Lena Dunham, shown speaking in October 2012 at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, in her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes said “Girls” had “made a space for me.†(Krista Kennell/ Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit)
Since Lena Dunham has a lot to say about a lot of things, and since she is a politically-minded New Yorker, it was expected she’d Tweet her thoughts on the most recent chapter of the great Anthony Weiner saga. Also expected: That she’d make a really good point. And a good joke.
In Weiner’s latest text exchange the girl in question says “I can’t believe someone like you would pay attention to someone like me…”
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) July 23, 2013
“…It’s literally a dream come true.” This cuts to the heart of the abuse of power that is the substance of so many sex scandals.
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) July 23, 2013
The problem isn’t adultery, or perversity. It’s wielding your position of authority to subjugate the women who dream of a piece of the pie
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) July 23, 2013
I’m worried I fucked Carlos Danger in college 🙁
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) July 23, 2013
At least he didn’t lose her vote over this.
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