In response to the NSFW ban being enacted by Tumblr Staff, on December 17th 2018 I propose that we all log off of our Tumblr accounts for 24 hours.
The lack of respect and communication between staff and users is stark. Users have been begging staff to delete the porn bot outbreak, which has plagued the website for well over a year. The porn bots oftentimes send people asks and messages, trying to get them to go to a website full of viruses. They also spam advertisements on others posts.
Users have also begged that Tumblr ban neo-nazis, child porn, and pedophiles, all which run rampant on the site. The site/app got so bad that it was taken off the app store.
However, instead of answering the users, Tumblr has instead taken the liberty to ban all NSFW content, regardless of age. But users have already run into issues of their SFW content being marked as sensitive and being flagged as NSFW, not allowing them to share their work.
Not only does this discriminate again content creators, but it also discriminates against sex workers. Disgustingly, the ban will be enacted on December 17 which is also International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
This ban is disgusting, and while I (and plenty of others) welcome porn bots and child porn being banned, the Tumblr filtration system is broken. It tags artistic work’s nipples as NSFW (when it is art), it tags SFW art as NSFW (when it is not), and does not stop the porn bots, neo-nazis and dozens of other issues.
This ban is discriminatory. This ban is ineffective. This ban is unacceptable.
To protest, log off of your Tumblr account for the entirety of December 17th. Log off at 12 am EST or 9PM PST and stay off for 24 hours. Don’t post. Don’t log on. Don’t even visit the website. Don’t give them that sweet ad revenue.
Tumblr’s stock has already taken a hard hit. Let’s make it tank. Maybe then they will listen to the users.
Set during the days at Insomnia, before the treaty.
Gladio wakes up at five in the morning, thirty minutes before his alarm goes off.
He works out as soon as he finishes tidying up his room and putting all his books back on their respective shelves. Oh, nobody messes with his books – they’re all organized based on the genre and the year they’re published. He even carries them all in one arm, sort of as a work out in itself.
He showers right after, sometimes humming to a song in his head. If he’s feeling extra lithe he’ll even sing, too. He’s got a good voice, Gladio. He then puts kettle to heat for his morning drink of hot lemon water.
Checks his phone as he dries up, laughing as he scrolls through the conversations at the group chat. Prompto ‘slayed’ Noct again in their on-going meme battle. What a pro.
Keeps himself informed about the latest memes and friendly insults the bros threw at each other, remembering the lines so he could bring it all up again the moment they meet up for the day.
After getting dressed, he’d step out into his balcony to take in the morning air. Insomnia may be a bit polluted, but his room is overlooking the manor’s garden. He gets enough of the outdoors with just a few strides from his window sill. He particularly loves it when the sun has just started rising from the horizon.
Yup, he’s got the room with the most sunlight. He gets to see both the sunrise and sunset. He’s a happy man whenever he witnesses both marvels.
Iris is still fast asleep. He checks in on his sister to make sure the blanket is not on the floor, leaving her cold in the bed. Most of the time though, it happens. He quietly puts the thick blanket back, Iris’ smile decorating her calm face.
Clarus is mostly at the Citadel, but on rare days, he’s back at home with his children. He eats breakfast with his Gladio at six in the morning without fail.
Breakfast for Gladio is always a rice meal. Eggs, meat and vegetables with rice is always a staple meal for him.
He and Clarus head on to the Citadel to start their day.
His day officially starts with warm up exercises with Cor. V joins in a few minutes later and engages Gladio with conversations about books. He always gets good recommendations from her.
During training, he and Prompto compare their progress with their fitness journey.
Just one look and Prompto knows he’s the losing party. Noct won’t even join in on the conversation unless provoked. Prompto gives him the stink eye whenever Gladio removes his shirt after a particularly difficult training, his smirk driving Chocobo boy into competition mode.
Gladio always gets good remarks during training. He may be burly, but he’s quick and agile on his feet. Cor approves.
He knows how to read his opponents moves even before they’d execute it. Often times it is him who would catch V during stealth training.
The usually quick-footed immortal would dodge an attack, but Gladio catches her before she could even sneak an attack against him. At the end of their training, expect to see V ruffled. She’s not used to being surprised in the battlefield. Cor approves again, with a competitive smirk. Gladio knows that there’s an ongoing battle between the two immortal friends.
He likes to listen to music with heavy notes every time he trains. Hiphop songs with ‘heavy beats’ and also instrumental pieces that are full of percussions such as the ones with oriental drums. But sometimes, he likes to listen to classical or orchestra music as well, matching his movements to the complexity of a piece.
On his ‘Cor Day’, expect Gladio to be extra agitated. He looks up to the marshal so much that he pushes himself to be worthy of the man’s praises.
Cor trains him intensively, often times using words to rile him up just to see if he can handle the different kinds of pressure that the Shield would encounter in their journeys.
It pays though. Gladio becomes sharper every time they train. Cor gives him books about military strategies to study. The marshal would also lend him his trusty book of philosophy as well. They can both look brusque, but their wisdom goes deep.
He also knows how to strategize. He and Iggy always make a great team. This spells bad news for Noct and Prompt if they were asked to team up together – they’re no match for the two older guys.
