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| Boilerpipe Text | By: Shelby Anderson
At the second presidential debate, the phrase of the night was ālocker room talkā.
[1]
Ā Just forty-eight hours before the debate, aĀ video surfaced of the Republican presidential candidate Mr. Donald Trump making lewd remarks regarding grabbing womenās genitals without consent.
[2]
Many have stated these words were describing a sexual assault,
[3]
Mr. Trump mitigated the remarks by stating āitās locker room talk, and itās one of those things.
[4]
āĀ Mr. Trump also took to social media just before the debate, stating in part, āIām not proud of my locker room talk.
[5]
āĀ This phrase and the statements it represents sparked on social media and other media outlets both outrage and continued support for theĀ presidential candidate.
Numerous current and former professional athletes have reacted to these statements on social media or in personal interviews.
[6]
Ā Portland Trailblazers guard CJ McCollum tweeted āI havenāt heard that one in any of my locker rooms.
[7]
ā Ā Philadelphia 76ers guard Kendall Marshall tweeted āPSA: sexual advances without consent are NOT locker room talk.
[8]
ā Ā Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James responded in an interview discussing what he has perceived in his time spent in locker rooms, stating āWhat [Donald Trump] was saying, I donāt know what that is. Thatās trash talk.ā
[9]
Ā Non-athletes have also spoken up against this characterization, stating that dismissing these comments as ālocker room talkā promotes rape culture and that it is socially acceptable, equivalent to the phrase āboys will be boys.ā
[10]
There have also been supportive reactions to Mr. Trumpās characterization of sexual comments as locker room banter.Ā Dr. Ben Carson reacted to the phrase in an interview by saying he doesnāt think āthere is any way you can justify it,ā but that this type of talk regarding sexual conquests always happens.
[11]
Ā When the reporter stated she had not heard a discussion of that nature, Dr. Carson replied āmaybe thatās the problem,ā
[12]
suggesting this type of banter is shocking only because people donāt talk in this fashion.
[13]
Ā Also, Tom Brady (a known supporter of Mr. Trump) showed a neutral reaction.
[14]
Ā When asked about the ālocker room talkā statements, he smiled and left the press conference.
[15]
Men and women seem to have become further divided after the ālocker room talkā statements.Ā Just two days after the second presidential debate, Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight published two separate maps showing a Clinton win if only women voted, while Trump would decidedly win if only men voted.
[16]
Ā These maps sparked Trump supporters (both men and women) to start the trending Twitter hashtag #repealthe19th,
[17]
referring to the 19
th
Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in 1920.
[18]
Regardless of party affiliation, most can objectively agree we have hit a milestone in this country: the first woman to top the ticket of a major political party.
[19]
Ā Minimizing comments made regarding nonconsensual touching of the female genitals could inhibit the great progress our country has made toward gender equality.
[1]
Steph Solis & Josh Hafner,
The Phrase of the Night? āLocker Room Talkā
, USA Today (Oct. 10, 2016, 1:18 PM), http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/10/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-debate-by-the-numbers/91834986/.
[2]
David A. Fahrenthold,
Trump Recorded Having Extremely Lewd Conversation About Women in 2005
, The Washington Post (Oct. 08, 2016), https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-recorded-having-extremely-lewd-conversation-about-women-in-2005/2016/10/07/3b9ce776-8cb4-11e6-bf8a-3d26847eeed4_story.html.
[3]
See
Danielle Paquette,
Anderson Cooper Told Trump āThat is Sexual Assault.ā The Justice Department Agrees.
, The Washington Post (Oct. 09, 2016), https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/09/anderson-cooper-told-trump-that-is-sexual-assault-the-justice-department-agrees/ (discussing Anderson Cooperās statement at the debate that Mr. Trumpās remarks from the video are within the Justice Departmentās definition of a sexual assault).
[4]
See
id.
Ā These statements were made during the debate.
[5]
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), Twitter (Oct. 09, 2016, 6:13 PM), https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/785286990153543681.
[6]
See generally
Cydney Adams,
Professional Athletes Cry Foul Over Trumpās āLocker Room Talkā
, CBS News (Oct. 10, 2016, 6:39 PM), http://www.cbsnews.com/news/professional-athletes-are-not-happy-about-donald-trump-locker-room-talk/; Max Blau,
Not āLocker Roomā Talk: Athletes Push Back Against Trumpās Remark,
CNN (Oct. 10, 2016, 8:38 AM), http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/politics/locker-room-talk-athletes-respond-trnd/ (detailing social media posts of professional athletes speaking out against the use of the phrase ālocker room talkā to refer to nonconsensual sexual acts).
