Monica Lewinsky may have won the Taylor Swift “asylum” trend.
Following the release of Swift’s song “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” last week, fans flocked to social media to share photos of places or things that shaped them into who they are.
In the song, Swift sings the lyrics, “You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.”
Although the lyrics are seemingly about the singer’s struggle growing up in the spotlight, Swifites took a more humorous approach, often making light of their trauma — and the activist’s entry was right on the mark.
Monica Lewinsky shocked X users on Wednesday with her take on the Taylor Swift “asylum” trend. monica_lewinsky/Instagram Fans have been using Swift’s song “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” to share places or things that represent impactful memories. REUTERSExplore More
On Wednesday, Lewinsky poked fun at her painful past by sharing a photo of the White House captioned with the lyrics above.
The bold tweet quickly went viral, amassing over 11 million views in less than 24 hours.
“you win this trend,” one X user replied, as a second chimed in, “If Tweeting was an Olympic sport, Monica Lewinsky won a gold medal with this gem.”
“Your ability to have a sense of humor over what they did to you is pretty inspirational,” a third wrote.
Lewinsky’s entry was a photo of the White House. Lewinsky had an affair with Bill Clinton while he was the President. The White House“Today’s spit take,” a fourth joked.
The 50-year-old was an intern at the White House in her early 20s when she and then-President Bill Clinton began having an affair.
Clinton was ultimately impeached for his actions in 1998. Meanwhile, Lewinsky was vilified by the public and became an anti-bullying activist years later.
“You go to bed one night a private person, and the next day you’re a public human being and the whole world hates you,” she recalled during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in 2021. “And you might go to jail. And you’re going to bankrupt your family.”
The activist was in her early 20s when her affair with Clinton, who is 27 years her senior, began. AP While he was impeached, she was relentlessly attacked in the media. Getty ImagesFor more Page Six you love…
“And just because I wasn’t on the news every night for 20 years in the same way that I was in 1998 doesn’t mean that this story ended. Ten years on, I still could not get a job. I couldn’t support myself.”
That same year, Lewinsky co-produced the HBO Max documentary “15 Minutes of Shame,” which detailed the impact of cancel culture.
She also tried to reclaim her narrative by producing an FX series called “Impeachment: American Crime Story,” which explored her affair with Clinton — who is 27 years older than her.
Since then, Lewinsky has become an anti-bullying activist. FilmMagic Lewinsky has also co-produced several series and recently starred in a Reformation campaign. APDespite taking a step back from politics following the scandal, Lewinsky recently teamed up with Reformation in a campaign to encourage women to “use their voice” at the polls.
“A Ref woman is an empowered woman – and an empowered woman uses her voice,” Lewinsky said in a press release.
“It’s pretty simple: Voting is using our voice to be heard and it’s the most defining — and powerful — aspect of democracy,” she added.
