Explaining his comments in the recently leaked Access Hollywood video where he can be heard describing his penchant for sexual assault, Donald Trump says that it’s just an example of the kind of “locker room” talk that most men participate in.
Speaking out on Twitter, some high profile athletes beg to differ.
As professionals who retreat to the locker room on a daily basis, several current and former stars from the sports world agreed that the locker room Trump is referring to is one they’ve never seen before.
"Grab them by the pussy" isn't talk from any locker room I've ever been in. It's a Ted Bundy quote. #debate2016
— player/coach (@CMPunk) October 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/dahntay1/status/785141663480025088
I'm offended as an athlete that @realDonaldTrump keeps using this "locker room talk" as an excuse.
— Robbie Rogers (@robbierogers) October 10, 2016
As an athlete, I've been in locker rooms my entire adult life and uh, that's not locker room talk.
— Sean Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo) October 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/_flight17_/status/785290574752395264
https://twitter.com/_flight17_/status/785293032618725376
https://twitter.com/ChrisWarcraft/status/785286554323255296
4. Politics isn't sport.
The White House isn't a locker room.
Respecting women (et al.) seems a desperately low bar to fail in 2016.— John Amaechi OBE (@JohnAmaechi) October 10, 2016
What kind of fucked up locker rooms has Donald Trump been in…
— Brett Anderson (@_BAnderson30_) October 10, 2016
I was a 5 sport athlete in high school.
5 years of college football.
12 years in the NFL.
Guys don't talk like that in locker rooms. #Trump— Sage Rosenfels (@SageRosenfels18) October 8, 2016
https://twitter.com/KButter5/status/785294936421773312
All this heavy breathing seems more locker room-esque than anything #debate
— Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin23) October 10, 2016
"Locker room talk", "Boys will be boys", "Harmless banter". These are not valid excuses for behavior. Never have been, never will be.
— Queen Harrison-Claye (@goQueengo) October 10, 2016
Speaking to TMZ in Los Angeles on Sunday night, L.A. Clippers coach Doc Rivers said that Trump’s version of locker room talk doesn’t reflect any locker rooms he’s been in.
“That’s a new locker room for me,” Rivers said.
Follow @deadstatetweets [Tweets compiled by The Huffington Post]
Leave a Reply