Monica Lewinsky
Monica Lewinsky
Monica Samille Lewinskyis an American activist, television personality, fashion designer, and former White House intern with whom President Bill Clinton admitted to having had what he called an "inappropriate relationship" while she worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. The affair and its repercussions, which included Clinton's impeachment, became known as the Lewinsky scandal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth23 July 1973
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
There is a very personal price to public humiliation, and the growth of the Internet has jacked up that price.
Anyone who is suffering from shame and public humiliation needs to know one thing: You can survive it...you can insist on a different ending to your story. Have compassion for yourself. We all deserve compassion, and to live both online and off in a more compassionate world.
I was worried about my mom more than I was worried about the president. And then I was worried about the president, and then I was worried about myself.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't angry some days. But I really have worked hard to put a lot of the anger and disappointment in the past.
I lost my public self, or had it stolenIn a way, it was a form of identity theft.
And I felt sorry, and I have felt bad about what happened.
I chose to not wear a wire and tape people. I chose to not get immunity until - were accepted, whatever - until the independent counsel's office was comfortable with what I said was the truth.
Online we have a compassion deficit
You can insist on a different end to the story.
I felt like a piece of trash. I felt dirty and I felt used and I was disappointed.
Public humiliation is a commodity and shame is an industry,
Why can't I just scrape that crap off and put it in a plastic bag?
I've always really been a romantic at heart, and I have always wanted kids, and I think the idea of sharing your life with the right person is amazing, actually.
I don't have the feelings of self-worth that a woman should have... and that's been the center of a lot of my mistakes and a lot of my pain.