Lena Dunham has found ways to disgust lots of people over the course of her career. Particularly unsettling were graphic passages in her memoir, “Not That Kind of Girl,” that suggested that “being a weird 7-year-old” meant “acting like a sexual predator” toward her younger sister; i.e., molestation. (Just a joke, she claimed later.)
As Twitchy noted, book reviewers managed to overlook those passages completely while becoming engrossed with the fuzzy recounting of a rape by “a prominent college Republican.” Time declared, Dunham’s “story of rape is a must-read.” The Huffington Post huffed that Dunham “opens up about being a rape survivor.” The Los Angeles Times’ piece? “What you can learn from Lena Dunham’s rape disclosure.”
What Random House learned is that lawsuits tend to follow false claims of rape, and the publisher has offered to pay legal fees so far incurred by Dunham’s “rapist” to fend off a court battle.
Who will come to Dunham’s rescue at this point? She’s defending herself, with extensive assistance from BuzzFeed, which on Tuesday night gave her the opportunity to share “the ways I’ve been attacked for sharing my story” — with “story” being the operative word. “Reporters have attempted to uncover the identity of my attacker despite my sincerest attempts to protect this information,” she writes. Sincerely, what attempts?
"Sincere attempts" which included naming him, describing his library job, mustache, purple boots & politics. pic.twitter.com/BwiYCuAb8D
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 10, 2014
Fact: For at least 6 weeks Dunham knew her memoir had put an innocent man under suspicion of rape & she did nothing.
— John Ocasio-Nolte (@NolteNC) December 10, 2014
What a steaming load of faux victim bullcrap – @lenadunham digging herself even deeper: pic.twitter.com/8KEwsSV15k
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) December 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/MsWAMRights/status/542508324369866752
.@lenadunham Just stop saying words, honestly.
— davalyn (@silkyfines) December 10, 2014
Cool your jests on Lena Dunham people. Composite rapists are notoriously difficult to find so cut the woman some slack…
— Fiddy-Two Trillion (@Pqlyur1) December 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/542491263962853377
https://twitter.com/czzass/status/542507654493380609
"This campus Republican named Barry raped me."
"No I didn't."
"Oh. Well… why is everybody blaming me for getting raped?!?"@LenaDunham— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) December 10, 2014
It’s nice of Lena Dunham to remind us that famous people are capable of begging the question, too.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) December 10, 2014
How narcissist @lenadunham apologizes to someone she falsely accused of rape: one line, the rest about her http://t.co/XpSFNQHJXZ #Lawsuit
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) December 10, 2014
"I am sorry about all he has experienced." Those are the only words @LenaDunham has for her victim.
The lawsuit should be interesting.
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) December 10, 2014
In a 1,200-word essay justifying her false accusation of rape, @LenaDunham devotes exactly 8 words to expressing any regret whatsoever.
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) December 10, 2014
But she does devote more than 50 to the word, “I.”
When Lena Dunham writes of sexually abusing her sister, she's a victim. When she libels "Barry," she's a victim. Sensing a theme here.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/AmericnElephant/status/542508396688048128
@lenadunham strikes me as a thoroughly reprehensible human being. How does lying about rape help actual victims, feminism, men? Anyone? #WTF
— TresHall (@gingertreshall) December 10, 2014
But what if I don't believe you? http://t.co/n1K92BjSzV pic.twitter.com/spGP5AuOUV
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) December 10, 2014
At least one celebrity supporter believes Dunham: 9/11 truther Rosie O’Donnell.
THANK GOD FOR LENA !!!!! Lena Dunham: Why I Chose To Speak Out http://t.co/XEGvpGftIa via @lenadunham @buzzfeed
— ROSIE (@Rosie) December 10, 2014
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