[7]
CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum), Twitter (Oct. 09, 2016, 6:28 PM), https://twitter.com/CJMcCollum/status/785290999610257408.
[8]
Kendall Marshall (@KButter5), Twitter (Oct. 09, 2016, 6:44 PM), https://twitter.com/KButter5/status/785294936421773312.
[9]
Cleveland.com,
LeBron James Defines āLocker Room Talkā
YouTube (Oct. 12, 2016), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVYjFt2foBM.
[10]
See
Danielle Moodie-Mills,
OpEd: No, Donald Itās Not Just āLocker Room Talkā
, NBC News (Oct. 10, 2016, 3:24 PM), http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/oped-no-donald-it-s-not-just-locker-room-talk-n663826.
[11]
Adrienne Shih,
Ben Carson on Donald Trump: āIāve Heard People Talking Like Thatā
, CNN (Oct. 11, 2016, 5:20 PM), http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/11/politics/ben-carson-donald-trump-tapes/.
[12]
Id.
[13]
Tina Nguyen,
Amazingly, the Excuses for Donald Trumpās Comments About Women Keep Getting Worse
, Vanity Fair (Oct. 11, 2016, 6:24 PM), http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/10/donald-trump-sexual-assault-defenses.
[14]
Alex Reimer,
Tom Brady Whiffs on Opportunity to Condemn Donald Trumpās Crude āLocker Room Talkā
, Forbes (Oct. 13, 2016, 9:47 AM), http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexreimer/2016/10/13/tom-brady-whiffs-on-opportunity-to-condemn-donald-trumps-crude-locker-room-talk/#3abe0c36c447.
[15]
Id.
[16]
Louise Liu,
Hereās How Nate Silver Thinks the US Election Map Would Look if Just Men Voted
, Business Insider (Oct. 12, 2016, 12:04 AM), http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-what-the-election-map-would-look-like-if-just-men-voted-on-election-day-2016-10.
[17]
Seema Mehta,
Trump Backers Tweet #repealthe19th After Polls Show Heād Win if Only Men Voted
, Los Angeles Times (Oct. 12, 2016, 6:34 PM), http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-backers-tweet-repealthe19th-1476299001-htmlstory.html.
[18]
U.S. Const. amend. XIX.
[19]
Stephen Collinson & MJ Lee,
Clinton Nomination Puts āBiggest Crackā in Glass Ceiling
, CNN (July 27, 2016, 4:13 PM), http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/26/politics/democratic-convention-roll-call-day-two/. |
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# Locker Room Talk? Not in Their Locker Rooms.
10/31/2016
By: Shelby Anderson
At the second presidential debate, the phrase of the night was ālocker room talkā.[\[1\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn1) Just forty-eight hours before the debate, a video surfaced of the Republican presidential candidate Mr. Donald Trump making lewd remarks regarding grabbing womenās genitals without consent.[\[2\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn2) Many have stated these words were describing a sexual assault,[\[3\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn3) Mr. Trump mitigated the remarks by stating āitās locker room talk, and itās one of those things.[\[4\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn4)ā Mr. Trump also took to social media just before the debate, stating in part, āIām not proud of my locker room talk.[\[5\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn5)ā This phrase and the statements it represents sparked on social media and other media outlets both outrage and continued support for the presidential candidate.
