This post is a partial re-post from my personal blog.. Changing My Life One Day At a Time
the post is about the Clinton Scandal.. and Surviving R. Kelly
Taking One Day At A Time
I watched on TV last night the
Monica and Bill documentary on ABC, which confirmed what I had recently
seen in The Clinton Affair on A & E, both shows documented the story
of how the affair started and was eventually revealed to the public. I
remember the real life scandal of Bill Clinton's affair while in
office.. and unfortunately no matter how sad it was than it is even more
disappointing today to watch the shameful events that took place while
Bill Clinton was President..
I am sure I am not the
only woman who knows men such as Bill Clinton who are not only pervs,
but so to speak self gratifying sex addicts. Furthermore their shameful
womanizing ways are literally a part of their makeup and one that no
matter how disgusting is allowed by those around them.. I know Monica
was naïve but she also has to understand she was walking around like a
school girl infatuated with the notion that she had something special
with the President of the United States. Who was not only married but
had a child. Naive doesn't excuse her from being someone who also did a
grave injustice of her role in the White House. Think about it anyone
working within the White House has to know the difference between right
and wrong.. and in my eyes if she was clueless than why didn't she just
flaunt her affair to everyone.. why be so secretive.. she very well knew
it was wrong. It makes me sad that men in general that act like
hound-dogs are given (at least in the past) a long leash in which to act
like cavemen.. but really Bill Clinton was our President and while I
can't speak for other presidents in the past which I have heard
unfortunately stories about .. I can speak on Bill Clinton and how
appalled I was that when this scandal first broke when he was in office
and there were people everywhere that stated that his extramarital
affair didn't affect how he was as a president.. Shameful
However
now watching this rehashed scandal play out in multiple documentaries
makes me feel as though Monica is trying to play the victim along side
the Me Too movement and make monetary gain from her cooperation with the
documentaries.. Again this is a truly sad and disgusting scandal to
have to revisit.. Literally think about it she may have been naïve but
she willing did those sorted things with him .. she sit waiting for him
to call in hopes she would have a chance to be with him if only for
those lewd moments.. and you can never convince me she wasn't
heartbroken when she realized she was just a woman acting like a
schoolgirl who needed a reality check ..
If I had been
Linda Tripp I can honestly say I would have been even quicker to spill
the beans on Monica and tell her how clueless she was acting.. Grow-up
for goodness sake.. Act like someone equally as worthy of working in the
White House..
Truly sad..
I also
want to sound off about Surviving R. Kelly.. Really since when did we
give celebrities a free pass to be disgusting pervs.. Yes I get it .. R.
Kelly to many people has been a great artist .. but if you listen to
the music and the documentary you must consider some of the songs we
thought were great were instead music he had written driven by his
sexual perversions.. Bump and Grind, Ignition.. I can remember those
songs vividly and it wasn't like I knew them word for word.. or the
hidden message behind the songs.. and yes I remember hearing about the
video but I never watched it or knew the truth.. as I am sure many other
people didn't .. I do however blame the people he surrounded himself
with.. Yes I heard them say how he was their employer and what could
they do, they needed the paycheck.. Really someone has to tell you that
speaking up and doing the right thing.. was the course of action you
should have taken..
In many ways the Me Too movement
has caused everyone to step up and now speak the truth but did it really
take all this time to pass before the shades were lifted.. Another sad
carriage of injustice..
I will say however Me Too
should embrace the R. Kelly victims because I also lived in a domestic
violence relationship and I do not doubt that they lived that life..
being degraded, and isolated is typical of domestic violence.. and it is
also typical that victims are blinded (if not brain washed) into
thinking they are loved or wanted by the perpetrator.. Also you have to
remember these women saw R. Kelly as a huge artist that in many cases
was going to help them in the industry..
I was appalled
at the documentary Surviving R. Kelly but more so because not only was
he allowed by those around him to continue when they said they saw what
was happening but after the video came out they continued to look the
other way.. even the legal process didn't do a full investigation and
charge him as a predator..
I can only say that I think
the time of covering lewd behavior is gone .. it is time that we all are
held accountable and to a higher standard..
CBS Gayle King Interview with R Kelly
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