Trigger words: survivor (2) survivors (3)
Indicator sentences: From a practical sense, your understanding of the definition of the word "Survive" is inaccurate: Survive: - sur·vive - *verb* ~ continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger ***or hardship***.
Negotiation parts:   From a humanity standpoint... who cares? If a rape victim calling themselves a "survivor", in anyway helps to ease their suffering and helps them find some sense of stability, or even empowerment, then why should it matter? Survival is a binary state: you either do, or you don't, it's not a zero-sum game where each person who calls themselves a survivor leaves a little bit less "survivorship" for the next person. Yeah, so I think the consensus from this thread is that "survivor" does not have as strict of a definition as I first set out, and that it can be an effective description of someone dealing with severe psychological/emotional trauma, such as a rape victim. I can see that. Have a ∆
Trigger words: survivor (2) survivors (3)
Indicator sentences: Surviving something does not necessarily mean it has to result in imminent death.
Negotiation parts: Rape kills souls. That isn't being dramatic, that is reality for many people who've been raped. Rape does not have to be compared to everything else to determine if it's "bad enough" to warrant a specific term. I SURVIVED my rape. My rapist's intention was to take my life, figuratively, possibly literally. How do I know? He said so. My rape came at a time when I was already dealing with major depression, and I very nearly took my own life after, and probably would have had it not been for someone who intervened. Who are you to tell me I'm not a survivor? I sure as hell am no victim. Yeah, so I think the consensus from this thread is that "survivor" does not have as strict of a definition as I first set out, and that it can be an effective description of someone dealing with severe psychological/emotional trauma, such as a rape victim. I can see that. Have a ∆