Question at position 4 Which can be a defense against an allegation of sexual harassment? The complainant wore a skimpy outfit which means she invited sexual attentionI was just joking when I made the sexual remarksNone of the above

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Question at position 4 Which can be a defense against an allegation of sexual harassment? The complainant wore a skimpy outfit which means she invited sexual attentionI was just joking when I made the sexual remarksNone of the above

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The question asks which statement can serve as a defense against an allegation of sexual harassment.
Option 1: 'The complainant wore a skimpy outfit which means she invited sexual attention' is a form of victim blame and shifts responsibility away from the harasser. In many legal and organizational contexts, clothing or appearance is not a justification for harassment, and making such claims is considered an inappropriate defense.
Option 2: 'I was just joking when I made the sexual remarks' attempts to excuse misconduct by claiming it was humor. While intent can be a factor in some contexts, many forms of sexual harassment are evaluated by impact and the reasonable perception of the behavior, not by the speaker’s claimed intent. Jokes do not automatically make the behavior acceptable or lawful.
Option 3: 'None of the above' asserts that neither of the two common coping defenses is acceptable, implying that both the skimpy clothing justification and the joking defense are insufficient or invalid bases to deflect responsibility. This is consistent with standards that prohibit harassment regardless of clothing or stated intent.
In summary, both the first and second options rely on invalid or legally irrelevant defenses that do not justify or excuse harassment, whereas the third option rejects those defenses by elimination. The reasoning here aligns with a view that harassment is inappropriate regardless of attire or a contingent notion of humor, and that only appropriate responses would dismiss those as valid defenses.

Question at position 4 Which can be a defense against an allegation of sexual harassment? The complainant wore a skimpy outfit which means she invited sexual attentionI was just joking when I made the sexual remarksNone of the above

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