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That's a reasonable example, but doesn't answer the question: what differentiates it? I'd say it's something like "involving people without their consent" - e.
by sethherr 10y ago
That's a reasonable example, but doesn't answer the question: what differentiates it?
I'd say it's something like "involving people without their consent" - e.g. farting on them.
Which includes forcing people to listen to tales of your sexual exploits.
- flukus 10y agoI'd disagree discussing your sexual exploits is harassment either, up to a point. It's harassment when it's clearly unwelcome and directed at a specific individual. So if we sit next to each other and I keep farting even though you don't like it, it's not harassment because it's not directed at you, but if I kept walking over to your area just to fart, that's harassment. I would have thought the distinction would be obvious considering the overlap between HN readers and the socially awkward.
- knieveltech 10y agosethherr nails it with consent. Just about anything can be harassment if the critical element of consent is missing.