Simple harassment has always been legal. It's only illegal when some other factors make it so, for example, sexual harassment by an employer or another person in a position of power. It's also legal to fire someone or kick them out for being an asshole.

The problem with the 21st century is that people have lost the concept of anything between "illegal" and "forced to put up with". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_which_is_not_forbid...

I'm going by the legal definition of harassment. Specifically the definition of harassment that is not legal.

By the legal definition of harassment that is not legal, harassment is not legal. Seems a bit tautological to be worth sharing.

I'm not sure how to state it in a less convoluted way.

https://definitions.uslegal.com/h/harassment/

Well the legal definition of harassment requires systemic or persistence to qualify outside of separate circumstances. If If someone were to heckle or catcall you outside of a bar or in a movie theater once that isn't harassment. Following you down the street persistently and heckling or cat calling after you told them get lost or organizing a different person to heckle you every day would qualify as harassment.

A coworker, boss, or anyone in a privileged position like a doctor or police officer sexually harassing you once is unacceptable legally.

Harrassed online, just dont go online!

I hope you see the problem there.