Lena Dunham enjoys the taste of her own foot in her mouth. Most recently, the 30-year-old writer, actor, and self-proclaimed feminist had to apologize for a joke that she made about abortion of all things. During the December 14 episode of her Women of the Hour podcast, Dunham shared her experience visiting a Planned Parenthood in Texas. While there, Dunham felt compelled to make it clear that while she supported people’s right to choose, she had never had an abortion herself. A closer examination of this position revealed to Lena, that she, too, had internalized stigma about abortion. Recalling this event Dunham changed her approach to the topic ended the podcast with, “Now I can say that I still haven’t had an abortion, but I wish I had.” Because abortion is one of the hardest decisions that people have to make, many found Dunham’s conclusion to be insensitive. She issued a full apology on her Instagram account saying that her comment was “distasteful” and the result of a “delusional girl” persona that she uses. We kind of picked up on that.
