Toxic Positivity - Tumblr Posts
The other post I made about it was pretty vent-y so I'm going to make another one on the same subject, but;
Going into spaces specifically intended for the positive appreciation or enjoyment of something with the intent to be negative or the attempt to convert it to a negative space is both a shitty thing to do and it Will Not get you the result you want.
As one reblogger on the post said; Reddit is appalling for this, but Tumblr is already hot on its heels.
People create spaces around the things they enjoy because, well, they enjoy them. They want a space to create and share that enjoyment. They want a space where they can cycle that positivity into content and community.
These spaces are founded on the enjoyment of the source and the belief that it is good. TV shows, movies, books, games. These spaces are based on the pure fact that the people within them, by majority, like what they are consuming.
And obviously, that doesn't mean you can't be critical of aspects of it, or not like parts of it, or be disappointed with things that have happened. But the point is that the good should vastly outweigh the bad.
And if you're trying to wedge yourself into those positive spaces with the bad outweighing the good, that is not the space for you. That is not the purpose of the space, nor is it fair to the people who created that space with the intent of being positive.
It is not, by any means, toxic positivity to have a specific place designed to revolve around the enjoyment of and positive perception of something.
That place is not for you and your voice. Your voice does not have the right to speak over theirs within that space. Positive spaces are not obligated to allow you to speak within them.
You're not going to change minds by being negative in those positive spaces. You're just going to make people avoid you and dislike you and be unwilling to listen to what you have to say.
Hello everyone! In today's video I discuss what it's like to be a part of "positive" communities that are actually pretty toxic. I talk about the minimalism, straight edge, and zero waste communities! I am sure there are good people in these communities as well, but when the meanest people speak the loudest it gives everyone a bad rep.
Lol for someone who wants to say you're all about positivity and being spiritual, you sure are toxic to have an opinion about how much makeup a girl can wear 😒 "natural" is better, but little do you know that doing your makeup well is an artform. you're toxic positivity. And it shows through your exes, how they all hated me when they didn't know me. It more than likely had to do with how you talked about me and treated them so poorly. You think you're doing a service by acting the way you are but in reality you're doing a disservice to yourself by being toxic. You wanna preach it but you ain't it. I know toxic when I see it and I for one DO NOT tolerate it.
Everytime someone betrays me, I go like "that's why I hate people." Magically it helps me to put my frustration away.
Myth
With the fall of dusk,
I remembered you.
I still kept your unironed shirt,
Which I wore after our first love making.
It still has your fragrance,
And it still gives me butterflies.
I missed your arms around me,
That held me like I was the last person.
With the fall of night,
I missed making love with you.
I never knew when I stopped using my side pillow,
As you were there to drift me to sleep .
Your thick peach lips made for me,
As you ate me,I deliberately used to bite your delicious lower lip.
You loved it,
Didn't you?
You are missing it,
Aren't you?
But with the fall of dawn,
I realized all your promises for the platonic love,
were a lie to me.
You loved me or my body,
That was never mine.
I fell for your looks,
You fell for my beauty.
Those days were immensely beautiful to being in love,
Yet you made me realize platonic love is a myth.
Now, it doesn't feels different.
Now, all those untouched part of my skin is being touched by some unknown hands.
Now, even when any known hand touches those known part of skin it feels unknown.
Reblogging, because I finally know why I always find my friend so annoying to talk to, when I need to vent about various difficulties...!
How did I not know that this was a thing..???
None of the comments on the right work anyway. EVER.