I know you might not see this and I might look like a coward for being anonymous (I don't get involved in drama and want to stay away from anything, consequently missing the events that made you leave) but I really wanted to say that I admire you for standing up for your beliefs and saying what sorely needs to be said about attitudes toward Hartman. I've always been disappointed by how fandom treats him for the reasons you outlined, and although I'm sad that you've left, I'm glad I know why now.
I completely left the platform to avoid drama, don't worry, I get it. XD Please don't mistake me expressing my frustrations as 'taking a stand.' That's too strong of a term. And I’m not defending BH in any way. I would not approach the situation the same way now as I did three years ago. I don't regret the essence of what I said, but the way I tried to appeal to people was very naive. Part of the reason I'm speaking so bluntly is that I'm not here all the time - I don't have much of a reputation to preserve since I'm basically gone. Tumblr culture is not very forgiving. There's a bit of a vibe of "be positive and flawed only in these specific ways! ...or else" People are categorized as either "good" or "bad" with no room for human error or growth. It's honestly a little scary. Which gets *real* frustrating when people tackle topics I agree with, but in ways that I feel are unhealthy or otherwise... I guess I can't use the word problematic here. Not the best approach? There's no room to challenge that without accidentally putting yourself on the wrong part of the good/bad binary. I'm just a person at the end of the day. I felt let down by a community that I had poured so much love and energy into. What I thought was important in the phandom (for me, that was its beautifully diverse transformative creativity) turned out to be less of a priority than hate-trending. Which might not be a deal-breaker to some people, but it was for me. I’m still pretty bitter about it. Those feelings get a nice kick in the nards every time someone leaves an out-of-context comment on that post.
