(February 28, 2018 at 5:21 pm)Tres Leches Wrote:(February 28, 2018 at 4:53 pm)Shell B Wrote: I can't tell whether that's snarky or not (sorry, Internet doesn't really leave room for subtleties). I'll just say it doesn't affect my life either, but this is a discussion board, so I thought I'd discuss it. If you have more important issues to contemplate, you don't have to take up the time you could spend on them by commenting here. Again, I can't tell if that was just your take on the discussion or your assessment of people discussing it, so forgive me if I'm responding to intentions that didn't exist.
As for me, I thought it was interesting on several levels that Ms. Lewinsky continues to bring this up as some evil that was done against her. In the grander scheme of social movements that are happening right now, it is relevant and therefore worth talking about.
Sure, I can support the assertion that in the grander scheme of social movements that are happening right now, President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky is relevant and worth talking about.
But why then say that one of the principals - Ms. Lewinsky - should just shut up? She has a right to opine on the matter too.
-Teresa
Ah, so it was snark. When I said she should just shut up, I suppose I meant that I'd prefer she would if she is going to continue to misrepresent her role in a scandal that not only cost taxpayers more dollars than I care to count but was also partly her fault. I'm not saying she has no right to talk about anything. I don't recall saying, "Monica Lewinsky should shut her mouth or be arrested." or "We should all force Monica Lewinsky to shut up." I also said they should both shut up about it, not just her. All she is doing right now is minimizing abuses of power that people actually suffer by counting herself among the victims. Moreover, shit or not, Vanity Fair has a lot of readers. She has some measure of influence, so whether she shuts up or not actually has some impact. Now, why aren't you pondering the more important things you have on your list of things to ponder? Could it be you're not floating above it all unaffected after all?
