fyi tumblr is fucking over people with custom domains
if you have a custom domain set, DO NOT UNTICK THE BUTTON on blog settings. youāre not allowed to add it back. (nope, thatās not mentioned anywhere on blog settings itself.) if you switch hosts and need to update nameservers, congrats! youāre fucked
custom domains were a feature thatās been available over a decade, but theyāve been unceremoniously removed. the idea ofĀ ālegacyā domains is a joke
this is doubly egregious because they absolutely could be selling domains for people that donāt have one, while still allowing those of us that already had a domain to keep using ours. they also donāt even allow you to pay to use your own. so if someone bought a domain specifically to use on tumblr, if they accidentally untick the button then poof! theyāre fucked because they canāt re-buy their own domain from tumblrĀ
itās honestly pathetic how much of a transparent cash grab this is at worst, and how badly implemented this was at best. this is what happens when you accept incompetency as a modus operandi bcĀ ālol quirky hellsiteā
i highly, HIGHLY recommend not investing in this feature due to that incompetency and lack of transparency
i think it's important to emphasize that you have no way of knowing who's a trans egg or who is a trans person flying in stealth mode for safety when it comes to strangers. don't put pressure on people to have to present a certain way, and dont use the fact that some trans men and women haven't socially transitioned due to safety reasons as a way to discredit their identities.
it is wildly unfair look at a stranger and go "well they're OBVIOUSLY dressed a certain way" and use that as permission to aggressively gender them one way or another- sometimes yes, that person is dressing to pass, other times, they're dressing for safety. you just don't know. you dont know who's an egg and hasn't realized they're trans yet.
you have no way of knowing who feels what way when they're a stranger. just don't assume. that's the safest thing to do, is assume nothing. go with what they tell you. closeted trans people are are well aware of the way they present, reminders are unnecessary.
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