The Girls creator posted a stirring Instagram post using the words of Tom Meagher - the husband of Jill Meagher who was raped and murdered in Melbourne.
"Beautiful words from Tom Meagher, whose wife Jill was raped and murdered. To anyone who has accused me/us of vilifying men as a group: analysis of the rampant forces that keep women from speaking about assault should not scare you. It should excite you, because you will have happier, more engaged and empowered partners who trust you and open up to you. I fucking love men, I want to be in dialogue with men. And Tom Meagher used his wife's unspeakable death to create dialogue, so bless the fuck out of him."
The Tom Meagher quote comes from an incredible blog post written in the wake of Jill's murder. She was abducted and killed walking home from a Brunswick pub back in 2012.
The case sparked an outpouring of emotion and anger in Australia... and on Twitter, Dunham continued to challenge the dominant media narratives about violence against women.
Some men are enraged by stories of sexual assault that don't have clear cut villains, pimps or men with guns...
That's because these stories force them to ask hard questions about their history with consent...
Well, we all have to ask hard questions. Grow the fuck up.
Thank you to all the women who have shared with me, and to all the men who have said "I believe you." I love you.
And I have some news for certain "news" outlets. No matter how much you thump your keyboards with your meat hands we will not stop talking.
One reply summed up what we're all thinking.... YES!
@lenadunham A thousand times yes.