By now, everyone who has access to the news is aware of Donald Trump’s latest vulgar comments about women. Am I shocked by this revelation? No. Am I disgusted? Hell yeah, I am. Do I think this is a game changer for the election? Absolutely.

We cannot have someone with this mentality as our future President. Yes, I know Hilary is not exactly the feminist she claims to be (dating back to President Clinton’s sex scandal days), but we are talking about Trump now. I do not want someone who feels he can talk about women or touch women just because of who he is as a person in charge of our country and making laws that affect women with this mentality.

This latest news story really struck a chord with me due to an event that recently happened in my life. This past week I was abroad with my flight attendant cousin in Belfast. A lot of times the crew will hang out together because they are the only familiar people in a foreign country. I was out one night with my cousin and the pilot of our flight at a bar. My cousin and I went to reach for our respective wallets, but the pilot insisted on paying; we graciously thanked him. As we sat at the bar chatting, I felt a hand on my lower back. I turned and saw it was the pilot and thought to myself, “Oh, maybe he is just trying to lean on the back of the chair since he gave me his seat.” Eventually, I could not overlook it anymore when he lingered on my bra clasp and grabbed me by my arm a few times.

I will admit I am a 22-year-old girl who is naïve when it comes to the bar scene. I am also naïve dealing with men like this because I have been in a happy relationship for three years. However, just because I accepted a drink from you, which I was willing to pay for, does not mean you have the right to touch me. It also does not mean I want to have sex with you. All it simply means is I was willing to talk with you over a pint.

Afterword’s, I felt so guilty and confessed to my boyfriend that I felt like it was my fault. Which he kindly repeatedly told me it was not, but I still felt like it was. I went over what I said and felt I was not flirting with him and I was wearing a long sleeve sweater with a scarf and a jacket which was not suggestive (because clothing is always to blame), so why me?

This “locker room” mentality of women existing for the taking is what is wrong with our culture. What message does this send to impressionable boys that if you treat women this way you can be rewarded with the highest office in the land? It also condones the behavior of men, like the pilot, who behave in this way. “Well, if Trump can get away with it, so can I.” No, no you cannot get away with it. The American people are smarter than that.