Monica Lewinsky: The price of shame
مونيكا لوينسكي: ثمن الفضيحة
Monica Lewinsky advocates for a safer and more compassionate social media environment, drawing from her unique experiences at the epicenter of a media maelstrom in 1998. Full bio
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who was publicly silent for a decade.
صامتة لعقد من الزمان
major public talk
all under the age of 30.
تحت الثلاثين من العمر
might only have heard of me
a surprising thing happened.
by a 27-year-old guy.
unsuccessful pickup line was?
التي إبتدر بها النقاش؟
بعمر 22 سنة مرة أخرى.
I'm probably the only person over 40
المحتمل الشخص الوحيد فوق 40 سنة
I fell in love with my boss,
من الموجودين هنا
or do something they regretted at 22?
الندم عندما كان في 22؟
may have also taken wrong turns
سلك المسار الخاطئ
of the United States of America.
المتحدة الأمريكية
reminded of my mistake,
into an improbable romance,
رومانسية لم تكن بالحسبان
of a political, legal and media maelstrom
و قانوني و إعلامي هائل
all the information we wanted,
المعلومات التي أردنا
for a major news story,
قصص إخبارية رئيسية
around the world.
from being a completely private figure
شخصية منزوية بالكامل
of losing a personal reputation
لفقدان السمعة الشخصية
enabled by technology,
تم التمكين له بواسطة التكنولوجيا
ملقي الحجارة الإفتراضيين.
شبكات التواصل الإجتماعي
التعليق على الإنترنت
email cruel jokes.
و بالتأكيد دعابات قاسية جدا
photos of me all over
الإعلان على الإنترنت
that I received, not the story,
الذي أطلق بخلاف القصة نفسها
was unprecedented.
there was no name for it.
لم يكن له إسم محدد
and online harassment.
والتحرش على الانترنت.
some of my experience with you,
shape my cultural observations,
في تشكيل ملاحظاتي الثقافية،
can lead to a change that results
تقود إلى تغيير تلك النتيجة
and my dignity.
of the Independent Counsel
taped phone calls
had made the year before.
I've been legally required
all 20 hours of taped conversation.
the mysterious content of these tapes
محتوى هذه الأشرطة الغامض
of Damocles over my head.
what they said a year ago?
about the flotsam and jetsam of the day;
أحداث اليوم
for the president,
sometimes churlish, sometimes silly self
أحيانا و السخيفة أحيانا أخرى
is released to Congress,
إلى الكونغرس
those stolen words, form a part of it.
تلك الكلمات المسروقة جزءا منه.
is horrific enough,
النصوص هو شيء مرعب
المسجلة على التلفاز
made available online.
with regularity back then in 1998,
of people's private words, actions,
كلمات و أفعال
وسائل الاعلام الإجتماعية
more populated with instances like mine,
مأهولا بالنماذج كما حدث لي
actually make a mistake,
and private people.
الخاصة من الناس.
have become dire, very dire.
from Rutgers University
learned of this incident,
the George Washington Bridge
what happened to Tyler and his family,
حدث لتايلر و عائلته
quite understand,
by my bed every night,
with the bathroom door open,
باب الحمام مفتوح
when both of my parents feared
and rescue their loved ones.
of their child's suffering and humiliation
ما يتعرضون له من إذلال
was a turning point for me.
نقطة تحول في حياتي.
my experiences,
of humiliation and bullying around me
و التنمّر من حولي
where this brave new technology
هذه التكنولوجيا الجديدة الشجاعة
in unimaginable ways,
ربط الناس بشكل لا يصدق
and slut-shaming that I experienced
السمعه الذي إختبرته بنفسي
especially young people
equipped to handle this,
الكافي لمجابهة هذا الأمر
to the next day,
ركزت على مساعدة الشباب في قضايا عدة
on helping young people on various issues,
late last year:
to cyberbullying.
التي لها علاقة بالتنمّر عبر الانترنت.
out of the Netherlands
to suicidal ideations
إلى الأفكار الإنتحارية
although it shouldn't have,
الرغم من أنه لا ينبغي ذلك
أكدت أن الإذلال
that determined humiliation
enhanced shaming is amplified,
يعتبر الفضح الممنهج في حالة تضخم
only as far as your family, village,
فقط إلى أسرتك و قريتك
and that's a lot of pain,
around how many people
has jacked up that price.
of shame and public humiliation
الإفتضاح و الإذلال العلني
both on- and offline.
