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Launched fifteen years ago, Tumblr is now often viewed as one of these relics of the internet that make millennials nostalgic. Once prominent and innovative, it fell into the shadow of fellow social media giants, but it may not stay like this for long.

In fact, avid Tumblr fans have recently noticed a weird renaissance in their feeds that are getting weirdly active as if it was 2010 all over again. Astonishingly, Tumblr’s CEO Jeff D’Onofrio told The New Yorker that forty-eight per cent of its active users and sixty-one per cent of its new ones are Generation Z. To put it into perspective, this is the exact demographic that Facebook and Instagram are in fear of losing.

And while people are now (re)discovering the miscellaneous world of Tumblr, various posts shared on the platform both years ago and now get dug up into the bright light of social media. They end up on “The Weird Side Of Tumblr” Facebook page that shares the funniest, weirdest and most wholesome findings. Below we selected quite a few of the best for your entertainment, so pull your seat closer.

Tumblr was launched around the same time as Facebook (2004) and Twitter (2006), in 2007, so it was not always behind. In fact, it was built to be a simple social blogging platform, but its multimedia approach set it apart. It was about the time when users were getting their cell phones, so they could take a photo and upload it straight on their Tumblr.

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The appeal of Tumblr also had to do with the fact that users could design their own home pages; post text, images, gifs, or videos; and follow a feed of others doing the same. It became home to endless personalized moodboards that best reflect each user’s personality, whether by music, images or gifs.

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Little king trash mouth
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We walked past a storefront today with mannequins in the window and my two year old was hysterically laughing- "look mommy they no have any heads!" Lol.

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In 2018, the world changed for Tumblr. The passing of the federal SESTA-FOSTA law to ostensibly combat sex trafficking, and issues with Apple’s App Store and its provisions against apps containing adult content, led to Tumblr enacting a ban on NSFW content across the platform. This was followed by an uproar as Tumblr was home to many established communities devoted to real-life and illustrative erotica, so they spoke out against the restrictions.

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But since the ban, media coverage of Tumblr focused on the decline of the website. For example, in 2019, Business Insider reported Tumblr’s unique monthly visitors had decreased by more than 20% in the year.

Meanwhile, Allegra Rosenberg, a writer at Fansplaining, argues that reports of Tumblr’s death have been greatly exaggerated. “While Tumblr was certainly known in some circles for being a haven for NSFW content, that was certainly never all there was to it. For every user that decamped for greener, smuttier pastures when the ban was put into place, there was another user that simply shrugged their shoulders and kept on blogging,” she said.

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Sheila Stamey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now there's my sport. My two six years and seven years old grandsons, call me MEMAWBOT. I was explaining to them,that I have a lot of metal In my body because the Drs have decided a long time ago that it was just better if memaw got metal bones. Luke,with a star struck look, says, " memaw, you're part robot?" I said yes you can say that. He turned to his older brother and said, " I told you she was cool. That's MEMAWBOT!" Yes I would buy him anything he wants. His brother too.

pink_panda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty sure my grandma would take the gold in quietly spilling family tea while looking very concerned but secretly she lives for it.

Destiney Haddox
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I went to my grandma's house after I had dinner but she made dinner. So guess who had two dinners that night?! This girl. Haha, it's a grandma thing and I love her.

Snorkeldorf
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the grandma olympics vs. grandkid olympics would blow everyone out of the water. My mom took my then tiny kid to the grocery store and ran into a friend. Kid was in the cart and my mom said to her friend, this is my granchild (insert kid's name) and then to my kid, "this is my friend (insert friend's name)". My kid looked at my mom's friend, pointed at my mom and said "and this is MY friend, Grandma"." Such a special relationship. Mom and I were never that close. Guess sometimes it skips a generation.

CindyLouWho1209
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately, my grandma was so cheap, she would have gotten me a tea and a Reeses Peanut Butter Cup and tell me I still owed her money whether I did or not. That's the way she ended up being rich.

Jose Antonio
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel so envious of the people that had or have nice grandmas, one of my grandmas lived in another country, and the other lived nearby but was a cold person who never cared for my siblings and I. she barely showed any care for my mother either.

Powerful Katrinka
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm with you. My paternal grandmother died before I was born, and my maternal grandmother was an out and out sadist. Also a mean drunk. My mom spent much of her life protecting her kids from her mother.

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Kandi Heiple
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ive got an aunt like that who spoils my son like crazy. She'll randomly text me she wants to bring something by for him and she'll show up with a box of fruit snacks, a box of graham crackers, and fruit punch

Lee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandma would have told me I was too fat already and kept my money as payment for giving birth to my father.

Aélia Potter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My guess is that she stole them but i wouldn’t want her to get arrested sooo

KJ Farmer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom was 5-years old when when my grandmother died. I was 3-years old when my paternal grandmother died. I can't remember a time when I didn't ache to know them.

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Jennifer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandma can smash a six foot hole in the ground from the height of a bingo chair. She only did it once, though.

GaeFrog
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish i could have had a grandma like that the one on my moms side was abusive to my mom so we cut her off and the one on my dads side was physically abusive to me

Emi Johnson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandmother sent me $20 because I had my gallbladder removed a couple years ago. 🤣

Rebecca Joan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My one grandmother ripped our house out from under us out of spite. What grandma game is that?

Salty Wild Hair
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Set for snacks for about 5 days here. And you can still cover day six yourself. This is what family does.

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Rosenberg argues that contrary to everyone’s expectations, “Tumblr users have stuck around en masse, making the kind of sardonic posts the platform’s long been known for, all the while feeling like survivors in a post-apocalyptic landscape. And if you know where to look, you can still spot new blogs being started by young teens, a constant injection of youthful activity into the platform.”

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Ellie Rosser
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grew up in Australia-thought they were a thing Disney made up. SO excited when I saw the first one in real life.

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MacKenzie Moore
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

fine. I won't. (2 seconds later) "hear me out guys, what about *scorpions*"

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Plenty Pineapples
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if I should say it came out of the blue and then show myself out immediately

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Your Neighborhood Alien
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What if there's some medical emergency going on inside of a locked room with a doorknob like this?

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Wolfe
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If a dude does this with me, we are getting married. Y'all are invited

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Jontelle
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mesmerizing. If I could make time stand still I’d want to lie here for awhile.

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Tina B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mine slept together until they were old enough to make their own decision to split. And then still slept together most nights anyway. Keeping them apart seems cruel.

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Jake B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are we not mentioning the lava monster that is oozing over to grab it?

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Tim Douglass
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He was making bank on her. She literally was the only one keeping his business afloat.

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Izzy Curer
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it cynical, or optimistic? It could be viewed as creating new life from the death of something. I would have called it 'the phoenix dress'

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JustAFan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thought this was from a movie for a second. Dude's a hell of a lot more photogenic then I'll ever be

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Burgermeister Meisterburger
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This isn’t a random hole, that was were you put your phone. (as in landline) They we’re in homes until the 1950s or so.

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Stardust she/her
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Venus is just so interesting. Did you know that Venus had oceans of liquid water? Venus also rotates backwards and scientists believe that a huge collision caused it. That is also the reason Venus spins extremely slowly

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MacKenzie Moore
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

for a second I didn't realize the trophy was there so by "I could do it" I thought he meant Leo would date someone over 25.

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NsG
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok, so that's her original movie (top left), her cameo in Wreck-it Ralph 2 (top right), her own animated TV series (bottom left), where's the fourth one from?

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