Triggers and You: A Guide to Interacting With the Special and Sensitive

Tumblr is nothing more than a META-blogging platform that, when it was first conceived, was made for artists and musicians. Now, though, Tumblr is considered, by many, to be a “Fortress” for the SJW (Social Justice Warriors) who pollute and corrupt actual Social Justice and Liberalism (think classical) with their toxic and vile beliefs of one race being the blame for all the problems that the world and society experience.

Almost a twisted parody of Anti-Semitism, Tumblr hates those who have low melanin levels, is comfortable with their gender and sex since birth, working to improve themselves, or simply believes that what happened in the past should simply remain in the past.

With that said, anyone who tries to go against the grain on Tumblr will be torn to shreds within mere moments of creation if they haven’t been blocked already. So, without further ado, I shall simply pass onto you, dear readers, increasingly valuable information that is quite vital for survival on Tumblr.

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Getting started:

This isn’t [sic] Chan, drop the culture:

This isn’t the chans, or any image board you’re used to… your comfort zone will be breached almost instantly. Avoid Chan-culture as much as possible. Forget using Fag\Faggot Retard\sperg-lord\sperg…etc and any other slur or racial or sexist epithet as that will discredit you and make you lose any respect and PR that you could’ve gained.

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Think like the Enemy:

Ableism, Sexism, Racism and even Speciesism are things that many Tumblrinas believe. You don’t have to believe in these things, either, but you should focus on not stepping on any toes. If you’re new, learn “Tough Love” when you argue or debate any SJ bloggers. You don’t have to coddle them, but you should simply acknowledge the fact that certain things will offend them and they’ll then resort to “Victim-Mode” to silence you and beat you into submission with their cultish following.

Don’t use terms like Nigger, Cunt, Faggot, Queer or anything similar, unless you, yourself, are a part of the group that finds such term personally offensive. So if you’re African, African-American, Black…etc… you can get away with using the term “Nigger,” but don’t use it to be insulting or offensive. The same applies to women against Feminism or anyone a part of the LGBT who hate how effeminate and cliché people act.

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Be polite, yet firm:

Just because they’re overly offended and easily “Triggered” doesn’t mean you have to resort to being extremely PC and touchy-feely yourself. Simply be polite and observe most Western niceties and common decency. The older and more established bloggers may be able to get away with insulting and attacking certain groups, but that’s only because they’ve seniority and a following.

You don’t.

Be nice and polite—it’s good for your Public image.

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Choose a name that is both simply yet catchy:

Avoid the obvious Fandumb nonsense. Something original, simple and catchy, like, for instance: The-Pietriarchy (A comedy blogger on Tumblr who isn’t affiliated with any political nonsense like anti-sj or SJW).

Their name is both simple and catchy.

Having such a name nets you frequent followers and readers.

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There’s a 48 hour waiting period:

When you created a blog, remember that for 48 hours nothing you say or do will show up in tags or search, and possibly even as a notice to those you re-blog from or simply like. So take this time to get used to the settings and website itself.

Also re-blog and like things quickly to simply further the image that you aren’t a one-sided or propaganda spewing blog.

You might also with to work on your blog’s theme (graphical setup) and description (About Me).

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Your About Me isn’t about you:

Don’t make your “About Me” about you.

Too much info and you’re doxxed, so, just make it a quick thing like “I like puppies and kitties and fucking pokemon you casuals!” or whatever.

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Design 101:

Make your theme both easy on the eyes but also readable. So avoid the ironic fuckery that is clashing colors and miniscule font sizes. By using enough contrast and a readable font, you’re able to allow those with visual disabilities enjoy your blog, too, besides making it 100% more reader friendly.

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Posting on Tumblr

Tagged VS Search:

Tumblr has two means of searching—the old way and the new way—one is through the use of tags written in posts, which is the most favored way. To search using the tagged method, you simply just enter in your URL bar: tumblr.com/tagged/[name here].

The second option, search, is the news and most easily accessed as the “Search bar” is in the upper-most right-hand corner of any given page, but the drawback is that unless you actively add /recent at the end of the URL or set it up yourself through search settings, you’re only going to see the most popular posts which will offer nothing more than biased, one sided diatribes about how evil YT is and how noble and advance some pygmy tribe in Africa was before the Brits came and beat them to death with tea and crumpets.

Search also uses tags, too.

