Edit: A few comments mention the power imbalance between Lewinsky as an intern and the president. This meme shouldn’t be seen as me approving of Clinton’s behavior but point out that an adult man having “sexual relations” with a child should have some bearing against a sitting president.
If Clinton is in the Epstein files, show the world.
Something about referring to Lewinsky in that context as a consenting adult rubs me wrong. With the power imbalance between the two it feels like a situation where consent is impossible. It feels like the same kind of power imbalance that attracts rich men to pedophilia, and it certainly doesn’t help that Bill is almost definitely going down if the epstein stuff ever gets out
Technically speaking, POTUS is such a powerful position, you can’t actually have consensual sex in that role, except maybe with a long term partner from before the whole ordeal.
Lewinsky herself said that in the moment she wanted it, but in retrospect, Clinton should’ve known better
It took years for Lewinsky to understand this herself. So, please be kind to people that need instruction on the power dynamics of consent and provide that instruction, if you have the spoons.
I’ve yet to find a person on social media that sees that as a problem.
I hope whatever happens it’s more restorative and rehabilitative and less retributive or punitive.
In the context of the meme one has to remember republicans do not care about power dynamics, and to them regardless she was consenting.
Was she free to choose not to without repercussions like any of the other interns did? If so, then cool infantilization, brah.
Oh yeah, this wouldn’t fly with any decent HR department. Obviously should have held back even if she had initiated it. I do wonder though, what if it was not with a white house employee? As president / most powerful man in the world there’s pretty much a power imbalance with anyone. Is the president just not allowed to get BJs?