Dear Tumblr,

Since you’re so invested in the Festivus spirit this year that you actually had some designer jimmy-up the Tumblr logo to replicate the seinfeld logo, I thought it only right to play along. In the true spirit of Festivus… please consider this my airing of grievances.

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Grievance #1) “Ignore”

Blocking system? What fucking blocking system?

-Users are still free to be harassed, stalked, taunted, threatened and vilified by racists, bigots, homophobes, ableists, and whoever else’s 1st amendment rights you feel are more important than the victims of threats and violence.

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Grievance #2) (a continuation of #1)

“Not a violation of the terms of service.”

-Riiiight. How many times have tumblr users reported blogs that have harassed, stalked, or threatened them (particularly poc, woc and lgbt members) only to be told that the offending blogs don't really violate the terms of service and will not be removed.

-The irony then that posts doxxing KKK members (using publicly available information) magically were replaced with “this image violates… blah blah blah”

-Even posts comparing KKK activities to other hate groups. All images being publicly posted news photos and violating noone’s TOS.…

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Grievance #3) (significantly less important)

Messaging system? What more do you want?!

-Can we get a fucking outbox please? A way to filter read messages out of the main box, a way to sort messages? A way to see that we have a message when mobile blogging?

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Grievance #4) (while we’re talking mobile blogging)

The worst mobile site app ever (or close to it).

-Pictures? What pictures? The story of a string of gray boxes

-Wait… do you have a new message? Please go through these 4 menus to check and see that… oh… no you don’t.

-What do you mean you don’t want every other post to be a sponsored blog or sponsored app (sponsored apps now? fucking seriously??)

-You’re right, why would I want the option to privately respond to an ask while I’m on mobile… that’s completely ridiculous

-While we’re at it: autoplay is the devil. stop it. You are sucking up my data you piece of shit.

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Grievance #5) Accessibility

Or: flashing gif dance flashing gif dance flashing gif dance flashing gif dance!!

-Because how many times do you need to see members tell you that putting giant flashing gifs on “page not found” pages, and signout screens, and sign in screens can cause people to have fucking seuzires!!!

-stop autoplay on videos, stop autoplay on videos, stop autoplay on videos.

-Did I mention your gif screens cause people to have seizures???

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Grievance #6) The fucking Video Player (or)

Well, ours works so who gives a fuck about youtube!

-We’re all super thrilled that after how many years you finally got your proprietary video player to actually play videos. Really, we’re grateful I swear.

-But it would be really nice if trying to play a youtube embedded video in full screen didn’t crash the whole fucking dashboard.

-Also… stop autoplay on videos!

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Grievance #7) A throwback to grievance #1-2

-How about, instead of siding with racists, homophobes, transmysoginists, ableists, assholes, pedophiles, pornographers and harassers in the name of the “first amendment,” you actually act like you give a flying fuck about most of your users and their safety.

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In the spirit of festivus, I invite others to join in the airing of grievances. After all- Tumblr HQ is allllllll about festivus right?

I mean… who cares about all those pesky protests, or dead black men, women and children? Who cares about violence in a school in pakistan, or the ongoing conflict in gaza, or venezuela, or all the other places in the midst of violent and dangerous upheaval- where men, women and children- even some who use this very website are fighting and dying for their rights?

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At least we have festivus, Tumblr. It’s always good to know where your real “spirit” lies.