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Lena Dunham claimed she was sad she wasn&#039;t gay, ignoring her societal privilege as a straight woman. She also refuses to take responsibility for her actions and blames a delusional girl persona for her previous mistakes. (Creative Commons photo by David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons)

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Telling people you wished you had an abortion is unacceptable. So is outing your sister to your parents, and then again in the public eye, not to mention equating Jewish men to dogs.

https://dailybruin.com/2017/02/13/second-take-lena-dunhams-white-feminism-ignores-intersections-of-race-sexuality/

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Second Take: Lena Dunham’s white feminism ignores intersections of race, sexuality

By Sidra Rashid

Feb. 13, 2017 9:35 p.m.