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Calculated Shard: 84 (from laksa004)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa084.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/opinion/donald-trump-locker-room-talk-and-sexual-assault.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/opinion/donald-trump-locker-room-talk-and-sexual-assault.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/10\/11\/opinion\/donald-trump-locker-room-talk-and-sexual-assault.html","crawl_time":1775711262,"first_indexed_time":1487584943,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,nytimes!www,\/2016\/10\/11\/opinion\/donald-trump-locker-room-talk-and-sexual-assault.html s443","src_root_hash":"4566504020376537684","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Opinion | Donald Trump, ‘Locker-Room Talk’ and Sexual Assault - The New York Times","meta_descriptions":["“The casual, behind-closed-doors sexism that Mr. Trump excuses directly feeds male entitlement and rape culture,” one reader writes."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Advertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\nLetters\nOct. 10, 2016\nTo the Editor:\nRe “\nTape Reveals Trump Boast About Groping Women\n” (front page, Oct. 8):\n“When you’re a star, they let you do it,” he had the gall to say. No, Donald Trump, they didn’t “let” you do it.\nSome of the women you sexually assaulted and harassed filed lawsuits against you. Others took their stories public. And still others may have remained silent, in the belief that accusing a rich and powerful man would subject them to character assassination and disbelief.\nBut the culture of entitlement and denial, sometimes called rape culture, that too often keeps sex-crime victims silent does not mean that the victims “let” you do anything, even if they felt too powerless to seek recourse.\nPerhaps rape culture will be disrupted, if only to a degree, when American women by huge margins reject your repugnant candidacy and refuse to “let” you occupy the highest office in our land.\nJANE MANNING\nNew York\nThe writer is director of advocacy for the National Organization for Women — New York City.\nTo the Editor:\nOver the past 55 years I have been in many locker rooms: football, track, high school, college, racquetball, country club, golf. I have never heard in them the language used by Donald Trump.\nHe demeans men when he claims that his language is common to us. It is not. His claim, if believed, would lower women’s view of men: We are not the pigs Donald would have them believe we are.\nDANIEL PELLEGRIN\nWhite Plains\nTo the Editor:\nRe “\nMany Women Furious, but Some Are Tolerant\n” (news article, Oct. 9):\nWhen Donald Trump refers to his gloating about sexually assaulting women as “locker-room talk,” it is not any kind of defense; rather, it is an indictment of male socialization in locker rooms and other venues across the country. The casual, behind-closed-doors sexism that Mr. Trump excuses directly feeds male entitlement and rape culture.\nWe must make sexism no longer acceptable in locker rooms or any other space, whether or not women, transgender or gender-nonconforming people are present. It is incumbent on men to take on the responsibility of demanding that other men and boys respect all genders at all times, and to make sure that we have one another’s back when we do.\nLEE GOODMAN-GARGAGLIANO\nOakland, Calif.\nTo the Editor:\nHaving worked for many years with powerful men in business and politics, I have learned that strong and confident men are most likely to be respectful of their colleagues and reliable supporters of women who are executives. Braggarts are often covering up for their own inadequacies. Donald Trump must be the most insecure billionaire on the planet.\nSeveral of his businesses failed. His first two marriages failed. The president of the United States humiliated him at the White House Correspondents Dinner and people laughed. It is not surprising that he can manipulate people who feel vulnerable. He has a lot of experience on the losing end.\nKAREN MYERS\nFort Worth\nTo the Editor:\nRe “\nLewd Trump Tape Is Breaking Point for Many in G.O.P.\n” (front page, Oct. 9): The hypocrisy of Republican officeholders abandoning Donald Trump after the revelation of his vulgarity is quite evident. After all the awful things Mr. Trump has said since he began his presidential bid last year, it took his vile language from 11 years ago to wake them up. How could they have supported such a man before this revelation? How could they accept his demeaning of women, veterans, those of color?\nALBERT KUTZIN\nMelville, N.Y.\nA version of this article appears in print on\nOct. 11, 2016\n, Section A, Page 22 of the New York edition with the headline: ‘Locker-Room Talk’ and Sexual Assault\n.\nOrder Reprints\n|\nToday’s Paper\n|\nSubscribe\nRelated Content\nMore in Opinion\nIoulex for The New York Times\nTara Booth\nImage by Ricardo Tomás\nEditors’ Picks\nJonas Unger for The New York Times\nTom Brenner for The New York Times\nTrending in The Times\nChristopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Spencer Richards.