This brand of 'hipster feminism' helps no-one - least of all the abused

For someone who is frequently touted as the voice of modern womanhood, Lena Dunham certainly does talk a lot of rubbish. In case you don’t already know her oeuvre, Dunham is the creator, writer and star of Girls, the edgy HBO sitcom that was rapidly dubbed the voice of a new generation when it was first aired in 2012.

Riz Ahmed starred alongside Lena Dunham in the last series of Girls CREDIT: MARK SCHAFER/HBO
Over the last five years, she has done her best to eclipse that notable achievement by making a number of astoundingly muddle-headed public pronouncements. In the past, Dunham has compared Bill Cosby’s sexual assault allegations to the Holocaust and blithely stated that she hasn’t had an abortion “but I wish I had”.

Last week, she waded into further controversy. Dunham chose to speak out when Murray Miller, a writer and executive on her hit show, was accused by actress Aurora Perrineau of rape. Dunham, who has previously stated confidently on Twitter that no woman ever lies about...

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