Monica Lewinsky seems to be recalling the scandal in the White House with Taylor Swift’s song «Who's Afraid of the Little Old Lady?» Trend
25 april 2024 в 19:29
Since Taylor Swift released the album «The Tortured Poets Division», fans have turned one line from her song «Who's Afraid of the Little Old Lady?» into a meme. Social media is full of people quoting the line «You wouldn’t last a day in a psychiatric hospital where I was raised», and now Monica Lewinsky has joined this trend. The 50-year-old activist seems to have made a reference to her scandalous affair with former President Bill Clinton, 77, in her post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, April 24.
Like many people on social media, Lewinsky quoted Taylor’s lyrics from the standout track from the album «The Tortured Poets Division». She attached a photo of the White House, but it is unclear when exactly this photo was taken. The meme apparently refers to her infamous scandal.
Lewinsky claimed to have had nine sexual encounters with the former president between 1995 and 1997, when she was an intern at the White House during Clinton’s presidency. News of the scandal became public in January 1998. Although Clinton initially stated, «I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky», he later admitted to having a relationship with her.
The scandal inspired numerous books, TV shows, documentaries, movies, and parodies, including the 2021 mini-series «Impeachment: American Crime Story». Since then, Lewinsky has become an activist, speaking out against cyberbullying, and used her platform to share her experience during the media frenzy surrounding the Clinton scandal. In January 2023, Lewinsky reflected on the scandal on its 25th anniversary in an essay for Vanity Fair.
The essay took the form of a list of things she has learned and ways she has grown in the quarter century since the scandal. «You can make the right choice and still feel regret», - she wrote in part. «You can only try to integrate your past selves with as much compassion as you can muster»
Like many people on social media, Lewinsky quoted Taylor’s lyrics from the standout track from the album «The Tortured Poets Division». She attached a photo of the White House, but it is unclear when exactly this photo was taken. The meme apparently refers to her infamous scandal.
Lewinsky claimed to have had nine sexual encounters with the former president between 1995 and 1997, when she was an intern at the White House during Clinton’s presidency. News of the scandal became public in January 1998. Although Clinton initially stated, «I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky», he later admitted to having a relationship with her.
The scandal inspired numerous books, TV shows, documentaries, movies, and parodies, including the 2021 mini-series «Impeachment: American Crime Story». Since then, Lewinsky has become an activist, speaking out against cyberbullying, and used her platform to share her experience during the media frenzy surrounding the Clinton scandal. In January 2023, Lewinsky reflected on the scandal on its 25th anniversary in an essay for Vanity Fair.
The essay took the form of a list of things she has learned and ways she has grown in the quarter century since the scandal. «You can make the right choice and still feel regret», - she wrote in part. «You can only try to integrate your past selves with as much compassion as you can muster»
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