As it turns out, Lena Dunham is “that kind of girl”—the kind who fights back, that is. In the actress’ recently published memoir, Dunham
recounted being raped by a Republican Oberlin student nearly a decade ago. One blog investigated the author’s claims, and other outlets and online commenters questioned whether Dunham was being truthful. Recently, another Oberlin alum said he’d been mistaken for her attacker. In a BuzzFeed essay published Tuesday, Dunham reiterated that she used a pseudonym for her rapist. She apologized to the Oberlin alum of the same name, and she asked for people to be more empathetic. “Speaking out was never about exposing the man who assaulted me,” the actress wrote. “Rather, it was about exposing my shame, letting it dry out in the sun.