\nThe New York Times\nArash Khamooshi for The New York Times\nJames Carbone-Pool\/Getty Images\nMatteo Minnella\/Reuters\nGabriel V. Cárdenas for The New York Times\nTaylor Miller for The New York Times\nAdvertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/10\/11\/opinion\/donald-trump-locker-room-talk-and-sexual-assault.html#site-content)[Skip to site index](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/10\/11\/opinion\/donald-trump-locker-room-talk-and-sexual-assault.html#site-index)\n\nSearch & Section Navigation\n\nSection Navigation\n\nSearch\n\n[Log in](https:\/\/myaccount.nytimes.com\/auth\/login?response_type=cookie&client_id=vi&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fsubscription%2Fonboarding-offer%3FcampaignId%3D7JFJX%26EXIT_URI%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.nytimes.com%252F2016%252F10%252F11%252Fopinion%252Fdonald-trump-locker-room-talk-and-sexual-assault.html&asset=masthead)\n\nThursday, April 9, 2026\n\n[Today’s Paper](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/todayspaper)\n\n[Opinion](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/opinion)\\|Donald Trump, ‘Locker-Room Talk’ and Sexual Assault\n\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/10\/11\/opinion\/donald-trump-locker-room-talk-and-sexual-assault.html\n\n- Share full article\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/10\/11\/opinion\/donald-trump-locker-room-talk-and-sexual-assault.html#after-top)\n\nSupported by\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/10\/11\/opinion\/donald-trump-locker-room-talk-and-sexual-assault.html#after-sponsor)\n\n[Opinion](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/opinion)\n\nLetters\n\n# Donald Trump, ‘Locker-Room Talk’ and Sexual Assault\nOct. 10, 2016\n\n- Share full article\n\n**To the Editor:**\n\nRe “[Tape Reveals Trump Boast About Groping Women](http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/10\/08\/us\/politics\/donald-trump-women.html)” (front page, Oct. 8):\n\n“When you’re a star, they let you do it,” he had the gall to say. No, Donald Trump, they didn’t “let” you do it.\n\nSome of the women you sexually assaulted and harassed filed lawsuits against you. Others took their stories public. And still others may have remained silent, in the belief that accusing a rich and powerful man would subject them to character assassination and disbelief.\n\nBut the culture of entitlement and denial, sometimes called rape culture, that too often keeps sex-crime victims silent does not mean that the victims “let” you do anything, even if they felt too powerless to seek recourse.\n\nPerhaps rape culture will be disrupted, if only to a degree, when American women by huge margins reject your repugnant candidacy and refuse to “let” you occupy the highest office in our land.\n\nJANE MANNING\n\nNew York\n\n*The writer is director of advocacy for the National Organization for Women — New York City.*\n\n**To the Editor:**\n\nOver the past 55 years I have been in many locker rooms: football, track, high school, college, racquetball, country club, golf. I have never heard in them the language used by Donald Trump.\n\nHe demeans men when he claims that his language is common to us. It is not. His claim, if believed, would lower women’s view of men: We are not the pigs Donald would have them believe we are.\n\nDANIEL PELLEGRIN\n\nWhite Plains\n\n**To the Editor:**\n\nRe “[Many Women Furious, but Some Are Tolerant](http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/10\/09\/us\/politics\/women-react-with-fury-to-donald-trumps-remarks-but-some-offer-support.html)” (news article, Oct. 9):\n\nWhen Donald Trump refers to his gloating about sexually assaulting women as “locker-room talk,” it is not any kind of defense; rather, it is an indictment of male socialization in locker rooms and other venues across the country. The casual, behind-closed-doors sexism that Mr. Trump excuses directly feeds male entitlement and rape culture.\n\nWe must make sexism no longer acceptable in locker rooms or any other space, whether or not women, transgender or gender-nonconforming people are present. It is incumbent on men to take on the responsibility of demanding that other men and boys respect all genders at all times, and to make sure that we have one another’s back when we do.\n\n## Editors’ Picks\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/06\/multimedia\/06re-renters-papadopoulos-mbpf\/06re-renters-papadopoulos-mbpf-thumbLarge.jpg)A Couple Moves to Queens and Brings Along Their Dining App](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/06\/realestate\/velada-couple-madrid-queens-move.html)\n\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/09\/multimedia\/ST-LOUIS-THEROUX-6-kcvg\/ST-LOUIS-THEROUX-6-kcvg-thumbLarge.jpg)Is There Anything Left to Learn About the Manosphere?](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/06\/style\/louis-theroux-inside-the-manosphere-netflix.html)\n\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/04\/06\/multimedia\/06FD-HILARY-DUFF-CHICKEN-SOUP-1-gtvq\/06FD-HILARY-DUFF-CHICKEN-SOUP-1-gtvq-thumbLarge.jpg)Hilary Duff Shares Her Favorite Sick-Day Soup](https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/article\/hilary-duff-chicken-soup-sick-day)\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/10\/11\/opinion\/donald-trump-locker-room-talk-and-sexual-assault.html#after-pp_edpick)\n\nLEE GOODMAN-GARGAGLIANO\n\nOakland, Calif.