Examples

Here’s me “bullying” or “internet trolling” the Global Secular Council.

Secular Council @SecularCouncil May 24

Sorry you missed this, . We responded many times to Ms. Ophelia. We are many women, & more joining soon. www.secularcouncil/team

Ophelia Benson @OpheliaBenson May 24

@SecularCouncil @VitaBrevi

Actually you didn’t. You typed words but they were consistently non-responsive.

Also, I don’t call myself “Ms Ophelia” – I don’t know what that’s supposed to be.

Secular Council @SecularCouncil May 24

@OpheliaBenson @VitaBrevi How would you like us to respond? Is there a way we could respond that would actually have you talk nicely w/ us?

Ophelia Benson @OpheliaBenson May 24

Honestly, fairly, and substantively.

Secular Council @SecularCouncil May 24

We don’t believe our org is a mistake. We believe it needs expansion. That is in earnest!

Ophelia Benson @OpheliaBenson May 24

But then – again – why did you go public before expanding?

Not very bullying or trolling is it? Not trolling at all, in fact; I was absolutely serious.

I’m sure there are others that are more belligerent; I know I said “fucking” at one point, and the Council got all outraged. I’m sweary, and since I’m a civilian, I didn’t feel I had to maintain a completely “professional” manner the whole time. But that “fucking” was as belligerent as I got. Mostly it was just repetition – of questions they didn’t want to answer. But they’re a non-profit, doing good works, supposedly representing us as secularists – they should be willing to answer questions.