Yessssssss I came here to reference this podcast. I feel terrible about how Lewinsky was treated by the media and I think she was done a serious disservice, but I certainly don’t think she was coerced into soemthing she didn’t want. She pursued him with a reckless abandon that I almost appreciate and respect.

The one good position for her to take: This issue is 20 years old, it’s settled, and I don’t wish to discuss it anymore.

Sorry, but no. Clearly he is, and was, a powerful man. She also knowingly had an affair with a married man. She wasn’t 10.  Yes, she was probably star-struck.  Yes, he was probably persuasive.  Yes, she was a willing participant. Stop excusing that because of #MeToo - it weakens the meaning and movement. There is…

Yeah, I don’t like the infantilization of Monica and women in general when it comes to stuff like this. She took active steps to seduce him (flashing her thong, etc.), and may have even premeditated the seduction (“I’m bringing my Presidential kneepads”).

Are we suggesting that the only proper relationship is when the “power” (whatever that means) is “exactly equal” (whatever that means) between the parties? Or some weird ratio of power like 87.3% equal or whatever? It seems to me that as soon as we stray from the obviously problematic situations (adult/child, teacher/s…

You conveniently left out the part about sleeping with Clinton being one of her goals.

Nah, she was 23 and deemed intelligent enough to be given a job in the White House.

UGhhhhhh......look, the woman was cheated on in the most public, gross, circus filled way possible. For whatever reason, she stayed with him. We should not be using her comments about her husband as some compass of right/wrong. I have friends that have been cheated on who are very moral, wonderful people, but stayed…

Yeah, no.  We have all been 22 at some point in our lives.  I personally never dated, had sex, etc with any married man, my supervisor or not.  We do have to take responsibility for our own actions.  The sex was not a condition of Lewinsky’s (unpaid?) employment.  She was not harassed or coerced into it.  I do feel…

that would require courage

Male escorts. Paid by the taxpayer. I would bet my house.

I want him to have a massive stroke and be bedridden and unable to communicate for years while he has to watch as his asshole children bicker endlessly and make terrible decisions on his behalf. “No, I get the gold bedpan!” “He likes me best, I should get it!”

I just want someone to name ONE person who got famous and/or rich from lying about sexual assault. Check that - lying about *being the victim of* sexual assault.

I absolutely fucking hate him. I don’t know what else to say at this point.

Would it ever end?

I try not to wear thongs near open gas burners as a rule.

God the word “tummy”. Something about it is so infantalizing like women need baby talk to describe their bodies.

“The producer replied, “But it takes you, like, 20 minutes to write and sing the song. Then I have to go away and spend two or three weeks producing it.”

It’s not unusual for such a prolific songwriter to avoid listening to popular music, else risk accidental copyright infringement claims.

Fuck yeah get that 50%.