It feels strange to see something like this advertised on Tumblr.I don’t know why, exactly, or what I expected when it became clear that advertising was going to happen on the Radar sidebar. Adverts for… other websites? New hit web-series produced by young, counter-culture Tumblr folk? Something artisanal?For whatever reason, I never really though Big Advertising - with its lack of meaning and a thin veneer of sexuality smeared on its indignant face - on Tumblr, a place I associate with creators and friends and teen GIF-lovers. It feels like the terrible real world has discovered our tree-house and stamped in to demand that we acknowledge their new underwear, all the while subtly stating that we’ll never look as good in them as their model does, because how could we.I don’t know. I was hoping for more from Tumblr’s advertising, somehow. Not just another round of SEX-SEX-Buy-our-overpriced-stuff-SEX.

It feels strange to see something like this advertised on Tumblr.
I don’t know why, exactly, or what I expected when it became clear that advertising was going to happen on the Radar sidebar. Adverts for… other websites? New hit web-series produced by young, counter-culture Tumblr folk? Something artisanal?

For whatever reason, I never really though Big Advertising - with its lack of meaning and a thin veneer of sexuality smeared on its indignant face - on Tumblr, a place I associate with creators and friends and teen GIF-lovers. It feels like the terrible real world has discovered our tree-house and stamped in to demand that we acknowledge their new underwear, all the while subtly stating that we’ll never look as good in them as their model does, because how could we.

I don’t know. I was hoping for more from Tumblr’s advertising, somehow. Not just another round of SEX-SEX-Buy-our-overpriced-stuff-SEX.

Notes

  1. photosbygia said: agreed
  2. adeandabet reblogged this from jasencomstock and added:
    My dashboard features a lot of stuff of this ilk, if not a little more explicit, so I shrugged it off as par for the...
  3. jasencomstock reblogged this from summeromegadeth and added:
    BRB reblogging a cat
  4. summeromegadeth reblogged this from madthoughts and added:
    however summer of megadeth bought som calvin klaines trousers that actually make summer of megdaeth’s ass look good are...
  5. dailymeh said: One thing reddit does well: its ads are often “new hit web-series produced by young, counter-culture Tumblr folk” or “something artisanal” or other things that seem as if they come from the community (whether or not they actually do).
  6. madthoughts reblogged this from everythinginthesky and added:
    Yep.
  7. artsmonkey reblogged this from everythinginthesky and added:
    Well said, well said
  8. steelopus said: But dude. Look at those abs.
  9. yellowhammer-blurb said: I do like the “tree-house” analogy, reminds of when I had a tree-house. I wouldn’t share, but now i’m much much more mature and generous
  10. upward said: I didn’t know about the advertising initiative, but I HAVE been wondering why the hell I keep seeing this on my radar all day. Do not like. I agree with the sentiment of your post. I would expect something … else.
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