Lena Dunham is on a self-described "rage spiral" after right-wing blogs interpreted a passage from her book as describing sexual abuse of her sister as a child.
National Review columnist Kevin D. Williamson published a scathing review of Dunham's new memoir Not That Kind of Girl on Wednesday, titled "Pathetic Privilege." In it, Williamson called Dunham's parents -- and Dunham herself -- child abusers, based on passages from her book.
In her collection of essays, Dunham describes being a sexually curious 7-year-old and experimenting with her younger sister Grace. Dunham makes a joke in her book about how her actions were comparable to those of sexual predators.
Here’s the Lena Dunham “sexual predator” joke, in case yall thought it was made up. pic.twitter.com/XmMUQD1OuK— Dianna E Anderson (@diannaeanderson) November 1, 2014
The conservative blog Truth Revolt also suggested that the Girls star assaulted her sister, referencing Dunham's anecdotes of masturbating while Grace was in the bed next to her and looking at Grace's vagina when her sister was 1.
Dunham took to Twitter on Saturday, where she has 1.8 followers, to air her grievances. She called the accusations "fucking upsetting and disgusting."
The right wing news story that I molested my little sister isn't just LOL- it's really fucking upsetting and disgusting.— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) November 1, 2014
And by the way, if you were a little kid and never looked at another little kid's vagina, well, congrats to you.— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) November 1, 2014
Usually this is stuff I can ignore but don't demean sufferers, don't twist my words, back the fuck up bros.— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) November 1, 2014
I told a story about being a weird 7 year old. I bet you have some too, old men, that I'd rather not hear. And yes, this is a rage spiral.— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) November 1, 2014
Sometimes I get so mad I burn right up. Also I wish my sister wasn't laughing so hard.— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) November 1, 2014