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#im just really unsettled by the implication that im purposefully doing harm to peoplewhen i am absolutely not
virtualcanine · 3 years
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ok look..idk if you got the other person's ask or if you're ignoring it, so ill send one too. you don't have to post this because you can show that you saw it with your actions... but you need to like, reconsider your desktop theme. the hueshifting colors when you hover over an image, hard to parse text-on-background, and especially the flashing fast moving background of the ENTIRE THEME is...not good. im not sure if you realize how much that can hurt somebody so ill tell you in hopes that maybe you'll care. It can cause a sensory meltdown, to a migraine of varying severity, to a seizure. like, that can hospitalize or even kill someone. this is not an exaggeration.
this isn't saying you can't post flashing images, as long as they're TAGGED but...the thing about a theme, YOUR theme, is that it is *unavoidable*. someone visiting your blog on desktop will not be able to avoid the flashing images.
it will never ever be a necessary part of having a fun, bright theme. you can make your space bright and fun without making it a hazard to photosensitive people (if you're sensitive yourself, those who are at so much risk that they'd never be able to have a blog like this) please, put the feelings of us over an "aesthetic". remove the flashing images, make the text easier to read,..well im not going to spoonfeed you, you can look up accessible web design tips but ...please.
i am very very very sorry for that, im changing it now. i set that theme a long time ago when i hardly had any followers and i honestly saw this blog as a space just for me, so i never thought other people would see it/be affected by it. also i barely ever use tumblr on my computer, i mostly just use mobile, so it completely slipped my mind.
i’m sorry for such a short response, im trying really hard not to get defensive over your tone—i completely understand that this is an important issue but this was a deeply upsetting way to word this message. please don’t assume that i don’t care about people and i only care about my “aesthetic” just because i was stupid about my blog theme.
also in the future if anyone has something serious to tell me, please dm me rather than sending an ask. i rarely ever get notifications for asks and i cant see my inbox most of the time since im on mobile.
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