...should be...."cause me to think this isn't just politics..."
I certainly have walked away from plenty of gatherings where the funny jokes went one step too far for me and I became uncomfortable.
My husband had just about every lady in his office cry in his office. He had to keep the door open to protect himself, and no longer had a secretary that could sit in, due to downsizing. Everyone was crying at some point. Even the men, being overworked and then let go due to downsizing.
We stopped having sleepovers for our children, because of all the repressed memory claims surfacing about abuse. I told my husband there is no way to defend yourself against an allegation made.