"Humorlessness"? Are you one of those people who think that the targets of harassment have to just laugh it off? Have you read about Oncale v. Sundowner Offsho

"Humorlessness"? Are you one of those people who think that the targets of harassment have to just laugh it off? Have you read about Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services? > On several occasions, Oncale was forcibly subjected to sex-related, humiliating actions against him by Lyons, Pippen and Johnson in the presence of the rest of the crew. Pippen and Lyons also physically assulted Oncale in a sexual manner, and Lyons threatened him with rape. > Oncale’s complaints to supervisory personnel produced no remedial action; in fact, the company’s Safety Compliance Clerk, Valent Hohen, told Oncale that Lyons and Pippen “picked [on] him all the time too,” and called him a name suggesting homosexuality. The original court decision held there was no EEOC violation here, as all participants were heterosexual males. Was that humorlessness on Oncale's part? Surely no. At least, I don't find multiple and serious rape threats against me. Do you? Should Oncale have worked harder to become more familiar with his coworkers? Was Oncale at fault for "poor expression or self control", which somehow justified this behavior? Surely no. Should Oncale have instead worked more on maintaining his personal mental health? Going back to my scenario, "I" confronted my peers but nothing changed. I curiously note that you seem to blame the victim, and require the victim of unwanted "humor" to be inordinately capable of people management. Why aren't the peers in my situation the ones who need mental health treatment? Why do you think Oncale deserved being 'teased' with threats of rape?