After training, Gladio prefers to curl up in a corner and read. He likes to recharge his mind after driving his body up to its limit. His mind is always whirring like a well-oiled machine.
Gladio usually only reads just one book at a time, but if he’s feeling rather restless during midday, he’d pick up one nonfiction book to read (usually history books).
He drinks any kind of beverage as his fingers turn one page after another, mostly preferring a cold glass of rootbeer or barley tea.
Cor joins him, the silence between the two after a hard day at work a welcome respite.
Gladio’s duty as the prince’s shield is 24/7. There are no lunch breaks, recesses or vacation modes for him.
As a result, being with the stubborn prince can get on his nerves.
Don’t get him wrong. Gladio is VERY patient. It’s just that he expects nothing less from Noct. He’s always thinking that the prince knows his responsibilities enough to act accordingly with it.
He would often tell Noct off if his attitude is bordering on ‘bitchy’ at times. Noct can be one hard nut sometimes. But Gladio has always been there for him. He finds himself ‘adopting’ a younger brother every time he takes care of Noctis.
He trains Noct hard, too. He’s tasked with coming up with fighting techniques with him since they’ll work together all the time. He expects perfection and synchronization.
Gladio can be very strict with Noct, but on weekends, he lets the prince get away with a couple of road trips around the city. ‘Make it quick’ is his magic word for Noct.
Noct would then drive to the dimsum joint that they like spending the afternoon in.
Iggy looks forward to this in secret. He’s supposed to keep the Prince’s schedule in check, but knowing that Gladio would be there to keep things in order relaxes the usually stressed royal advisor.
Gladio and Prompto would fight for the last piece of pork dimsum. Gladio wins almost all the time, though oftentimes opting to give up so that Sunshine Kid would smile more.
He’s curious about the outside world. So whenever the bros would drive to Insomnia’s perimeter, expect Gladio to stand up in the car just so he would see more of what’s out there.
1. Do you ever doubt the existence of others than you?
2. On a scale of 1-5, how afraid of the dark are you?
3. The person you would never want to meet?
4. What is your favorite word?
5. If you were a type of tree, what would you be?
6. When you looked in the mirror this morning what was the first thing you thought?
7. What shirt are you wearing?
8. What do you label yourself as?
9. Bright room or dark room?
10. What were you doing at midnight last night?
11. Favorite age you’ve been so far?
12. Who told you they loved you last?
13. Your worst enemy?
14. What is your current desktop picture?
15. Do you like someone?
16. The last song you listened to?
17. You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up?
18. Who would you really like to just punch in the face?
19. If anyone could be your slave for a day, who would it be and what would they have to do?
20. What is your best physical attribute? (showing said attribute is optional)
21. If you were the opposite sex for one day, what would you look like and what would you do?
22. Do you have a secret talent? If yes, what is it?
23. What is one unique thing you’re afraid of?
24. You can only have one kind of sandwich. Every sandwich ingredient known to humankind is at your disposal.
25. You just found $100! How are you going to spend it?
26. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere in the world, but you have to leave immediately. Where are you going to go?
27. An angel appears out of Heaven and offers you a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. “Be brand-specific” it says. Man! What are you gonna say about that? Even if you don’t drink booze there’s something you can figure out… so what’s it gonna be?
28. You discover a beautiful island upon which you may build your own society. You make the rules. What is the first rule you put into place?
29. What is your favorite expletive?
30. Your house is on fire, holy shit! You have just enough time to run in there and grab ONE inanimate object. Don’t worry, your loved ones and pets have already made it out safely. So what’s the one thing you’re going to save from that blazing inferno?
31. You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?
32. You got kicked out of the country for being a time-traveling heathen who sleeps with celebrities and has super-powers. But check out this cool shit… you can move to anywhere else in the world!
33. The Celestial Gates Of Beyond have opened, much to your surprise because you didn’t think such a thing existed. Death appears. As it turns out, Death is actually a pretty cool entity, and happens to be in a fantastic mood. Death offers to return the friend/family-member/person/etc. of your choice to the living world. Who will you bring back?
34. What was your last dream about?
35. Are you a good….[insert anything you’d like here]?
36. Have you ever been admitted to the hospital?
37. Have you ever built a snowman?
38. What is the color of your socks?
39. What type of music do you like?
40. Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets?
41. What is your favorite milkshake flavor?
42. What football team do you support? (I will answer in terms of American football as well as soccer)
43. Do you have any scars?
44. What do you want to be when you graduate?
45. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
46. Are you reliable?
47. If you could ask your future self one question, what would it be?
48. Do you hold grudges?
49. If you could breed two animals together to defy the laws of nature, what new animal would you create?
50. What is the most unusual conversation you’ve ever had?
51. Are you a good liar?
52. How long could you go without talking?
53. What has been you worst haircut/style?
54. Have you ever baked your own cake?
55. Can you do any accents other than your own?
56. What do you like on your toast?
57. What is the last thing you drew a picture of?
58. What would be you dream car?
59. Do you sing in the shower? Or do anything unusual in the shower? Explain.
60. Do you believe in aliens?
61. Do you often read your horoscope?
62. What is your favorite letter of the alphabet?
63. Which is cooler: dinosaurs or dragons?
64. What do you think about babies?
65. Freebie! Ask anything interesting you can think of.
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