Free Speech

I'm incredibly displeased right now.

I initially created this blog as something that I could type anything I wanted to and say what I pleased, how I chose. I didn't plan to create any of the posts that I have nor to cover some of the subjects that I have.

However, I'm extremely pleased that I have.
I have been able to expose myself in manners that I hadn't thought possible and truly gained more self awareness and happiness from sharing myself with you.

Have I pushed the envelope to what someone deems appropriate to share?
Yes, probably but it is MY blog -- where I should be able to say and do as I please.

So, to see the following posted on Blogger has upset me.

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Adult content policy on Blogger

Starting March 23, 2015, you won't be able to publicly share images and videos that are sexually explicit or show graphic nudity on Blogger.
Note: We’ll still allow nudity if the content offers a substantial public benefit. For example, in artistic, educational, documentary, or scientific contexts.

Changes you’ll see to your existing blogs

If your existing blog doesn’t have any sexually explicit or graphic nude images or video on it, you won’t notice any changes.
If your existing blog does have sexually explicit or graphic nude images or video, your blog will be made private after March 23, 2015. No content will be deleted, but private content can only be seen by the owner or admins of the blog and the people who the owner has shared the blog with.

Settings you can update for existing blogs

If your blog was created before March 23, 2015, and contains content that violates our new policy, you have a few options for changing your blog before the new policy starts:

• Remove sexually explicit or graphic nude images or video from your blog
• Mark your blog as private

If you’d rather take your blog down altogether, you can export your blog as a .xml file or archive your blog's text and images using Google Takeout.

Effect on new blogs

For any blogs created after March 23, 2015, we may remove the blog or take other action if it includes content that's sexually explicit or shows graphic nudity as explained in our content policy.


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I will begin looking into other blogging websites and will keep you updated if something changes via my social media websites; Vampire Freaks or Facebook. Because Lord knows the  majority of my posts have been 'sexually explicit' in the past.