humanity. Olympia navigates this new world, the empty roads, the dangerous forests, and the tempestuous ocean as her journey for safety becomes a mission to save the world from complete annihilation. 


 TRIGGER WARNING: graphic descriptions of violence, captivity, and brief references to self-harm. New section published weekly.

NANOWRIMOISH

I did a strange version of nanowrimo where I only worked on a novel during the weekends because I’m finishing the proofreading of my first novel. Of course, this didn’t get me close to 50,000 goal but I netted a total of approximately 8000. So, I’m not complaining. And better yet, I’ll be making this available for you to read in the near future.


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