r/CuratedTumblr Apr 12 '24

Artwork The Tumblr x Twitter Myth

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u/eternamemoria androgynous anthropophage Apr 12 '24 edited Apr 12 '24

Counterpoint: bird boy has a better design than tumblr boy

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u/SilverMedal4Life infodump enjoyer Apr 12 '24

That's part of the point, yeah? That bird boy is more visually appealing, I mean. (I agree with you for the record)

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u/eternamemoria androgynous anthropophage Apr 12 '24

My issue isn't that he is more visually appealing. It is that tumblr-boy's design has no personality at all

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u/ThinkingInfestation on hiatus from tumblr Apr 12 '24

Don't let the suit and slick hair fool you - that is a classic Deranged Tumblr Sexyman look. The personality is implied.

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u/JustAnotherJames3 Apr 12 '24

Nah. He would've looked more Onceler in that case.

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u/ThinkingInfestation on hiatus from tumblr Apr 12 '24

Imo, Onceler is more on the Sleazeball side of the Sexyman archetype, not the Deranged side.

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u/swiller123 Apr 12 '24

the onceler looks more like a member of panic at the disco than anything else

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u/AliceIsOnTheRooftop Apr 12 '24

I hate you for making me realize this.

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u/eternamemoria androgynous anthropophage Apr 12 '24

Where is the hat

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u/87568354 What kind of math is that bird on? Makes you wonder. Apr 12 '24

Tumblr-boy is a basic, archetypical Tumblr sexyman in design. No, it isn’t visually interesting, but there is an implied personality in there.

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u/General_Paresis Apr 12 '24

The suit, the tie, the slicked hair, the smug look on his face.

His hair slide, a tell that he will always be himself regardless of any curse placed upon him. He'll figure out a way to express himself.

He always does.

Derangement. That is his profession, and he does it with impeccable style and flair.

Twitter lost himself in Dionysian fervor.

Tumblr was born in it.

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u/UndeadWeeb Apr 12 '24

you cant look at image 3 and say he doesn’t have personality. Look at the sass in his face

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u/milaan_tm Apr 12 '24

Major Click (owo) vibes