SJurgenson
Banned
Is it only sexual harassment if the girl declines to send nudes? Because I mean he doesn't know if they'll say yes or no.
It's harassment either way. There was no flirting or non-platonic interaction between the two at all until the 'SEND NUDES' moment.
And to be clear, it can be harassment even if nudes are sent. The person could feel pressured to produce them, woried the requestor could ruin their reputation/career if the demands are not met. Producing the nudes does not nullify or excuse the harassment.
From my POV, the nature of the harassment is the brash, assumptive boundry jumping from platonic conversation to requesting intimate photos. You don't need to consider the response to classify it.
Is someone morally exculpated of attempted murder because the shadowy figure he shot in the alley was a sack of potatoes and not his ex-wife, as he had thought when he pulled the trigger?
You don't even need to consider things like the leveraging of power dynamics between professionals/media personalities/fans/ages/etc to declare it harassment and terrible - those just add on on make the behavior even worse.