I disagree. If anything bullying is what takes place between equals. It’s the way that people who are ostensibly the same, create a difference in order to satisfy an egotistical, sadistic urge. That’s why the focus of bullies is usually so arbitrary or contrived: She can’t apply foundation. He asked a girl out that…

Agreed. If anything bullying is what takes place between equals. It’s the way that people who are ostensibly the same, create a difference in order to satisfy an egotistical, sadistic urge.

Death threats are NOT bullying. Death threats are a crime. Crime is the word you are looking for.

“But when a random internet man tells a female writer that he’s going to rape her, that’s not bullying, that’s sexual harassment.”

It reminds me of “she’s battling cancer.” Is there another option? If anything you do is “surviving” “being brave” “battling” then those descriptors are meaningless and condescending. And they take away your agency all over again because you can’t opt out. It’s also similar, in my opinion, to “all women are…

I don’t know either. But maybe we shouldn’t say that men rape us by describing ourselves.

No need for an “however.” The article already said all of that.

Where I live people are using “thriver.” It’s stupid and those people are the worst.