knightofkris replied to your post “do people hate me so much that they’re willing go through my blog,...”
I don't know if this necessarily helps, but it's probably less that they hate you, and more that they hate you being more popular than them. On Tumblr especially it seems like artists (especially female presenting ones) are targets for stuff like this, just because they're popular. It's probably no more personal than a lot of high school us vs them drama.
i hope it’s just highschool level drama??
i mean, i can’t really... help that i’m popular. idk how popular i am compared to them, but regardless. it’s not something i actively chose to be. it just happened, and very quickly, too. and honestly, i’m just trying to use that popularity responsibly.
i have 22,700+ people following me. many of them are children. i want to make sure i’m a good role model for them.
i’ve never viewed myself as better than others, and i really don’t know why i have so many followers. in the past, a few people have tried to put me on a pedistal with the best of intentions, but i always tried to explain that i don’t like that. i’m really only human, and i’m no better or worse than anyone else.
i’ve never asked for this popularity, but i try to use it as responsibly as i can.
i don’t want people being attacked because of me. i don’t want people to be harassed. i don’t want people to get hurt. i don’t want people to suffer.
i can’t control what my followers do. they’re each an individual person with their own ideas and morals and free will, and there are thousands of them. but i do my best to remind people of my stances on those things--i don’t want people to get hurt, especially on my behalf.
other things i don’t like is forcing opinions or ships on others. i always try to preface my posts that these are my personal views, and canon may end up changing those later. sometimes i forget, but i try to include that somewhere. if someone likes something i don’t, i don’t attack them. that’s their life, that’s their right. they’re free to enjoy whatever they want. and if it’s something that makes me extremely uncomfortable, i’ll just block and move on. there’s no need to create drama.
i just want to continue my life and enjoy what i love. if people hate me, why keep me in their lives? block me and move on, it’s that easy. block people who mention me. i’m sorry i’m so hard to avoid. but being angry and upset does nothing good. it just creates more negative feelings. why keep those around?
i just.... don’t understand.