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Lenny Letter Writer Quits, Accuses Lena Dunham of ‘Hipster Racism’
The Wrap ^ | November 20, 2017 | Ashley Boucher

Posted on 11/20/2017 11:06:01 AM PST by EdnaMode

Writer Zinzi Clemmons quit contributing to Lena Dunham’s newsletter “Lenny Letter” after the “Girls” creator faced harsh criticism for defending Murray Miller, who was accused of sexual assault by actress Aurora Perrineau. In her public resignation letter, Clemmons accused Dunham of “hipster racism,” and called on other writers of color to stop contributing to the newsletter as well.

“As a result of Lena Dunham’s statements, I have decided that I will no longer write for Lenny Letter,” Clemmons said in a Facebook post on Saturday. “For all you writers who are outraged about what she did, I encourage you to do the same. Especially women of color. She cannot have our words if she cannot respect us.”

Clemmons went on to explain that she ran in the same circles as Dunham and Jemima Kirke in college, and that she stayed away from their crowd — “avoided those people like the plague” — because of their “well-known” racism.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: lenadunham; lennyletter; racism; zinziclemmons
What is hipster racism?
1 posted on 11/20/2017 11:06:01 AM PST by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

I wondered too and read elsewhere it is what is considered a racist comment hidden within a sarcastic or cynical comments.

Yea. People are getting waaaaay to sensitive and touchy.


2 posted on 11/20/2017 11:11:42 AM PST by BBQToadRibs
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To: EdnaMode

Hipster Racism = disenchanted (middle to upper middle class) white youth who mask their racism and fear of social change under the cloak of enlightened liberalism and social justice advocacy.


3 posted on 11/20/2017 11:13:26 AM PST by GoldenState_Rose
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To: BBQToadRibs

Man my grammar sucked in that post.


4 posted on 11/20/2017 11:13:45 AM PST by BBQToadRibs
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To: EdnaMode

Hey, if Zinzi’s out, I’m out!


5 posted on 11/20/2017 11:15:32 AM PST by clintonh8r (I've been banned from TheHill.com. #Proud)
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To: EdnaMode
Writer Zinzi Clemmons quit contributing to Lena Dunham’s newsletter “Lenny Letter” after the “Girls” creator faced harsh criticism for defending Murray Miller, who was accused of sexual assault by actress Aurora Perrineau.

Her father was on Lost.

If he ever gets off that island there will be multiple @ss whuppings.

Lena Dunham claimed to have special knowledge that proved the incident didn't happen -- and all but called Perrineau a liar.

Either Lena was revealing something very intimate about Murray Miller, or she didn't know what she was talking about.

In either case, it was probably something she shouldn't have done.

6 posted on 11/20/2017 11:19:16 AM PST by x
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To: EdnaMode

Liberals are some of the most racist people I know...................


7 posted on 11/20/2017 11:19:57 AM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: BBQToadRibs
Man my grammar sucked in that post.

Not a problem. It's the first thing I understood so far today. ;-)

8 posted on 11/20/2017 11:36:27 AM PST by ken in texas
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To: EdnaMode

It’s just plain old racism in skinny jeans, with a beard and thick rimmed glasses.


9 posted on 11/20/2017 11:49:21 AM PST by sipow
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To: Red Badger

Same here.


10 posted on 11/20/2017 12:51:33 PM PST by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode
The smears against Roy Moore are causing the lib/commies to eat their own -- LOVE IT.

ROY MOORE TO THE SENATE!

11 posted on 11/20/2017 1:13:33 PM PST by Stepan12 (It is Civll War right now..)
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To: EdnaMode
What is hipster racism?

I think it's something like this:


12 posted on 11/20/2017 8:16:15 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are silly those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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