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| Scars of shame: Lewinsky calls for compassion for victims of cyberbullying | Scars of shame: Lewinsky calls for compassion for victims of cyberbullying |
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| Monica Lewinsky, the infamous intern who had an affair with then-President Bill Clinton, spoke out against cyberbullying at a technology conference in Miami on Tuesday. | Monica Lewinsky, the infamous intern who had an affair with then-President Bill Clinton, spoke out against cyberbullying at a technology conference in Miami on Tuesday. |
| “At the age of 22 I fell in love with my boss. By 24, I learned the devastating consequences of my mistake,” she said. | “At the age of 22 I fell in love with my boss. By 24, I learned the devastating consequences of my mistake,” she said. |
| Lewinsky has become an anti-cyberbullying campaigner, drawing on her own experiences during the Clinton impeachment scandal. | |
| When the scandal broke, she became the target of attacks and was ridiculed by the media while being subjected to “all-encompassing” levels of scrutiny and shaming. | When the scandal broke, she became the target of attacks and was ridiculed by the media while being subjected to “all-encompassing” levels of scrutiny and shaming. |
| “I lost my dignity, my self-respect. I almost lost my life,” she said. “My parents feared I would be humiliated to death, literally.” | “I lost my dignity, my self-respect. I almost lost my life,” she said. “My parents feared I would be humiliated to death, literally.” |
| She was inspired to speak about cyberbullying when Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi committed suicide in 2010 after his roommate filmed him kissing a man and posted it online. Her mother’s emotional reaction to the story reminded her of how afraid her parents had been for her during the scandal. | She was inspired to speak about cyberbullying when Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi committed suicide in 2010 after his roommate filmed him kissing a man and posted it online. Her mother’s emotional reaction to the story reminded her of how afraid her parents had been for her during the scandal. |
| In her Miami speech, Lewinsky cited uncomfortable statistics highlighting the reality of cyberbullying – one in five young people experience online bullying, and 18 percent of those experience suicidal thoughts. | In her Miami speech, Lewinsky cited uncomfortable statistics highlighting the reality of cyberbullying – one in five young people experience online bullying, and 18 percent of those experience suicidal thoughts. |
| Lewinsky urged the audience not to click on negative posts, saying that media outlets have come to profit from shaming people – “the more shame, the more clicks.” | Lewinsky urged the audience not to click on negative posts, saying that media outlets have come to profit from shaming people – “the more shame, the more clicks.” |
| The 42-year old gave a popular Ted talk last year called “The Price of Shame,” in which she talked about online abuse and shame culture. | The 42-year old gave a popular Ted talk last year called “The Price of Shame,” in which she talked about online abuse and shame culture. |
| Lewinsky maintains the effects of her experience continue to affect her life to this day. | Lewinsky maintains the effects of her experience continue to affect her life to this day. |
| Finding employment still presents a challenge, despite her Master’s degree in social psychology from the London School of Economics, where she studied the impact of trauma on identity. | Finding employment still presents a challenge, despite her Master’s degree in social psychology from the London School of Economics, where she studied the impact of trauma on identity. |
| In a 2014 Vanity Fair article, Lewinsky recounted a job interview she had in the lead up to the 2008 presidential primaries. “You’re clearly a bright young woman and affable, but for us – and probably any other organization that relies on grants and other government funding – it’s risky,” the interviewer said. | In a 2014 Vanity Fair article, Lewinsky recounted a job interview she had in the lead up to the 2008 presidential primaries. “You’re clearly a bright young woman and affable, but for us – and probably any other organization that relies on grants and other government funding – it’s risky,” the interviewer said. |
| “We would first need a Letter of Indemnification from the Clintons. After all, there is a 25 percent chance that Mrs. Clinton will be the next president.” | “We would first need a Letter of Indemnification from the Clintons. After all, there is a 25 percent chance that Mrs. Clinton will be the next president.” |