\n\n**To the Editor:**\n\nHaving worked for many years with powerful men in business and politics, I have learned that strong and confident men are most likely to be respectful of their colleagues and reliable supporters of women who are executives. Braggarts are often covering up for their own inadequacies. Donald Trump must be the most insecure billionaire on the planet.\n\nSeveral of his businesses failed. His first two marriages failed. The president of the United States humiliated him at the White House Correspondents Dinner and people laughed. It is not surprising that he can manipulate people who feel vulnerable. He has a lot of experience on the losing end.\n\nKAREN MYERS\n\nFort Worth\n\n**To the Editor:**\n\nRe “[Lewd Trump Tape Is Breaking Point for Many in G.O.P.](http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/10\/09\/us\/politics\/donald-trump-campaign.html)” (front page, Oct. 9): The hypocrisy of Republican officeholders abandoning Donald Trump after the revelation of his vulgarity is quite evident. After all the awful things Mr. Trump has said since he began his presidential bid last year, it took his vile language from 11 years ago to wake them up. How could they have supported such a man before this revelation? How could they accept his demeaning of women, veterans, those of color?\n\nALBERT KUTZIN\n\nMelville, N.Y.\n\nA version of this article appears in print on Oct. 11, 2016, Section A, Page 22 of the New York edition with the headline: ‘Locker-Room Talk’ and Sexual Assault. 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No, Donald Trump, they didn’t “let” you do it.\n\nSome of the women you sexually assaulted and harassed filed lawsuits against you. Others took their stories public. And still others may have remained silent, in the belief that accusing a rich and powerful man would subject them to character assassination and disbelief.\n\nBut the culture of entitlement and denial, sometimes called rape culture, that too often keeps sex-crime victims silent does not mean that the victims “let” you do anything, even if they felt too powerless to seek recourse.\n\nPerhaps rape culture will be disrupted, if only to a degree, when American women by huge margins reject your repugnant candidacy and refuse to “let” you occupy the highest office in our land.\n\nJANE MANNING\n\nNew York\n\n*The writer is director of advocacy for the National Organization for Women — New York City.*\n\n**To the Editor:**\n\nOver the past 55 years I have been in many locker rooms: football, track, high school, college, racquetball, country club, golf. I have never heard in them the language used by Donald Trump.\n\nHe demeans men when he claims that his language is common to us. It is not. His claim, if believed, would lower women’s view of men: We are not the pigs Donald would have them believe we are.\n\nDANIEL PELLEGRIN\n\nWhite Plains\n\n**To the Editor:**\n\nRe “[Many Women Furious, but Some Are Tolerant](http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/10\/09\/us\/politics\/women-react-with-fury-to-donald-trumps-remarks-but-some-offer-support.html)” (news article, Oct. 9):\n\nWhen Donald Trump refers to his gloating about sexually assaulting women as “locker-room talk,” it is not any kind of defense; rather, it is an indictment of male socialization in locker rooms and other venues across the country. The casual, behind-closed-doors sexism that Mr. Trump excuses directly feeds male entitlement and rape culture.\n\nWe must make sexism no longer acceptable in locker rooms or any other space, whether or not women, transgender or gender-nonconforming people are present. 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Boilerpipe Text	Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Letters Oct. 10, 2016 To the Editor: Re “ Tape Reveals Trump Boast About Groping Women ” (front page, Oct. 8): “When you’re a star, they let you do it,” he had the gall to say. No, Donald Trump, they didn’t “let” you do it. Some of the women you sexually assaulted and harassed filed lawsuits against you. Others took their stories public. And still others may have remained silent, in the belief that accusing a rich and powerful man would subject them to character assassination and disbelief. But the culture of entitlement and denial, sometimes called rape culture, that too often keeps sex-crime victims silent does not mean that the victims “let” you do anything, even if they felt too powerless to seek recourse. Perhaps rape culture will be disrupted, if only to a degree, when American women by huge margins reject your repugnant candidacy and refuse to “let” you occupy the highest office in our land. JANE MANNING New York The writer is director of advocacy for the National Organization for Women — New York City. To the Editor: Over the past 55 years I have been in many locker rooms: football, track, high school, college, racquetball, country club, golf. I have never heard in them the language used by Donald Trump. He demeans men when he claims that his language is common to us. It is not. His claim, if believed, would lower women’s view of men: We are not the pigs Donald would have them believe we are. DANIEL PELLEGRIN White Plains To