Lena Dunham says she's thin for, like, Detroit. God, what a national treasure. Give her all our generation's awards.
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Kyle Koster (@KyleKoster) January 18, 2013Give Lena Dunham all of her generation’s awards? It’s an interesting suggestion, but it comes a bit late. She’s already won a Golden Globe, was named one of Glamour’s “Women of the Year” and was among The Atlantic’s “Brave Thinkers” of 2012. None of that impressed Howard Stern, who called her “a little fat girl who looks like Jonah Hill.” Dunham called in to Stern’s radio show Wednesday to set things straight, saying, “I’m not super-thin, but I’m thin for, like, Detroit.”
Lena Dunham: "I’m not super-thin, but I’m thin for, like, Detroit." OOH GIRL CLAWS OUT nypost.com/p/pagesix/ster…—
Hilary Moss (@hilsays) January 17, 2013
Lena Dunham says she's "not fat for like, Detroit." HUH? I don't think you're fat, Lena, but I do look better naked than you. #shutup—
Mandy (@GingerMandy) January 17, 2013
"I’m thin for, like, Detroit!”-Girls' Lena Dunham
But D girls don't look like a sack of White Castle burgers in a dress, though.—
Joey Rhode (@RufioJones) January 18, 2013
Hey @lenadunham thanks for insulting Detroit, you're not thin by Detroit standards either.—
paul germain (@germain_paul) January 16, 2013
@lenadunham u are totally not thin for Detroit. Fat is fat.—
Lauren (@Lauren_PYT) January 16, 2013
“I’m not super thin, but I’m thin for, like, Detroit.” – Lena Dunham tmblr.co/Zg0lRyc3QLin WOW.. fat-shaming, racism, AND misogyny—
alex T (@alexxgco) January 18, 2013
It's a bit of stretch to make Lena Dunham's "thin for Detroit" statement out to be racist. hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lena…—
Bart Smith (@bart_smith) January 18, 2013
It is a bit of a stretch to call the remark racist, but people are flexible that way. The Daily Beast “reached out” to BET writer Yesha Callahan for her reaction, and Callahan was not amused. Is it time to add “Detroit” to the Handbook of Racist Code Words?
@educatedblaqman it's the implications.. she's not talking abt white Detroit…like I said…Detroit isn't know for all of yalls white ppl—
Yesha Callahan (@YeshaCallahan) January 18, 2013
@sassycrass but yeah…if she used the San Fran analogy…she'd be tarred & feathered—
Yesha Callahan (@YeshaCallahan) January 18, 2013
Dunham’s show “Girls” may have swept the comedy category at the Golden Globes, but not everyone’s a fan, especially now.
"Girls" is really crappy writing.—
ASAP Chalky (@blunted215) January 18, 2013
@blunted215 crappy is an understatement & everyone looks like they smell like patchouli & it's filmed in instagram—
Yesha Callahan (@YeshaCallahan) January 18, 2013