Lena Dunham’s apology to aurora: celebrity feminism, white privilege, and censoring victims in the #MeToo Era

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1. Dunham’s insertion of herself into the Time’s Up PR photoshop led co-organiser of the initiative, Tessa Thompson, to publicly condemn Dunham’s behaviour .While toning down her criticism in a later post, Thompson tellingly added: ‘The truth remains: many women, particularly women of color, don’t feel safe and seen. To those women, like Aurora Perrineau – I see you. I am with you’ (Smidt 2018). Thompson’s statement, unlike Dunham’s censuring, attempts to bear witness to Perrineau’s trauma and narrative.

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Sarah Anne Dunne

Sarah Anne Dunne is a doctoral candidate at UCD School of English, Drama and Film. Her thesis examines how rape culture manifests on social networking sites through data analysis of viral or landmark cases. Her research interests include feminism, gender and sexuality studies and critical race theory.