the Editor: Re “ Many Women Furious, but Some Are Tolerant ” (news article, Oct. 9): When Donald Trump refers to his gloating about sexually assaulting women as “locker-room talk,” it is not any kind of defense; rather, it is an indictment of male socialization in locker rooms and other venues across the country. The casual, behind-closed-doors sexism that Mr. Trump excuses directly feeds male entitlement and rape culture. We must make sexism no longer acceptable in locker rooms or any other space, whether or not women, transgender or gender-nonconforming people are present. It is incumbent on men to take on the responsibility of demanding that other men and boys respect all genders at all times, and to make sure that we have one another’s back when we do. LEE GOODMAN-GARGAGLIANO Oakland, Calif. To the Editor: Having worked for many years with powerful men in business and politics, I have learned that strong and confident men are most likely to be respectful of their colleagues and reliable supporters of women who are executives. Braggarts are often covering up for their own inadequacies. Donald Trump must be the most insecure billionaire on the planet. Several of his businesses failed. His first two marriages failed. The president of the United States humiliated him at the White House Correspondents Dinner and people laughed. It is not surprising that he can manipulate people who feel vulnerable. He has a lot of experience on the losing end. KAREN MYERS Fort Worth To the Editor: Re “ Lewd Trump Tape Is Breaking Point for Many in G.O.P. ” (front page, Oct. 9): The hypocrisy of Republican officeholders abandoning Donald Trump after the revelation of his vulgarity is quite evident. After all the awful things Mr. Trump has said since he began his presidential bid last year, it took his vile language from 11 years ago to wake them up. How could they have supported such a man before this revelation? How could they accept his demeaning of women, veterans, those of color? ALBERT KUTZIN Melville, N.Y. A version of this article appears in print on Oct. 11, 2016 , Section A, Page 22 of the New York edition with the headline: ‘Locker-Room Talk’ and Sexual Assault . Order Reprints \| Today’s Paper \| Subscribe Related Content More in Opinion Ioulex for The New York Times Tara Booth Image by Ricardo Tomás Editors’ Picks Jonas Unger for The New York Times Tom Brenner for The New York Times Trending in The Times Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Spencer Richards. The New York Times Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times James Carbone-Pool/Getty Images Matteo Minnella/Reuters Gabriel V. Cárdenas for The New York Times Taylor Miller for The New York Times Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT
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No, Donald Trump, they didn’t “let” you do it. Some of the women you sexually assaulted and harassed filed lawsuits against you. Others took their stories public. And still others may have remained silent, in the belief that accusing a rich and powerful man would subject them to character assassination and disbelief. But the culture of entitlement and denial, sometimes called rape culture, that too often keeps sex-crime victims silent does not mean that the victims “let” you do anything, even if they felt too powerless to seek recourse. Perhaps rape culture will be disrupted, if only to a degree, when American women by huge margins reject your repugnant candidacy and refuse to “let” you occupy the highest office in our land. JANE MANNING New York The writer is director of advocacy for the National Organization for Women — New York City. To the Editor: Over the past 55 years I have been in many locker rooms: football, track, high school, college, racquetball, country club, golf. I have never heard in them the language used by Donald Trump. He demeans men when he claims that his language is common to us. It is not. His claim, if believed, would lower women’s view of men: We are not the pigs Donald would have them believe we are. DANIEL PELLEGRIN White Plains To the Editor: Re “[Many Women Furious, but Some Are Tolerant](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/09/us/politics/women-react-with-fury-to-donald-trumps-remarks-but-some-offer-support.html)” (news article, Oct. 9): When Donald Trump refers to his gloating about sexually assaulting women as “locker-room talk,” it is not any kind of defense; rather, it is an indictment of male socialization in locker rooms and other venues across the country. The casual, behind-closed-doors sexism that Mr. Trump excuses directly feeds male entitlement and rape culture. We must make sexism no longer acceptable in locker rooms or any other space, whether or not women, transgender or gender-nonconforming people are present. 