Monica Lewinsky Calls For Beyoncé To Change “Partition” Lyric.
The track was first released 9 years ago and Lewinsky has joked about it in interviews, but amid “Renaissance” backlash, she wants changes made.
The latter is the inspiration behind a line in Beyoncé’s hit song “Partition,” and now, Lewinsky is calling for the lyric to be changed.
On the 2013 track, Beyoncé famously said, “He Monica Lewinsky’d all on my gown.” It has gone uncontested for nearly a decade, but now that Beyoncé has been under fire from the disabled community over the word “spaz,” Lewinsky has returned. Bey’s camp has removed “spaz” from her Renaissance album and Lewinsky reposted an article about the controversy and added, “Uhmm, while we’re at it… #Partition.”
This with the added conversations about Kelis’s ire regarding her reported now axed sample, Beyoncé’s fans and supporters quickly went after Lewinsky. She was accused of trying to jump on a bandwagon and was chastised for calling out the singer while having “rap song muse” in her Twitter bio. Lewinsky responded to critics, adding that she has mentioned this grievance in the past.
Check it out below.
uhmm, while we’re at it… #Partition
Beyoncé to Remove Renaissance Lyric After Outrage: Ableist, Offensive – Variety https://t.co/DzN80FdzPB
— Monica Lewinsky (she/her) (@MonicaLewinsky) August 1, 2022
beyoncé was NOT the first person to make a monica lewinsky reference yet that’s the only person she ever addresses… not to mention it’s been a decade.
— ki (@purehoneyki) August 1, 2022
uhmm, while we’re at it… #Partition
Beyoncé to Remove Renaissance Lyric After Outrage: Ableist, Offensive – Variety https://t.co/DzN80FdzPB
— Monica Lewinsky (she/her) (@MonicaLewinsky) August 1, 2022