Numerous current and former professional athletes have reacted to these statements on social media or in personal interviews.[\[6\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn6) Portland Trailblazers guard CJ McCollum tweeted āI havenāt heard that one in any of my locker rooms.[\[7\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn7)ā Philadelphia 76ers guard Kendall Marshall tweeted āPSA: sexual advances without consent are NOT locker room talk.[\[8\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn8)ā Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James responded in an interview discussing what he has perceived in his time spent in locker rooms, stating āWhat \[Donald Trump\] was saying, I donāt know what that is. Thatās trash talk.ā[\[9\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn9) Non-athletes have also spoken up against this characterization, stating that dismissing these comments as ālocker room talkā promotes rape culture and that it is socially acceptable, equivalent to the phrase āboys will be boys.ā[\[10\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn10)
There have also been supportive reactions to Mr. Trumpās characterization of sexual comments as locker room banter. Dr. Ben Carson reacted to the phrase in an interview by saying he doesnāt think āthere is any way you can justify it,ā but that this type of talk regarding sexual conquests always happens.[\[11\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn11) When the reporter stated she had not heard a discussion of that nature, Dr. Carson replied āmaybe thatās the problem,ā[\[12\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn12) suggesting this type of banter is shocking only because people donāt talk in this fashion.[\[13\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn13) Also, Tom Brady (a known supporter of Mr. Trump) showed a neutral reaction.[\[14\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn14) When asked about the ālocker room talkā statements, he smiled and left the press conference.[\[15\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn15)
Men and women seem to have become further divided after the ālocker room talkā statements. Just two days after the second presidential debate, Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight published two separate maps showing a Clinton win if only women voted, while Trump would decidedly win if only men voted.[\[16\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn16) These maps sparked Trump supporters (both men and women) to start the trending Twitter hashtag \#repealthe19th,[\[17\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn17) referring to the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in 1920.[\[18\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn18)
Regardless of party affiliation, most can objectively agree we have hit a milestone in this country: the first woman to top the ticket of a major political party.[\[19\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn19) Minimizing comments made regarding nonconsensual touching of the female genitals could inhibit the great progress our country has made toward gender equality.
[\[1\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref1) Steph Solis & Josh Hafner, *The Phrase of the Night? āLocker Room Talkā*, USA Today (Oct. 10, 2016, 1:18 PM), http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/10/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-debate-by-the-numbers/91834986/.
[\[2\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref2) David A. Fahrenthold, *Trump Recorded Having Extremely Lewd Conversation About Women in 2005*, The Washington Post (Oct. 08, 2016), https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-recorded-having-extremely-lewd-conversation-about-women-in-2005/2016/10/07/3b9ce776-8cb4-11e6-bf8a-3d26847eeed4\_story.html.
[\[3\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref3) *See* Danielle Paquette, *Anderson Cooper Told Trump āThat is Sexual Assault.ā The Justice Department Agrees.*, The Washington Post (Oct. 09, 2016), https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/09/anderson-cooper-told-trump-that-is-sexual-assault-the-justice-department-agrees/ (discussing Anderson Cooperās statement at the debate that Mr. Trumpās remarks from the video are within the Justice Departmentās definition of a sexual assault).
[\[4\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref4) *See* *id.* These statements were made during the debate.
[\[5\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref5) Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), Twitter (Oct. 09, 2016, 6:13 PM), https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/785286990153543681.
[\[6\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref6) *See generally* Cydney Adams, *Professional Athletes Cry Foul Over Trumpās āLocker Room Talkā*, CBS News (Oct. 10, 2016, 6:39 PM), http://www.cbsnews.com/news/professional-athletes-are-not-happy-about-donald-trump-locker-room-talk/; Max Blau, *Not āLocker Roomā Talk: Athletes Push Back Against Trumpās Remark,* CNN (Oct. 10, 2016, 8:38 AM), http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/politics/locker-room-talk-athletes-respond-trnd/ (detailing social media posts of professional athletes speaking out against the use of the phrase ālocker room talkā to refer to nonconsensual sexual acts).
[\[7\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref7) CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum), Twitter (Oct. 09, 2016, 6:28 PM), https://twitter.com/CJMcCollum/status/785290999610257408.
[\[8\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref8) Kendall Marshall (@KButter5), Twitter (Oct. 09, 2016, 6:44 PM), https://twitter.com/KButter5/status/785294936421773312.
[\[9\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref9) Cleveland.com, *LeBron James Defines āLocker Room Talkā* YouTube (Oct. 12, 2016), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVYjFt2foBM.
[\[10\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref10) *See* Danielle Moodie-Mills, *OpEd: No, Donald Itās Not Just āLocker Room Talkā*, NBC News (Oct. 10, 2016, 3:24 PM), http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/oped-no-donald-it-s-not-just-locker-room-talk-n663826.
[\[11\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref11) Adrienne Shih, *Ben Carson on Donald Trump: āIāve Heard People Talking Like Thatā*, CNN (Oct. 11, 2016, 5:20 PM), http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/11/politics/ben-carson-donald-trump-tapes/.
[\[12\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref12) *Id.*
[\[13\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref13) Tina Nguyen, *Amazingly, the Excuses for Donald Trumpās Comments About Women Keep Getting Worse*, Vanity Fair (Oct. 11, 2016, 6:24 PM), http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/10/donald-trump-sexual-assault-defenses.
