Locker Room Talk Debate

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Locker-room talk has been a highly debated subject in the media recently, mainly due to statements recorded several years ago between now Presidential hopeful, Donald Trump and former NBC television host, Billy Bush. This topic has spurred dialogue questioning the appropriateness of locker room talk. One might argue that such discussions are harmless while others feel the behavior is demeaning to women and men. I played sports during high school and my husband played football at the collegiate level and neither of us experienced locker-room talk at the level highlighted in the recent press. I selected this topic to ask, at what point does one determine where do we draw the line? At what point has the conversation gone too far? As I watched

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