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Tagging your posts:

Since most people use the “Tagged” option, it’s best to actively tag your posts instead of relying on the off chance that Tumblr’s failed “Search” option has somehow noted that your blog exists. But, the biggest issue is that, using the “Tagged” option, your first five (5) tags only show up while the others might make it onto the Tumblr search.

So, when tagging, always make sure the first five (5) tags are the most precise and commonly used tags. Like, for instance, if you’re discussing Feminism, then, obviously, your tags would be: Feminism, Feminists, Radfem, Feminist, Radfems.

And then you fill in the other tags with whatever you fancy, but only if they are on topic and you’re not polluting other tags.

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Don’t include usernames unless you want Internet dwama:

Simply put: Even usernames show up in search, even if un-tagged. Don’t mention names or usernames unless you want some dwama.

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Grammar and gooder spelling is key

Use a word processor and some basic knowledge of the English language and grammar. This will save u gud thyme n purr-vent mucho treble foam dah es-jah-double-u-s

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Double-check your triple-check:

Quadruple check a post, always, before posting it.

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Facts and statistics over animu waifu images:

Response images and humiliation tactics are all that Tumblrinas have, avoid using these yourself when you’ve just started out on Tumblr. If you can’t argue with facts and statistics at your side, then don’t bother using Tumblr or any other form of Social Media to try and help yourself or your mission. You’ll only end up being used as the poster-person for their US VS THEM arguments.

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Got a Vagina? Got a grafted make-a-dick? How about being black or Asian?:

Tumblr loves to play the race-card and the V-card, or the gender dysphoria card… or whatever flavor of oppression is in for the month. Sometimes, yes, revealing that you just happen to be a bi-curious black Trans-man who cross-dresses will get more to listen to you than your actual argument.

Resist the darks side, but sometimes revealing who you are IRL might just save your ass.

But yes, showing that you’re a PoC, WoC, have a vaginor, or a disability will give you more credibility than your argument.

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Be precise and to the point:

Quick, precise and blunt will always beat out a well thought college thesis length post.

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Don’t post the same propaganda 24\7:

Spice things up to attract more followers—diversity means your followers will less likely jump ship because you spammed the same pro-for message 109 times in a row. Throw some cats or food-porn into the mix.

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Control your emotions, Chris:

Don’t get upset or angry or butt-flustered—followings change rapidly. Tumblr has ADD, ADHD and most likely on speed… their attention spam is smaller than a gnat doing weed watching a live-stream of someone trying to play Minecraft while convulsing from 12 vibrators jammed up their arse-hole.

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Relax and breathe:

In and out… in and out…

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Don’t be afraid to block:

Although blocking on Tumblr is like putting a zombie into a nice suit. You just don’t see the person you’re blocking or their posts, but they can still see yours.

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Open discourse is good:

Echo chamber is bad – FOLLOW PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM YOU AND YOUR OPINIONS.

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Security and safety:

Comb through here first -- http://paranoidsbible.tumblr.com/TOC

If you’re posting pictures, look here -- http://paranoidsbible.tumblr.com/post/101913396479/opting-out-of-your-digital-life-meta-data-and

If you want to try and make your browser secure (Read: Firefox) , read this (Just use the Add-ons like Disconnect and quickjava) -- http://paranoidsbible.tumblr.com/post/101911322894/firefox-overhaul-wip-this-kills-the-fox

Grab Xkit to make Tumblr easier to use -- http://xkit.info/

Don’t post anything that you haven’t gotten over, as Tumblr is marvelous at emotional manipulation and even the most normal looking blogger will flood your inbox to cut you down.

Always, always scrub META-data off your images.

When logging off, always clean history with CCleaner or Bleachbit > Reboot your Browser > Log back in > Change your password (write it down) and then log back out and repeat with the cleaning of history.

Tumblr is bad for secured browsers – you might have to disable one or two plug-ins and add-ons, possibly even your anti-virus. So, to make it easier for you, always disable flash and have frames blocked (you might have to disable and re-enable some things to change your password).

Disable your asks and submissions – turn off your inbox when logging off to avoid potential attempts at flooding you or tricking you with malicious trickeries.

Learn to dox yourself, read the chapters starting from “Find your Digital Footprint: Introduction” to “Opt-out Master List: How to Opt-out of as much as possible and lower your Data footprint *MAJOR WIP*” try and see how much of a footprint you have online and how much info you can scrub to remain safe.

