Stop Slut-Shaming Monica Lewinsky!

She’s Back

Sixteen years after the affair heard ’round the world, Lewinsky is back with a Vanity Fair essay. And while we’ve all forgiven Bill Clinton, we can’t seem to quit blaming his intern.

Published May 7 2014 5:45AM EDT

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“It’s time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress,” writes Monica Lewinsky in a Vanity Fair essay teased Tuesday, to a collective national groan.

Emily Shire

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Stop Slut-Shaming Monica Lewinsky!

Sixteen years after the affair heard ’round the world, Lewinsky is back with a Vanity Fair essay. And while we’ve all forgiven Bill Clinton, we can’t seem to quit blaming his intern.

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Emily Shire