Essays and Bad Ideas

Cranky Old Man Shit: Spare Us

DUDES: I write a blog full of provocative commentary, sociosexual sophistry, and black humor. I am aware of all the blurred lines (yeah, Tumblr, I said that) around reblogging and captioning, and how easy it is to screw up.

But you’ve got to at least try not to be a complete dick about it. Don’t tack aggressively sexual comments on to someone’s asexual selfie. Don’t turn some sixteen year old girl’s innocent fashion project into something lurid. Don’t run around telling chicks they’re fat and ugly simply because they had the temerity to pop their naked bodies out of their turtlenecks. Just pause for a second and consider who and what you’re touching when you hit that “Post” button.

Okay? Okay.