SERIOUSLY, DON’T USE THE SAME USERNAME, YOUR IRL NAME, AND IF YOU MUST POST A PICTURE… TRY TO COVER YOUR FACE SOMEHOW SO THEY CAN’T TRACE YOUR SHIT BACK TO YOU.

Blur out your house from Google and Bing

For Bing:

> http://www.bing.com/maps/

> Type home address

> Get to street view

> Center squarely on house

> Look for (?) question mark near bottom right. Becareful as it can be hidden sometimes.

> Click it

> Select “Report an image concern”

> You’ll get a pop-up or new tab with a panoramic image

> Select your house, a little red square will appear then

> Voice your privacy concern, stating vandalism and potential break-ins by criminal elements who use online maps to scout\case potential targets

> Fill out the rest of the form + Capatcha, wait

> Save ticket (#) Number

For Google:

Go to Google Maps and type in your address

Bring up the street view of your property

Look to the bottom right hand corner of the screen you should see an Icon Labeled: “report a problem.”

Click on “report a problem.”

You will get a page labeled “report inappropriate street view.”

Look for the words “Privacy Concerns” and click on them.

If you want your house blurred, click on “my house.” Then choose the option: “I have a picture of my house and would like it blurred.”

Adjust the image and show Google which part of the photo needs blurred.

Type the verification code at the bottom of the page into the box provided and click submit.

Check back in a few days to see if the image has been blurred.

Note: Factualwiley is on the lookout for a means to blur out houses on Yahoo maps. If you know a way how, please contact this blogger.

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Pro-GG’er tips

#1: Use only tags related to your post, don’t spam fandom tags or popular tags

These are the approved tags: Gamergate | Gamer gate | Anti-gamergate | Anti-gamer gate | GG | Anti-GG | Corruption | Corrupt |Journalism | Journalists | Ethic | Ethics | Anti-corruption | Gamers | Games | Videogames | Video games | Video gamers | Videogamers | Gamer girls | Gamergirls | Notyourshield | Not your shield

If you’re talking about a specific person or group or entity, use something like these (As in if you’re talking about something specific): Zoe Quinn | Brianna Wu | Anita Sarkeesian | Gawker | SJWs | SJW | SJ | Social Justice | Socialjustice | Social Justice Warrior | Socialjusticewarrior

#2: There is an active group of shills and shadowy SJW groups hiding amongst bloggers, fandoms and cliques. Be careful, watch what you say, and act like you’re a representative of the movement.

#3: Be polite, respectful, and speak softly but carry a large stick coated in facts and statistics.

#4: Remain skeptical. Don’t fall for E-celeb lies, attention-whoring, or bait (obvious or not). Take a breather, lurk, see how it plays out.

#5: If you’re going to play by the same rules as the Anti-people, don’t get caught. Don’t announce it. Don’t let it get back to you. Don’t go for the innocents or lesser knowns… DON’T DO IT. PERIOD, ACTIALLY.

#6: Research. Research. RESEARCH! REEEEEEEESEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAARCH! Look up statistics, women in the industry and PoC in the industry. Fight their claims of there being a lack of diversity.

#7: Claims of there being a lack of non-white or non-male video game characters? Disprove them with this - http://represationinvideogames.tumblr.com/ (LISTS IN PROGRESS--Help the blogger out, suggest more characters and make sure to include links and facts to prove them as being non-male and\or as non-white)

8#: You’re being lumped with extremists. Don’t prove them right. Don’t make fun of people for being… different. As in, don’t make fun of Brianna Wu’s gender dysphoria or Anita’s heritage.

9#: Don’t be a dick to the short bus people. Period.

10# ABANDON LISTS, NOW! POSTING LINKS OF PRO-GG OR ANTI-GG ARE BRING THE SJWS TO THE YARD AND THEY’RE LIKE “YA I BLOCKED THAT!” THEY ARE MAKING LISTS OF PEOPLE TO ADD OR BLOCK! SEARCH GG TAGS TO FIND PEOPLE TO FOLLOW AND RE-BLOG FROM! DO. NOT. MAKE. LISTS. ANYWHERE. YOU ARE KILLED BEFORE YOU’RE OUTTA THE GATE, FAGGOTS!

11#: Fuck tone policing, but yes… tone yourself down a bit. This isn’t /pol/, /gg/, or /b/ or /v/irgin central. Leave the chan culture outside the door next to the lol-cats. Be polite and show some courtesy. It gives you credibility and lends you a better public image.

