Professional athletes say they have no idea what locker room Trump's been spending his time in

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Donald Trump has repeatedly dismissed the lewd comments he made in audio tapes released Friday, in which he appears to boast about sexually assaulting women, as mere "locker room talk." But professional athletes who spend their days in locker rooms for a living say Trump has no idea what locker room talk actually is. "The attempt to normalize it as any type of 'talk' is wrong," Atlanta Falcons tight end Jacob Tamme tweeted. "I refuse to let my son think that this is 'just how men speak.'"

Read the responses from other athletes, below. Jeva Lange

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.