I am 45 and I have never heard or taken part in anything remotely close to what Trump was saying. It's not locker room banter.

When this took place. Just took his sliminess to a whole new level. Divorce announcement in 3..2..1..(more than likely Nov. 9)

of disgusting to them:
1) sexual assault
2) infidelity of both partners
3) blatant misogyny and objectification of women.
4) abuse of power

By doing that, they're casually dismissing sexual assault comments. And whenever they similarly claim that the American people would "prefer to talk about the real issues affecting them," they're also effectively erasing the very real issues of rape culture and misogyny.

make it up. He was his usual bragging, one upmanship self. He's a lecher, pervert, raunchy and disgusting.

That's the point that the apologists keep skimming over. Trump was there to promote an appearance. He wasn't talking to some buddy in a locker room he was talking to an interviewer at a job who was accompanying him to promote Trump's work on a soap. The van was a workplace, the studio was a workplace. Trump was probably (definitely) paid for the soap appearance making him an employee. An employee talking sexist trash about another employee and having this conversation in a work setting.

and I have never heard shit like that in the locker room.

and I read something on this last night, but failed to bookmark it. It was something about how trying to pass this off as 'just talk' is almost worse

I think the sad fact is that especially in certain circles, this sort of conversation is frighteningly commonplace.

There is no excuse-- none. That a man pushing 60 feels comfortable in uttering such things is mind-boggling. This is one of the many ways that shows how stunted his growth is-- he simply never grew up. He's pathetic.

Never had to.