Do you think rp has had a positive or negative affect on your life or you as a person? How has rp changed you personally? If you could change one thing about rp on tumblr, what would it be? Why?
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14.Ā Do you think rp has had a positive or negative affect on your life or you as a person?
It definitely has itās ups and downs. I can say on the negative end, my anxiety has been so much worse because of the culture that surrounds rp and tumblr. Itās good to reflect on things and tumblr, like any other social media, has a way of bringing you information from a lot of different perspectives, but in the years Iāve been on here, it has definitely made me anxious about every single decision Iāve ever made in my life and the characters I like, the ships I like, the writers and stories I like. And we all preach about how everything you like is problematic to someone, but it doesnāt help the self doubt and the constant feelings of inadequacy or the feelings of some how helping perpetrate horrific things that people go through just because you like a show/movie OR just because you donāt openlyĀ condemn something. I mean, thereās a lot of other things in my life that has made me grow smaller and meeker, but to say tumblr and rp didnāt have a role in it would be wrong.
On the positive side though, Iāve met a lot of really awesome people through rp. Iāve had some of the most amazing friendships come from, and grow stronger through rp. Coming together for something we all love to do and screaming about our love for something, even just listening to someone go on about something that makes them excited is seriously rewarding. RP has also been here for me in some of the worst moments of my life, before and after I came to tumblr. Being able to cultivate a story and either use my own experiences cathartically or just to shoot the shit and have a laugh rather than focus on the bad stuff going on is honestly the best thing about it. I mean, thatās ultimately why weāre all here right?
15.Ā How has rp changed you personally?
I think some of the points mentioned on the last question are here too. I think, even with the bad, even with the anxiety, the mistakes, the times I fucked up, the times I let other people fuck up, RP has helped me grow as a person while simultaneously stunted me. Itās helped me open my eyes to a lot of things, but also been the cause of a lot of self doubt and self deprecation. Itās bittersweet being apart of something so large. But Iām still here so I guess it hasnāt gotten rid of my stubbornness XDD
16.Ā If you could change one thing about rp on tumblr, what would it be? Why?
Purity culture. Not just with nsfw, or villains, or taboos, but also the idea that no one can ever make mistakes. There are block buttons and blacklists for a reason. The idea that people have to be afraid to make an offhanded comment because of how someone might interpret it, the idea that something someone doesnāt like is somehow up to others to protect them from is pretty ridiculous. I mean I understand that weāre on a public forum and we should all behave as such. Just because weāre behind a computer doesnāt mean that itās still not the same as being in a crowded auditorium, but there are lots of things that are targeted by the purity police that are completely rooted in an oppressive society. There are other things targeted by purity police that are taken out of context. There are these ideas that if you so much as interact with someone because they write something, you are guilty by association, let alone the legitimate reasons for that 3rd party individual to write whatever fiction they want to write, you are also condoning them because you donāt condemn them. Itās immature for one, and for two, it leaves absolutely no gray areas for interpretation, or growth, or understanding. Reality is not all or nothing. Everything we do is a perception and we should honestly take a look internally before making judgment calls on other people. Buuuuut I also have a lot of issues with depression soooo maybe Iām not the right person to talk to about this XDD