Ashley Judd is not taking Internet bullying lying down. After backlash from a tweet she posted, criticizing a rival college basketball team, the actress was subjected to a flurry of online threats, sexual harassment, and dehumanizing comments. Instead of letting the online bullies get away with their more than inappropriate tweets, she says enough is enough and she is fighting back.

In addition to deleting her initial tweet that triggered the onslaught of online sexual assault, Judd also tweeted her disgust at some of the hate that was directed at her and made it clear on televised interviews that she will take steps to take legal action against those who would use the Internet to direct violence at women.

In an essay she wrote for Identities.Mic, Judd says, more than just an over-reaction to a disagreement with her tweet, the amount of insults she received with sexual violence as the main content is a shocking reminder of how women are subjected to abuse every day. She observed that is has become a sad norm for society, but she for one wants to say out loud, enough is enough!

Her powerful essay entitled, "Forget Your Team: Your Online Violence Toward Girls and Women Is What Can Kiss My A**," is a reference to her original deleted tweet wherein she expressed her opinion that Arkansas was playing "dirty" and they could "kiss my team's free-throw making a**."

In an interview on the Today Show, Judd said she made the comment in her excitement at the heat of the moment in the game. Had she been in a more calm state, she admits she could have phrased it differently - but it is still no reason for her to be harassed the way she has been.

Her op-ed described how the tweets kept flooding in, "calling me a c*nt, a wh*re or a b*tch, or telling me to s*ck a two-inch d*ck. Some even threatened rape, or "an*l an*l an*l."

When she tried to criticize those who were sexually threatening her, she was then accused of not being able to take a joke and for being mentally weak. Some called the threats being made against her something she brought upon herself, or something she should live with simply because she is an actress. Others even likened the threats of sodomy to freedom of speech.

Judd shares her dismay at a world that thinks violence against women in any form should be tolerated. She shares her frustration at how victims like her are subjected to more abuse when they speak up. She points out the double standard if a man had voiced out the exact same opinion as she did, but was not subjected to abuse simply because he was a man.

She also shares her pain of being a victim and survivor of rape, sexual abuse, and incest in her teen years. She realized that her story is not unique and it's time for society to wake up and put an end to the thinking that sexual violence against women is part of being in a free society.

Most importantly, she concludes her essay with a message for all women to stand with her, make their voices heard, and tolerate online bullying no longer.

"So for now, I am handing it back over to those of you who are unafraid to speak out against abuse like I have faced, and those of you who are righteous allies and intervening bystanders. You're on it. Keep at it - on the Internet, at home, at work and in your hearts, where the courage to tackle this may fundamentally lie. We have much to discuss, and much action to take. Join me."

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