12#: Hide your following\follower list. Having one bad egg will make people not buy the other 11. Seriously… one ex-Neo-Nazi is all it takes to peg you at the 4th reich wanting to burn Jewish babies in your little sister’s Easy Bake oven.

13#: Seriously, no lists. Making pro-gg dev lists or site lists will only hurt them and potentially get them black listed or out of a job. Stop making lists.

14#: Kill them with kindness. It works.

15#: You are not a movement, but a revolt. You are the peasants storming the castle and fighting the Queen’s guards. Once this thing dies down, especially if Gawker is dethroned, you’re going to be co-opted fast. Many SJWs are already plotting on using GG for their own means. You are not freedom fighter, but a nerd wanting their games left untouched. Accomplish your goal and let it die.

16: No leaders or Gods, but men. You are men and women or gender neutral. Stop this idolatry and let the attention-whores and E-celebs starve from their lack of attention. Their support is good, but their followings are not. This can also lead to being Co-opted fast. Think of how things would work if Pew-Die-Pie came out as Pro-GG---not fun, right?

17#: GG is a Meritocracy, do your part by sending e-mails or contributing OC or finding information. You are not a special snowflake amongst a flurry of shit and piss. You’re but another body for the masses. No leaders. Leaders can die. A nameless peon can’t as there are others.

18#: SJWs and Shills (free + paid) are using scripts and bots to flood #hash-tags and tags. Stop this by flooding pro-gg in Gamergate related tags, but double check to make sure no-one else is posting the same thing as you are. Having 101 screen-caps of the same tweet will lose your credibility and make the movement look as if it’s lacking content and structure.

19#: Logicd and Factualwiley, to name a few, have been on Tumblr for a year or more. They have a following. YOU DO NOT HAVE A FOLLOWING. Writing a whale dick length post will not gain GG support or you followers, maybe pro-gg’ers, but it won’t convert the masses. Build up a following; rely on short and to the point posts to help make your points. Tumblr has shit attention spans.

20#: You’re for, against or neutral or a moderate. You are not Pro-GG or Anti-GG. Adding such labels as pro or anti gives those against GG a chance to spin a narrative. Giving them chance to do so weakens the morale, loses GG credibility, and will ultimately lessen public opinion.

21#: Prove you’re a gamer, offer your extra steam keys to others or browser /r/efreebies or /r/freegamesonsteam (Reddit subs) and alert people when games are being given away. But please, always lurk and make sure the giveaways are legit.

22#: Keep with the claim that GG is naught but a leaderless, faceless and diverse group of individuals who want to play their vidya without any political nonsense that reeks of indoctrination. Distance yourself from the obvious extremes, like, say, an Isis terrorist claiming to be pro-GG. If Anti-gg’ers bring this up, show how they, too, have their extremes.

23#: Ignore the poop. Don’t touch the poop. Learn to wish it out of existence. SJWs and Shills have, for years, acted like you don’t exist. Time to do the same—DON’T CHASE FUCKING ANYONE WHO IS ANTI-GG! State your piece. Move on. Post OC. Ignore them. Anti-GG trolls and non-descrip-Iwannafuckyourshitupfortheday-trolls (normal little fucks) are purposely leading you on to either discredit you or to make you look like a complete and utter faggot. DO NOT TOUCH THE POOP!

24#: YOU AREN’T A COMMUNITY. YOU AREN’T A BROTHERHOOD. YOU AREN’T THE FUCKING CRUSADERS. THIS A REVOLT, NOT A MOVEMENT. STOP GG-CULTURE. GG CULTURE SHOULD BE GAMER CULTURE, NOT A CULTURE IN AND OF ITSELF. Make friends, yes, but not a fucking community.

25#: Check the stickies on Double chan to figure out who, what, where and why you’re sending E-mails. Be polite. Don’t copy and paste cookie-cutter e-mails. Write your own. Write physical mail even. Fucking be polite, show courtesy, and don’t be a damn basement dweller going “BUT WOMYN….”

26#: #NOTYOURSHIELD is for women, non-whites, LGBT, and people with disabilities. Not otherkin. Not furries. Not fat-pride. And not fat white /v/irgins trying to gain themselves waifus. Fucking don’t harass, worship or stalk people from #notyourshield.

27#: PLEASE. DON’T. JUST LISTEN TO #26! DON’T HARASS THESE PEOPLE.

