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[quote=Anonymous]It depends.

Is this person a supervisor or a coworker?  How much influence does this person have over your job, assignments, et cetera?

There's a part of me that would be inclined to mention politely to the person that the comment made me feel uncomfortable.

The problem is that you risk subtle retaliation.

If it only happened once, I'd leave it.  If it happens again, I think the best thing is to go to HR.  At the end of the day, there are legal protections if you go to HR with a sexual harassment claim.  And even though it doesn't seem like it on the surface, a sexual comment (even if made in jest) that makes you feel uncomfortable in the workplace is sexual harassment.

While in an ideal world, you should be okay to just politely tell the person to stop, if there is no one around when you approach them, your words could get twisted.

It's far better to not at all respond to the comment(s), not laugh, not joke back, nothing, and then just go to HR if it continues.
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