Lena Dunham Wrote a Reasonable Apology to Odell Beckham Jr.

Odell Beckham Jr. ignored Lena Dunham at the Met Gala. The latter had some narcissistic and unbecoming things to say about it. Surely, you’ve heard about this either online or in conversation on this holiday weekend, and it’s since exited your brain.

In any event, having received copious justified backlash, Dunham issued this apology on Instagram:

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I owe Odell Beckham Jr an apology. Despite my moments of bravado, I struggle at industry events (and in life) with the sense that I don't rep a certain standard of beauty and so when I show up to the Met Ball surrounded by models and swan-like actresses it's hard not to feel like a sack of flaming garbage. This felt especially intense with a handsome athlete as my dinner companion and a bunch of women I was sure he'd rather be seated with. But I went ahead and projected these insecurities and made totally narcissistic assumptions about what he was thinking, then presented those assumptions as facts. I feel terrible about it. Because after listening to lots of valid criticism, I see how unfair it is to ascribe misogynistic thoughts to someone I don't know AT ALL. Like, we have never met, I have no idea the kind of day he's having or what his truth is. But most importantly, I would never intentionally contribute to a long and often violent history of the over-sexualization of black male bodies- as well as false accusations by white women towards black men. I'm so sorry, particularly to OBJ, who has every right to be on his cell phone. The fact is I don't know about his state of mind (I don't know a lot of things) and I shouldn't have acted like I did. Much love and thanks, Lena

A post shared by Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) on Sep 3, 2016 at 11:12am PDT

Dunham got her name in the news, which is about 80% of the battle in this day and age. Nevertheless, this thorough and self-aware apology should put an end to this matter.