28#: /pol/ is fucking /pol/. They’ve their own counter-culture, in-jokes, and tactics. Yes, don’t deny it, they helped GG to get to where it’s at and they helped with Vivian and /v/. Deal with it. They exist. Don’t have to love them, but don’t anger them. They giveth and they taketh.

29#: To ignore is to deny. Anti-GG wants your attention. They thrive on it. They want you to respond and to argue with them. They want you to cap their comments and actions. They want you to put stock into it. If you don’t put stock into it, then they’re worthless. They know they’re worthless, and so are their comments and actions. If it’s only their cultists who put stock into them, they know it doesn’t mean anything.

30#: We’ve white-knights and people who hunt down harassment that happens to both pro and anti GG’ers. Don’t touch the people. Don’t engage. Take the proper legal actions, of course, and report such people that would send death or rape threats or violate a site’s rules or a law within your country (given that they’re a citizen of said country). If you want to take the extra step, report such people that commit harassment, with proof, to http://gamergateharassment.tumblr.com/. Document harassment, threats, doxxing, any terrible shit said by some asshole.

31#: Corruption is your target, not a multi-colored hair slag who gives it up to anything with a cock. Disregard Zoe, Anita and Brianna. Even if you finish Gawker off, there are others who’re just as corrupt. Don’t focus all your effort on one entity. Gawker is but a mini-boss.

32#: The biggest complaint by SJWs, Womyn and Shills is that Gamers are elitist. Disprove them by being friendly, but also explain that there are many flavors of gamers and the older gamers and more bitter ones who were harassed for being a Geek or Gamer aren’t elitist but simply a different brand of Gamer.

33#: Explain that Geek culture has, since becoming mainstream and forced to adhere to racial and social quotas or made up quotas to fit some obscure minority that is 0.000000001%, become nothing more than a trend and meme that shits upon those who struggled. This is what’s happening with Gamers and Gamer culture. PoC, WoC, LGBT, and women who don’t meet the standard for “Popular” or in the know use gaming as a means to cope and help themselves… the same can be said for Geek culture. With it becoming mainstream and forced to follow some quota or PC belief… those same people can be forced out.

Example of Geek-chic: http://www.geekadvancement.com

Tumblr post on Geek Culture: http://factualwiley.tumblr.com/post/66437240263

Wired article on Geek Culture: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/12/ff_angrynerd_geekculture/

34#: Certain people, like those repeated quite a few times in this piece (E.G: Factualwiley), may not be fully Pro or Anti, but do offer a lot of material, especially the kind that can help you avoid being doxxed. Even if they aren’t Pro-GG, it does pay to follow them and repeat any piece of advice or information that can lend a helping hand to other GG people.

35#: If someone wish to remain neutral and not get involved, DON’T FORCE THEM.

36#: Doxxing is a major threat, and we’ve covered it in other parts of this discussion, but please warn and help others to prevent doxxing.

37#: SHARE THIS GUIDE WITH OTHERS. MAKE IT INTO AN IMAGE. COPY AND PASTE IT ELSEWHERE. RE-POST IT ON PASTEBIN. SHARE AND KEEP IT ALIVE!

38#: If you want to add or correct anything in this discussion, simply make a post on double chan and an anon that knows me will see it. I’ll re-post it or edit the original, hopefully.

39#: Fuck Wil Wheaton.

40#: Fuck him and his cuckold wife and his Beta behavior.

41#: Leave Wheatfag alone. He’s a literal poop-person. Ignore him and move on.

42#: No, seriously. No-one like Wheatfag. Even when he’s on Big Bang Theory (lowest ratings when he’s on). He just had a divorce. His Waifu left him. He’s depressed. Send him some alcohol and Tengu masturbatory aides, but leave him be.

43#: What you get, Wheatfag, for how you acted when playing Wesley Crusher.

44#: I just hate you, Wil.

45#: Sorry, Wil :(

46#: 39 up to 45 refuted my points. Don’t do what I did. That’s bad. Listen to 41 and 42, not 39, 40, 43, 44 or 35.

47#: Fuck you, though, Wil, seriously… You ruined Star Trek with your teenage shit.

48#: Disregard 47. Star Trek ruined Star Trek with its shit.

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Resources

If someone asks what is Gamergate, link them this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipcWm4B3EU4

Also good places to find info

http://www.historyofgamergate.com/

http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/wiki/index

http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/343871/Corruption-consumer-hate-and-bad-journalism-in-games-journalism/

http://gamergate.me/

http://wiki.gamergate.me/index.php/Main_Page