سواء على الانترنت أو خارجها.
reality programming, politics,
و برامج الواقع و السياسة
all traffic in shame.
كلهم بغرض الإفتضاح
and a permissive environment online
متساهلة على الانترنت
invasion of privacy, and cyberbullying.
إنتهاك الخصوصية والتنمّر عبر الإنترنت.
what Professor Nicolaus Mills calls
نيكولاس ميلز
just from the past six months alone.
الستة أشهر الماضية فقط.
mainly by younger generations
من قبل الأجيال الشابة
only have the lifespan
of content that that gets.
الذي يتحصلون عليه
use to preserve the lifespan
المستفيدون من الخدمة للحفاظ على عمر
photos, and videos were leaked online
صور و فيديوهات إلى الإنترنت
had their iCloud accounts hacked,
إلى إختراق حساباتهم على iCloud
were plastered across the Internet
و العارية عبر الإنترنت
had over five million hits
خمسة مليون زيارة
على الانترنت ؟
cyberhacking?
the most attention
maximum public embarrassment value.
أقصى قيمة إحراج علني.
attached to public shaming.
متعلق بالفضح العام
the cost to the victim,
community have paid,
of those who prey on them.
يقعون ضحية لهم
packaged and sold at a profit.
تباع مقابل أرباح.
where public humiliation is a commodity
العلني يعتبر سلعة
the more advertising dollars.
الدولارات من الإعلانات
to the human lives behind it,
الإنسانية خلف ذلك
the more we click.
of someone else's suffering.
with public shaming,
like cyberbullying,
التنمّر على الإنترنت
humiliation at their cores.
of the culture we've created.
with evolving beliefs.
with racism, homophobia,
و الجنسية المثلية
today and in the past.
اليوم و في الماضي
about same-sex marriage,
الزواج من نفس الجنس،
offered equal freedoms.
of humiliation goes,
as a blood sport has to stop,
تتوقف الرياضات الدموية
on the Internet and in our culture.
و تجاه ثقافتنا أيضا.
but it's not easy.
of compassion -- compassion and empathy.
الأولى، الرحمة و التعاطف
from my family, friends, professionals,
و أصدقائي و ذوي الإختصاص
that saved me.
الذي أنقذني
can make a difference.
Serge Moscovici,
سيرجي موسكيفيكي
we can foster minority influence
تعزيز تأثير الأقلية
instead of bystander apathy,
or report a bullying situation.
الإبلاغ عن حالة تنمّر.
help abate the negativity.
التعاطف تساعد إنحسار السلبية
by supporting organizations
ندعم المنظمات
Foundation in the U.S.,
في الولايات المتحدة
مكافحة التنمّر
to freedom of expression,
to freedom of expression.
between speaking up with intention
بين التحدث مع تبييت نية
the superhighway for the id,
a safer and better world.
آمن و أفضل.
online with compassion,
in someone else's headline.
asked the most is why.
sticking my head above the parapet?
و تحليت بالشجاعة؟
in those questions,
to do with politics.
because it's time:
بسبب أن هذا هو الوقت المناسب
and public humiliation
on a different ending to your story.
نهاية مختلفة لقصتك.
in a more compassionate world.
الحقيقي بطريقة أكثر رأفة
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Monica Lewinsky - Social activistMonica Lewinsky advocates for a safer and more compassionate social media environment, drawing from her unique experiences at the epicenter of a media maelstrom in 1998.
Why you should listen
After becoming the focus of the history-changing federal investigation into her private life, Monica Lewinsky found herself, at 24 years old, one of the first targets of a “culture of humiliation”: a now-familiar cycle of media, political and personal harassment – particularly online.
Lewinsky survived to reclaim her personal narrative. During a decade of silence she received her Masters in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics and Political Science. In 2014, Lewinsky returned to the public eye with an acclaimed essay for Vanity Fair, which has been nominated for a National Magazine Award for best Essay Writing, and with a widely viewed speech at Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Summit.
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