Monica Lewinsky has been mocked in Beyoncé, Eminem lyrics. Is it time for us to apologize?
- Monica Lewinsky urged Beyoncé to change a lyric using her name to reference her affair with Clinton.
- Decades after the scandal, Lewinsky continues to be slut-shamed with relentless sexist jokes.
- It’s time to revisit the mistreatment of Lewinsky.
At 24 years old, Monica Lewinsky made a life-changing mistake that would reduce her to the punchline of relentless jokes. In newspapers and on talk shows, she became “that intern.” “That woman.”
More than two decades have passed since the infamous extra-marital affair in the Oval Office study. And yet we’re not done crucifying her.