[\[14\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref14) Alex Reimer, *Tom Brady Whiffs on Opportunity to Condemn Donald Trumpās Crude āLocker Room Talkā*, Forbes (Oct. 13, 2016, 9:47 AM), http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexreimer/2016/10/13/tom-brady-whiffs-on-opportunity-to-condemn-donald-trumps-crude-locker-room-talk/\#3abe0c36c447.
[\[15\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref15) *Id.*
[\[16\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref16) Louise Liu, *Hereās How Nate Silver Thinks the US Election Map Would Look if Just Men Voted*, Business Insider (Oct. 12, 2016, 12:04 AM), http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-what-the-election-map-would-look-like-if-just-men-voted-on-election-day-2016-10.
[\[17\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref17) Seema Mehta, *Trump Backers Tweet \#repealthe19th After Polls Show Heād Win if Only Men Voted*, Los Angeles Times (Oct. 12, 2016, 6:34 PM), http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-backers-tweet-repealthe19th-1476299001-htmlstory.html.
[\[18\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref18) U.S. Const. amend. XIX.
[\[19\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref19) Stephen Collinson & MJ Lee, *Clinton Nomination Puts āBiggest Crackā in Glass Ceiling*, CNN (July 27, 2016, 4:13 PM), http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/26/politics/democratic-convention-roll-call-day-two/.
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| Readable Markdown | By: Shelby Anderson
At the second presidential debate, the phrase of the night was ālocker room talkā.[\[1\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn1) Just forty-eight hours before the debate, a video surfaced of the Republican presidential candidate Mr. Donald Trump making lewd remarks regarding grabbing womenās genitals without consent.[\[2\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn2) Many have stated these words were describing a sexual assault,[\[3\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn3) Mr. Trump mitigated the remarks by stating āitās locker room talk, and itās one of those things.[\[4\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn4)ā Mr. Trump also took to social media just before the debate, stating in part, āIām not proud of my locker room talk.[\[5\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn5)ā This phrase and the statements it represents sparked on social media and other media outlets both outrage and continued support for the presidential candidate.
Numerous current and former professional athletes have reacted to these statements on social media or in personal interviews.[\[6\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn6) Portland Trailblazers guard CJ McCollum tweeted āI havenāt heard that one in any of my locker rooms.[\[7\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn7)ā Philadelphia 76ers guard Kendall Marshall tweeted āPSA: sexual advances without consent are NOT locker room talk.[\[8\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn8)ā Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James responded in an interview discussing what he has perceived in his time spent in locker rooms, stating āWhat \[Donald Trump\] was saying, I donāt know what that is. Thatās trash talk.ā[\[9\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn9) Non-athletes have also spoken up against this characterization, stating that dismissing these comments as ālocker room talkā promotes rape culture and that it is socially acceptable, equivalent to the phrase āboys will be boys.ā[\[10\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn10)
There have also been supportive reactions to Mr. Trumpās characterization of sexual comments as locker room banter. Dr. Ben Carson reacted to the phrase in an interview by saying he doesnāt think āthere is any way you can justify it,ā but that this type of talk regarding sexual conquests always happens.[\[11\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn11) When the reporter stated she had not heard a discussion of that nature, Dr. Carson replied āmaybe thatās the problem,ā[\[12\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn12) suggesting this type of banter is shocking only because people donāt talk in this fashion.[\[13\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn13) Also, Tom Brady (a known supporter of Mr. Trump) showed a neutral reaction.[\[14\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn14) When asked about the ālocker room talkā statements, he smiled and left the press conference.[\[15\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn15)
Men and women seem to have become further divided after the ālocker room talkā statements. Just two days after the second presidential debate, Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight published two separate maps showing a Clinton win if only women voted, while Trump would decidedly win if only men voted.[\[16\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn16) These maps sparked Trump supporters (both men and women) to start the trending Twitter hashtag \#repealthe19th,[\[17\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn17) referring to the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in 1920.[\[18\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn18)
Regardless of party affiliation, most can objectively agree we have hit a milestone in this country: the first woman to top the ticket of a major political party.[\[19\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftn19) Minimizing comments made regarding nonconsensual touching of the female genitals could inhibit the great progress our country has made toward gender equality.
[\[1\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref1) Steph Solis & Josh Hafner, *The Phrase of the Night? āLocker Room Talkā*, USA Today (Oct. 10, 2016, 1:18 PM), http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/10/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-debate-by-the-numbers/91834986/.
