Lena Dunham’s For Corbyn. Blessing Or Curse?
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Lena Dunham, the woman widely (if unfairly) blamed for dooming Hillary Clinton’s candidacy with her enthusiastic support, has just gotten behind… Jeremy Corbyn, of the British Labour Party. From her Instagram: “With Jeremy Corbyn you have a chance at a fair and just leader who will temper the fascism and darkness of our current American moment.”
Will the endorsement of a Jewish (but American) writer and celebrity help Corbyn’s popularity among British Jews, so soon before the June 8th election? Is Lena Dunham, where Britain’s Bernie is concerned, on-brand, or not so much? We shall see. Whatever happens, let us please learn the lesson that Dunham’s power to influence world events is in fact finite.
Phoebe Maltz Bovy edits the Sisterhood, and can be reached at [email protected]. She is the author of “The Perils Of ‘Privilege’”, from St. Martin’s Press. Follow her on Twitter, @tweetertation
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