Monica Lewinsky joined in on a viral meme based on a new song from Taylor Swift, poking fun at a painful chapter from her past.
Swift sings the lyric “you wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me,” in her song “Who’s Afraid of Little of Little Old Me?” on her latest album released last week. While Swift’s lyric appears to be a reference to growing up in the music industry, fans have shared the lyric to joke about tough moments, ranging from buying concert tickets to recalling awkward moments on TV shows.
Lewinsky on Wednesday shared the lyric alongside a photo of the White House on X, formerly Twitter, in an apparent reference to her affair with former President Bill Clinton and ensuing uproar in the 1990s.
The House in 1998 voted to impeach Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice related to an intimate relationship he had with Lewinsky, then a White House intern. Two months later, the Senate fell short of the two-thirds vote needed to remove him from office.
But Wednesday didn’t mark the first time Lewinsky has joked about her past and on social media. For example, she responded to a prompt asking “what’s your weakest claim to fame?” with a simple “no comment.”
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Lewinsky has become an anti-cyberbullying activist and has called herself the “patient zero” of online shaming. Earlier this year, she also joined a campaign with the clothing brand Reformation to bring attention to voter registration and participation.
Contributing: Susan Page and Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY
