Additionally, the relationship and its legacy h as dogged Lewinsky in all the years since.
She has since become adept at avoiding the harsh glare of the public spotlight.
A bit of investigation proves that the preconceived notions about Lewinsky are reductive at best.
In that capacity, she serves as an ambassador for anti-bullying organizations likeBystander Revolutionand theAnti-Bullying Campaign.
At public speaking events, she addresses the insidious nature of cyber-bullying, too.
In October 2017, she even helped create an anti-bullying emoji keyboard to coincide with the #BeStrong hashtag.
He took his own life after being bullied relentlessly at school.
His father described him as “a kind, gentle little soul.”
“We need to do more and to do better,” she wrote.
“We are all bystanders in today’s world of bullying particularly online.
We can step in if it feels safe.
We can report what we see.
Those were the first words the late,Pulitzer-prize-winning author Norman Mailerever uttered to Monica Lewinsky.
“Norman was a force, and Norris was his equal, an elegant counterpoint.
It would include continued correspondence and “colorful, story-filled” evenings.
It’s wipe the affection between the Mailers and Lewinsky was mutual.
Outside of his work on hits likeThe Good WifeandX-Men 2, the Scottish-American actor is a prominent LGBTQ activist.
With the CBS dramaInstinctin 2018, he becamethe first openly gay lead in U.S. internet television.
And, well, he thinks Monica Lewinsky is “lovely.”
I mean, I think she’s really one of my best friends,” Cumming elaborated.
For her part, it seems Lewinsky turns up to support Cumming whenever she can.
OITNB and This Is Us?
Arguably the most popular examples of these are Netflix’sOrange Is the New Blackand NBC’sThis Is Us, respectively.
She gives props to Jay-Z and Brad Pitt
Lewinsky is no stranger to toxic masculinity.
However, Lewinsky is happy to herald the dawn of man’s new, more sensitive age.
When this affair became evident, she was publicly scorned and ridiculed.
Can you guess the woman’s identity?
If you guessed Lewinsky, you’re only half-right.
Monica Lewinsky gets it she, too, admits to being wooed by October 31’s irreverent charm.
Actually, she revealed inVanity Fairin 2015 that Halloween was a favorite holiday.
Referencing Rachel Dolezal andCaitlyn Jenner ensembles, Lewinsky examined inVanity Fairthe idea of Halloween costumes as pointed social commentary.
After all, her first job after graduating from college was at the White House.
How many people can claim that pedigree?
However, landing a job has more often than not proven nearly impossible for Lewinsky.
After graduation, she threw her energy into interviewing for jobs typically non-profit or organizations with a charitable slant.
In an interview withThe Guardian, Lewinsky said she spent over a decade “floundering.”
Lewinsky has since reclaimed her narrative and become an ambassador for the anti-bullying movement.
She has faced her demons…including Ken Starr
It was a typically joyous time of year.
Although nervous, she told Starr she wished they’d both made different choices back then.
Who else casually drops Prufrock references?
That person was T.S.
Of course, Lewinsky didn’t meet the acclaimed poet in person.
In that moment, Lewinsky developed an abiding love for Eliot’s work and that one in particular.
It wasn’t the first-time she would allude to the piece (and likely not the last).
“The question became: How do I find and give a purpose to my past?
It was my Prufrockian moment: ‘Do I dare / Disturb the universe?'”
On the surface, it’s rough enough “Yes,thatMonica Lewinsky.”
Then you have to peel back the deeper layers of public scrutiny and ulterior motives.
“With every man I date (yes, I date!
), I go through some degree of 1998 whiplash,” Lewinsky shared withVanity Fairreaders in 2014.
“I need to be extremely circumspect about what it means to be ‘public’ with someone.”
Despite those dating difficulties, Lewinsky has managed to cultivate meaningful relationships over the years.
“I’ve become adept at figuring out when men are interested in me for the wrong reason.
From trolls, from misogynists, from politicos take your pick.
Still, she accepted the invitation to speak.
In a rare interview withThe New York Timesjust prior to taking the podium, Lewinsky illuminated why.
“That’s part of what I thought I could contribute,” Lewinsky told Bennett.
And that she survived it.”
