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Public humiliation is a commodity and shame is an industry.

Monica Lewinsky

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Monica Lewinsky
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 23
Businessperson
Celebrity
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
Psychologist
Social Psychologist
San Francisco County
California
Monica Samille Lewinsky
Monica S. Lewinsky
Humiliation
Commodity
Shame
Industry
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The more shame, the more clicks. The more clicks, the more advertising dollars.
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I've been told by the prosecutors and by my own attorneys I should go to law school. I guess I have a knack for it.
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The most potent thing we can do is to bring more compassion online.
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Sure, my boss took advantage of me, but I will always remain firm on this point: it was a consensual relationship. Any 'abuse' came in the aftermath, when I was made a scapegoat in order to protect his powerful position.
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At one point, I actually, ironically, thought I might go into criminology and work with the FBI.
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Public shaming is a blood sport that has to stop.
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Online we have a compassion deficit
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I was brought up with lies all the time... that's how you got along... I have lied my entire life...
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Changing behaviours begins with evolving beliefs.
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Building a more compassionate society is going to be a bilateral exercise between individuals and the brands that represent their aspirations, their values and their truths. People make brands. If people are compassionate, brands will be compassionate in return.
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I mean, there was a portion, of course, that I think, when I look back now, that there was a portion of what attracted me must have been the awe of him being a powerful man in this environment, not to take away from who he is as a real person.
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I mean, I felt terrible. And in the beginning, I mean, I was completely devastated. I mean, can you imagine the kind of guilt that you would feel, and the responsibility?
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Let's acknowledge the difference between speaking up with intention and speaking up for attention.
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I know I will never have an affair with a married man again.
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Do you want me to answer that?
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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.
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Be mindful of clickbait - sensational stories designed to humiliate. Click with compassion.
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It’s time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress.
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