Lena Dunham is in the news, which means a particularly sticky misleading claim about her is, too. We have no strong position on Lena Dunham, but we are solidly against misleading claims.

In this best-of episode from last year, Bridget sits down with producer Mike to explain the origins of the idea that Lena Dunham abused her little sibling, why it persists, and why it matters for the rest of us.

Got a burning question for Bridget and the TANGOTI team? We’ll answer it in a live AMA! Submit your questions for free at Patreon.com/tangoti

Emily in Paris to Become Polly in Pocket: https://www.vulture.com/2023/07/lily-collins-lena-dunham-polly-pocket-movie-details.html

The Lena Dunham child abuse controversy, explained: https://www.vox.com/2014/11/8/7157065/dunham-child-abuse

Ben Shapiro sings WAP (you should definitely watch this):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZYzauhOJcQ

It didn't make it into the episode, but Ben Shapiro HATED the Barbie movie...a lot: https://www.them.us/story/barbie-movie-ben-shapiro

Want to support the show (thank you so much!)? Tell a friend! Or subscribe, join our patreon, leave a review, or buy some merch at There Are No Girls on the Internet’s store: TANGOTI.COM/STORE

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Lena Dunham is in the news, which means a particularly sticky misleading claim about her is, too. We have no strong position on Lena Dunham, but we are solidly against misleading claims.
In this best-of episode from last year, Bridget sits down with producer Mike to explain the origins of the idea that Lena Dunham abused her little sibling, why it persists, and why it matters for the rest of us.
Got a burning question for Bridget and the TANGOTI team? We’ll answer it in a live AMA! Submit your questions for free at <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Ftangoti&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJoeyPatt%40iheartmedia.com%7C637af83a9ec54c8e866408db8fc08b40%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638261829376805574%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=qHTP8hM6loImZ9QQumBCwPQLu%2B%2F1s2V3kL053rSmeHI%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="0">Patreon.com/tangoti</a>   
Emily in Paris to Become Polly in Pocket: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vulture.com%2F2023%2F07%2Flily-collins-lena-dunham-polly-pocket-movie-details.html&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJoeyPatt%40iheartmedia.com%7C637af83a9ec54c8e866408db8fc08b40%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638261829376805574%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3z6J0iD13eTOzcgWmjFZZpRdWra%2BnNzE1dXQRg%2Bv5vA%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="1">https://www.vulture.com/2023/07/lily-collins-lena-dunham-polly-pocket-movie-details.html</a> 
The Lena Dunham child abuse controversy, explained: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vox.com%2F2014%2F11%2F8%2F7157065%2Fdunham-child-abuse&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJoeyPatt%40iheartmedia.com%7C637af83a9ec54c8e866408db8fc08b40%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638261829376805574%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9VNUemGoxwgmCRYBxpg3DImdZ8WaU%2FC0qtzexzf54MM%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="2">https://www.vox.com/2014/11/8/7157065/dunham-child-abuse</a>
Ben Shapiro sings WAP (you should definitely watch this):  <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXZYzauhOJcQ&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJoeyPatt%40iheartmedia.com%7C637af83a9ec54c8e866408db8fc08b40%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638261829376805574%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4KIoLYRtYyCwr2CMnaMx20EQNP1tA4s4vvhKFzPEflg%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="3">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZYzauhOJcQ</a>
It didn't make it into the episode, but Ben Shapiro HATED the Barbie movie...a lot: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.them.us%2Fstory%2Fbarbie-movie-ben-shapiro&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJoeyPatt%40iheartmedia.com%7C637af83a9ec54c8e866408db8fc08b40%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638261829376805574%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JPXZfz0SPjSxWGEQpkNncrZy%2FsZhPJc3yH6O3l%2BFKm4%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="4">https://www.them.us/story/barbie-movie-ben-shapiro</a> 
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Marginalized voices have always been at the forefront of the internet, yet our stories often go overlooked. Bridget Todd chronicles our experiences online, and the ways marginalized voices have shaped the internet from the very beginning. We need monuments to all of the identities that make being online what it is. So let’s build them.

There Are No Girls on the Internet

Lena Dunham and the cruel lie that just won’t die — BEST OF TANGOTI

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/7981c1f1-b12b-4064-8eb4-b04d0189d9be/transcript

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