Muva nje e-US kunemfashini kakhulu ukukhuluma ngokuhlukunyezwa. UMonica Lewinsky, oneminyaka engu-44 ubudala, owaziwa ngumphakathi jikelele ngenxa yobuhlobo bakhe bobulili nomengameli wangaphambili wase-US uBill Clinton, akazange ahlukane. Naphezu kokuthi lesi sigameko sesivele sikhohliwe ngabaningi, uMonica wanquma ukukhumbuza umphakathi ngaye.
Inkulumo kaMonica yeVanity Fair
Ingxoxo yakhe nombuzo wephephandaba iLeinsky yaqala ngeqiniso lokuthi ukhulume ngokungafani emphakathini ukuthi yena noBill Clinton babe nabo:
"Ngikholelwa ukuthi indaba kaHarvey Weinstein nezenzo zakhe kubesifazane zifundisa kakhulu. Kuyafaneleka ukuthi manje izwe liqala ukubheka izinto zale ndlela ngendlela ehluke ngokuphelele. Ngenkathi uthando lwami neClinton lwenziwa umphakathi, izilaleli zahluke ngokuphelele. Yebo, kwakungekho udlame ngokobulili engxenyeni kaBill, kodwa ukuhlukumeza ekuqaleni kokuhlobana kwakungenangqondo. Uma indaba yami yenzeke manje, ngicabanga ukuthi konke kuzohluka. Ngaleso sikhathi kwakukholelwa ukuthi abantu abacebile nabanamandla ngaso sonke isikhathi baqinisile, ngokungafani nezisulu zabo. Ngokwemvelo, lapho umphakathi uzwa ngecala, nginecala lale ndaba yonke. Ekhuluma ngoBill, waphuma "owomile emanzini," ngoba wayesongelwa ngenkohliso, futhi umkakhe uHillary wakhuluma ngesahlukaniso. Naphezu kwalokhu, akuzange kwenzeke omunye noma omunye, kodwa ngahlaselwa yilowo nalowo owazi le ndaba ngisho ncanyana. Ngenxa yalokho, nginezinkinga eziningi, okwaholela ekungaqondani nasekucindezelekeni kwesikhathi eside. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi uma nginesimo esisodwa sezenhlalakahle noClinton, ngabe ngabe kwenzeke lutho. Mhlawumbe, ngabe bengingeke ngahlulelwe futhi ngingahlehliswa ngaso sonke isikhathi. Manje kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi umehluko phakathi kwami noBill wawukhulu kakhulu. Ngangineminyaka engama-20 ejwayelekile kakhulu, futhi wayengumongameli we-United States. Kuyacaca ukuthi ihhovisi likaClinton likhiphe konke ukwenza ngendlela ethile ngandlela-thile ukuziphatha kwakhe. "
Khumbula, isigameko phakathi kukaLewinsky noClinton kwenzeka eminyakeni engu-20 edlule. Ngaleso sikhathi, umongameli wase-US wayeneminyaka engu-49 ubudala, kanti inkosikazi yakhe yayineminyaka engu-22 nje kuphela. Mayelana nobuhlobo bukaMonica noBill babaziwa ngenxa yokuthi umngane wakhe oseduze uLinda Tripp wabhala konke ukuhlonishwa kukaL Lewinsky, okwakubambisana naye. Emva kwalokho, izinyathelo zalandelwa futhi, ngenxa yalokho, usongo lokushiya isikhundla sikaMongameli. Njengoba wazi, akukho okufana nalokhu okwenzekile, futhi uBill wahlala njengomengameli we-United States. Ngokuqondene noMonica, wayelokhu efihla emaphephandabeni isikhathi eside, futhi ngonyaka ka-1999 wavuma ukuthi wazisola ngeveli noClinton. Nanka amanye amazwi mayelana nalokhu, uMonica wathi:
"Ngiyaxolisa ukuthi lesi sigameko sasisempilo yami. Uma ngabe sengisesimweni esifanayo, ngabe ngabe ngiye ngaphawula uBill Clinton. Ngiphinde ngivuma ukuthi ngiyaxolisa kakhulu ngokuthi nginomngane naye. "
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ULeinsky uthe amazwi ambalwa mayelana no- #MeToo
Ngemuva kokuthi kwaziwa ngokuhlukunyezwa kukaHarvey Weinstein, eMelika kwakukhona inhlangano yokulwa nokuhlukunyezwa, okwakuthiwa i- #MeToo. Njengoba kwenzeka, uMonica Lewinsky wajoyina naye maduzane, wathi amazwi alandelayo ngaye:
"Manje, eminyakeni eminingi kamuva, umhlaba uqala ukuqonda ukuthi ukuhlukumeza ngokocansi kufanele kulwa. Ngenxa yokuthi manje kukhona ukuhamba #MeToo, ngabona ukuthi le nkinga ingaxazululwa, futhi iphephile kakhulu. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi izakhamizi zezwe lethu sezifinyelele ekuphetheni ukuthi ngisho nasezimo ezinzima ubunzima banganqotshwa. Ngicabanga ukuthi umphakathi wethu manje usendleleni yokuphulukisa. "