"Flaming" ought to become an Olympic sport
I love Tumblr, and I think I'm a pretty conscientious blogger, respectful of the folks whose posts I like. But one occasionally gets in trouble. Case in point is a Tumblr named Lisa (whose blog bears the formal name, "Lick my Dick" -- though she is assuredly a female). When she didn't like something about my reblog of a VERY sexy girl she'd posted, I promptly softened it and wrote an apologetic "Ask" to her, which she posted on her homepage. She wondered why ANYONE would comment on a photo they'd reblogged, so I sent a second "Ask" --
Dear Lisa -- Replying to your question about why I would post a few words about the blogger of a particular photo, I genuinely AM curious about who is out here reblogging photos. To me, a naked girl's photo by a macho dude is NOT the same as that photo put up by a girl like you. I think a lot of readers/viewers appreciate comments such as mine -- I've had hundreds of kind responses over the past year of blogging, and yours is one of only three negative comments. Sorry if I bothered you. J
Well, she posted that, responding "Then send me an ask instead of adding it to someone elses photo, and I would have to disagree that in my experience people actually really hate comments like that on photos, I personally find it unnecessary.
I appreciate your interest but I don’t allow sexual comments as such from men and I don’t allow them from women either.
I’d appreciate if people, such as yourself and other horny bloggers, would acknowledge that I am indeed in a relationship [engaged to a guy] and am uncomfortable with sexual comments like 'I’m glad you’re bi cause I’m a lesbian'."
I send a hopefully final* reply, denying I had said anything like that...ah, let it go!
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* Lisa actually responded to my third Ask -- including "... I said I was bi but I just want to clarify that I don’t know at all what my sexuality has to do with anything in all honesty." I somehow MISSED that statement -- her expressed "sexuality" would have clarified her blog's erotic content. I am changing my Tumblr comments ("notes") accordingly.
Dear Lisa -- Replying to your question about why I would post a few words about the blogger of a particular photo, I genuinely AM curious about who is out here reblogging photos. To me, a naked girl's photo by a macho dude is NOT the same as that photo put up by a girl like you. I think a lot of readers/viewers appreciate comments such as mine -- I've had hundreds of kind responses over the past year of blogging, and yours is one of only three negative comments. Sorry if I bothered you. J
Well, she posted that, responding "Then send me an ask instead of adding it to someone elses photo, and I would have to disagree that in my experience people actually really hate comments like that on photos, I personally find it unnecessary.
I appreciate your interest but I don’t allow sexual comments as such from men and I don’t allow them from women either.
I’d appreciate if people, such as yourself and other horny bloggers, would acknowledge that I am indeed in a relationship [engaged to a guy] and am uncomfortable with sexual comments like 'I’m glad you’re bi cause I’m a lesbian'."
I send a hopefully final* reply, denying I had said anything like that...ah, let it go!
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* Lisa actually responded to my third Ask -- including "... I said I was bi but I just want to clarify that I don’t know at all what my sexuality has to do with anything in all honesty." I somehow MISSED that statement -- her expressed "sexuality" would have clarified her blog's erotic content. I am changing my Tumblr comments ("notes") accordingly.