Lena Dunham Muslim Hijab Joke Prompts Criticism, Not-Quite-Kristen-Stewart-Level Apology
by Free Britney at .Lena Dunham, creator and star of HBO's Girls, posted a picture and caption on Twitter recently that some of her followers were offended by.
Wearing a scarf resembling a Muslim hijab (below), Dunham wrote "I had a real goth / fundamentalist attitude when I woke up from my nap."
Lena certainly didn't mean to insult anyone by it, but in the wake of the Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting, many were not amused:
After people went crazy, Lena Dunham apologized, saying she hadn't even heard about the shooting: "Been in production and completely not reading the news."
"Didn't realize what a bad time it was to make a joke like that. Not a good excuse, but an excuse nonetheless. I'm glad you keep me informed and I'm deleting those tweets."
"Will spend tonight reading my pile of old NY Times, contemplating the boundaries of humor. I try and learn something new every day."
Then, after some fans came to Lena's defense and said she shouldn't be criticized for the joke/photo, the 26-year-old insisted she deserved it ... while mocking Kristen Stewart's apology for cheating on Robert Pattinson with Rupert Sanders:
"You SHOULD apologize if you make a mistake! I mean, not to the K Stew level, but ... "
Ouch. Point Lena?
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Comments (12 Total)
for ur information ! jesus is a stupid god ever ! allah is the most greatest ! so shut the fucked up ! jesus wont let u wear sexy dress if he's a good god.and also wont let u make sex before marry.only stupid fucking person will follow christian ! drink the shit holy water with the priest ! fuck u christian !
"Insulting someone's religion is NOT freedom of speech period!" It most CERTAINLY IS, fool.
....Besides...there are no real muslims in the world!....because the Quran clearly states that you are to follow the religion of noah and abraham......and Jesus is the only way to heaven not Muhammad....Muhammad is just a prophet.....so I suggest that all muslims go and re_read the Quran...and re_interprent it....don't just take the mulana's word for what's in the book!
Some Muslim bitch is suing Disneyland, because they wanted her to wear a hat, on top of her scarf, or work at a different job. They shouldn't have hired her, in the first place. She wouldn't have been able to prove, that she wasn't hired, because of being a Muslin, born in a Muslim country. The Pakistanis, get phony I.D.s that say they're East Indian Hindus.
Her show is terrible so I wouldn't expect anything more from her than more crap. I am not even offended by this photo just wanted to say what crap her show is.