“It’s the larger implications for our culture that concern me the most,” Lewinsky writes.
No matter who prevails in court, Lewinsky says, “weare guilty.”
(“Don’t know what I’m talking about?
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“We dispense with critical thinking and substitute the cheap thrill,” she writes.
“Such scattershot consumption hasn’t allowed for real comprehension.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in court during their defamation trial.STEVE HELBER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (2)
Instead, we experience only apprehension, knee-jerk outrage, and titillation.
It’s like going to the opera and reading a couple of translated supertitles but not understanding Italian.
And despite whatever else this is, itisa soap opera.”
After a six-week trial, Depp and Heard’s legal team presented closing arguments last Friday.
Jury deliberations are currently underway.
Amid the “celebrity circus,” Lewinsky is concerned about the larger implications for our culture.
But what is too much?
What is defined as ‘too far’?”
“As we have watched this story unfold, what does our opinion entitle us to?”
“Does it entitle us to say whom we ‘believe’?
Most importantly, Lewinsky asks, “Does it entitle us to be cruel?”
ReadLewinsky’s full piece atVanity Fair.