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To the Editor: Having worked for many years with powerful men in business and politics, I have learned that strong and confident men are most likely to be respectful of their colleagues and reliable supporters of women who are executives. Braggarts are often covering up for their own inadequacies. Donald Trump must be the most insecure billionaire on the planet. Several of his businesses failed. His first two marriages failed. The president of the United States humiliated him at the White House Correspondents Dinner and people laughed. It is not surprising that he can manipulate people who feel vulnerable. He has a lot of experience on the losing end. KAREN MYERS Fort Worth To the Editor: Re “[Lewd Trump Tape Is Breaking Point for Many in G.O.P.](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/09/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html)” (front page, Oct. 9): The hypocrisy of Republican officeholders abandoning Donald Trump after the revelation of his vulgarity is quite evident. After all the awful things Mr. Trump has said since he began his presidential bid last year, it took his vile language from 11 years ago to wake them up. How could they have supported such a man before this revelation? How could they accept his demeaning of women, veterans, those of color? ALBERT KUTZIN Melville, N.Y. A version of this article appears in print on Oct. 11, 2016, Section A, Page 22 of the New York edition with the headline: ‘Locker-Room Talk’ and Sexual Assault. 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Readable Markdown	Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/opinion/donald-trump-locker-room-talk-and-sexual-assault.html#after-top) Letters Oct. 10, 2016 To the Editor: Re “[Tape Reveals Trump Boast About Groping Women](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html)” (front page, Oct. 8): “When you’re a star, they let you do it,” he had the gall to say. No, Donald Trump, they didn’t “let” you do it. Some of the women you sexually assaulted and harassed filed lawsuits against you. Others took their stories public. And still others may have remained silent, in the belief that accusing a rich and powerful man would subject them to character assassination and disbelief. But the culture of entitlement and denial, sometimes called rape culture, that too often keeps sex-crime victims silent does not mean that the victims “let” you do anything, even if they felt too powerless to seek recourse. Perhaps rape culture will be disrupted, if only to a degree, when American women by huge margins reject your repugnant candidacy and refuse to “let” you occupy the highest office in our land. JANE MANNING New York The writer is director of advocacy for the National Organization for Women — New York City. To the Editor: Over the past 55 years I have been in many locker rooms: football, track, high school, college, racquetball, country club, golf. I have never heard in them the language used by Donald Trump. He demeans men when he claims that his language is common to us. It is not. His claim, if believed, would lower women’s view of men: We are not the pigs Donald would have them believe we are. DANIEL PELLEGRIN White Plains To the Editor: Re “[Many Women Furious, but Some Are Tolerant](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/09/us/politics/women-react-with-fury-to-donald-trumps-remarks-but-some-offer-support.html)” (news article, Oct. 9): When Donald Trump refers to his gloating about sexually assaulting women as “locker-room talk,” it is not any kind of defense; rather, it is an indictment of male socialization in locker rooms and other venues across the country. The casual, behind-closed-doors sexism that Mr. Trump excuses directly feeds male entitlement and rape culture. We must make sexism no longer acceptable in locker rooms or any other space, whether or not women, transgender or gender-nonconforming people are present. It is incumbent on men to take on the responsibility of demanding that other men and boys respect all genders at all times, and to make sure that we have one another’s back when we do. LEE GOODMAN-GARGAGLIANO Oakland, Calif. To the Editor: Having worked for many years with powerful men in business and politics, I have learned that strong and confident men are most likely to be respectful of their colleagues and reliable supporters of women who are executives. Braggarts are often covering up for their own inadequacies. Donald Trump must be the most insecure billionaire on the planet. Several of his businesses failed. His first two marriages failed. The president of the United States humiliated him at the White House Correspondents Dinner and people laughed. It is not surprising that he can manipulate people who feel vulnerable. He has a lot of experience on the losing end. KAREN MYERS Fort Worth To the Editor: Re “[Lewd Trump Tape Is Breaking Point for Many in G.O.P.](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/09/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html)” (front page, Oct. 9): The hypocrisy of Republican officeholders abandoning Donald Trump after the revelation of his vulgarity is quite evident. After all the awful things Mr. Trump has said since he began his presidential bid last year, it took his vile language from 11 years ago to wake them up. How could they have supported such a man before this revelation? How could they accept his demeaning of women, veterans, those of color? ALBERT KUTZIN Melville, N.Y. A version of this article appears in print on Oct. 11, 2016, Section A, Page 22 of the New York edition with the headline: ‘Locker-Room Talk’ and Sexual Assault. 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