Did you miss "going around right now", somehow? "Locker room talk" has emerged as a defense in the last two weeks for Donald Trump bragging to Billy Bush, with a hot mic, that he sexually assaults women.

That phrase wouldn't be being used if it were not at the forefront of the public consciousness, and that it is being used to moderate bragging about sexual assault is telling.

No, I didn't miss it.

Those of us who aren't obsessing over this reality TV-show, joke of an election don't think like that.

You're taking a phrase which has existed for, oh, I don't know, probably as long as locker rooms have existed, and re-branding it as "locker room talk now equals bragging about sexual assault" henceforth until the end of time.

Do you realize how dangerous that is?

In the same vein as this article (tangentially): the term "mancave" has been branded forever as offensive to feminists. We're apparently heading down the same road with "locker room talk". Unreal.

Again, I just can't.

No, how do you equate Trump bragging about his success with women to sexual assault?

He basically said that if you're famous, women let you do things to them. As an example, he just said "I'm automatically attracted to beautiful [women]—I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything ... Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."

He didn't sexually assault anybody, they consented. Where are you getting sexual assault from? And his statement is true once you hit a certain level of fame/wealth.

Just because they let you do it doesn't mean they want you to do it. Consent is not about whether or not you can get away with it. It's about ensuring that the other person also wants it.

I really hope i'm never in a room with you.