[\[2\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref2) David A. Fahrenthold, *Trump Recorded Having Extremely Lewd Conversation About Women in 2005*, The Washington Post (Oct. 08, 2016), https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-recorded-having-extremely-lewd-conversation-about-women-in-2005/2016/10/07/3b9ce776-8cb4-11e6-bf8a-3d26847eeed4\_story.html.
[\[3\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref3) *See* Danielle Paquette, *Anderson Cooper Told Trump āThat is Sexual Assault.ā The Justice Department Agrees.*, The Washington Post (Oct. 09, 2016), https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/09/anderson-cooper-told-trump-that-is-sexual-assault-the-justice-department-agrees/ (discussing Anderson Cooperās statement at the debate that Mr. Trumpās remarks from the video are within the Justice Departmentās definition of a sexual assault).
[\[4\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref4) *See* *id.* These statements were made during the debate.
[\[5\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref5) Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), Twitter (Oct. 09, 2016, 6:13 PM), https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/785286990153543681.
[\[6\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref6) *See generally* Cydney Adams, *Professional Athletes Cry Foul Over Trumpās āLocker Room Talkā*, CBS News (Oct. 10, 2016, 6:39 PM), http://www.cbsnews.com/news/professional-athletes-are-not-happy-about-donald-trump-locker-room-talk/; Max Blau, *Not āLocker Roomā Talk: Athletes Push Back Against Trumpās Remark,* CNN (Oct. 10, 2016, 8:38 AM), http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/politics/locker-room-talk-athletes-respond-trnd/ (detailing social media posts of professional athletes speaking out against the use of the phrase ālocker room talkā to refer to nonconsensual sexual acts).
[\[7\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref7) CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum), Twitter (Oct. 09, 2016, 6:28 PM), https://twitter.com/CJMcCollum/status/785290999610257408.
[\[8\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref8) Kendall Marshall (@KButter5), Twitter (Oct. 09, 2016, 6:44 PM), https://twitter.com/KButter5/status/785294936421773312.
[\[9\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref9) Cleveland.com, *LeBron James Defines āLocker Room Talkā* YouTube (Oct. 12, 2016), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVYjFt2foBM.
[\[10\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref10) *See* Danielle Moodie-Mills, *OpEd: No, Donald Itās Not Just āLocker Room Talkā*, NBC News (Oct. 10, 2016, 3:24 PM), http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/oped-no-donald-it-s-not-just-locker-room-talk-n663826.
[\[11\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref11) Adrienne Shih, *Ben Carson on Donald Trump: āIāve Heard People Talking Like Thatā*, CNN (Oct. 11, 2016, 5:20 PM), http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/11/politics/ben-carson-donald-trump-tapes/.
[\[12\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref12) *Id.*
[\[13\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref13) Tina Nguyen, *Amazingly, the Excuses for Donald Trumpās Comments About Women Keep Getting Worse*, Vanity Fair (Oct. 11, 2016, 6:24 PM), http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/10/donald-trump-sexual-assault-defenses.
[\[14\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref14) Alex Reimer, *Tom Brady Whiffs on Opportunity to Condemn Donald Trumpās Crude āLocker Room Talkā*, Forbes (Oct. 13, 2016, 9:47 AM), http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexreimer/2016/10/13/tom-brady-whiffs-on-opportunity-to-condemn-donald-trumps-crude-locker-room-talk/\#3abe0c36c447.
[\[15\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref15) *Id.*
[\[16\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref16) Louise Liu, *Hereās How Nate Silver Thinks the US Election Map Would Look if Just Men Voted*, Business Insider (Oct. 12, 2016, 12:04 AM), http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-what-the-election-map-would-look-like-if-just-men-voted-on-election-day-2016-10.
[\[17\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref17) Seema Mehta, *Trump Backers Tweet \#repealthe19th After Polls Show Heād Win if Only Men Voted*, Los Angeles Times (Oct. 12, 2016, 6:34 PM), http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-backers-tweet-repealthe19th-1476299001-htmlstory.html.
[\[18\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref18) U.S. Const. amend. XIX.
[\[19\]](http://asuselj.org/locker-room-talk-not-in-their-locker-rooms/#_ftnref19) Stephen Collinson & MJ Lee, *Clinton Nomination Puts āBiggest Crackā in Glass Ceiling*, CNN (July 27, 2016, 4:13 PM), http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/26/politics/democratic-convention-roll-call-day-two/. |
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