The Starr investigation introduced Monica Lewinsky to the world. On its 20th anniversary, she reflected on the report that consumed the nation's attention—and altered the course of her life.
One useful viewpoint is that of cognitive linguist George Lakoff. In his bookLakoff observes that the connective fiber of our country is often best represented through the metaphor of family: e.g., “our Founding Fathers,” “Uncle Sam,” the concept of sending our sons and daughters to war. Lakoff goes on to argue that, “for conservatives, the nation is conceptualized as a Strict Father family and, for liberals, as a Nurturant Parent family.
As a society, we went through this together. And ever since, the scandal has had an epigenetic quality, as if our cultural DNA has slowly been altered to ensure its longevity. If you can believe it, there has been at least one significant reference in the press to that unfortunate spell in our history every day for the past 20 years. Every. Single. Day.
I discussed this idea with psychologist Jack Saul, founding director of New York’s International Trauma Studies Program and author of. “Collective trauma,” he told me, “usually refers to the shared injuries to a population’s social ecology due to a major catastrophe or chronic oppression, poverty, and disease.
Isolation is such a powerful tool to the subjugator. And yet I don’t believe I would have felt so isolated had it all happened today. One of the most inspiring aspects of this newly energized movement is the sheer number of women who have spoken up in support of one another. And the volume in numbers has translated into volume of public voice. Historically, he who shapes the story creates “the truth.” But this collective rise in decibel level has provided a resonance for women’s narratives.
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