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11:48 pm - 02/06/2013

Despite Campaign Video, Lena Dunham Didn't Vote

A local politics blog says Dunham is registered to vote in Brooklyn but didn't in 2012



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dawn9476 7th-Feb-2013 06:22 am (UTC)
After reading the write up of this on that blog, I think I am going to wait for another source to confirm it. It was obviously a RW tool, who wrote considering all the thought and glee they put into reporting it.

Edited at 2013-02-07 06:24 am (UTC)
inthiscolony 7th-Feb-2013 06:25 am (UTC)
has anyone here every had the political party they chose be changed when you registered to vote? in 2010 i registered to vote for the first time and they changed my party to republican w/o my consent.
crazyventures 7th-Feb-2013 06:25 am (UTC)
WTF?! What state do you live in? You should report that
inthiscolony 7th-Feb-2013 06:29 am (UTC)
i lived in california at the time but now i live in oregon
juniorquincy 7th-Feb-2013 11:29 am (UTC)
that happened to my mom
clarelove 7th-Feb-2013 06:25 am (UTC)
oh, so election season is over and people in this post feel comfortable admitting that they didn't vote lol

i hate people who don't vote - the right to vote is literally one that people die to have in some parts of the world, so hearing mostly privileged westerners talk about how they didn't vote because the line was too long is fucking offensive

crazyventures 7th-Feb-2013 06:27 am (UTC)
Not wanting to wait in line is such a bullshit excuse now that a lot of states have absentee ballots, anyways.
spydergamez 7th-Feb-2013 06:30 am (UTC)
the accountability for absentee ballots is sort of sketchy, especially in the NY area. Mine still appears unaccounted for which doesn't matter now, but still.....
dreamoftheday 7th-Feb-2013 08:14 am (UTC)
it really bothers me too...I feel like it's part of my responsibility as a good/active citizen to vote
shadowfax 7th-Feb-2013 01:42 pm (UTC)
Agreed
duchello 7th-Feb-2013 06:36 am (UTC)
Holy moly this post is on track to being messy.

I voted this election cycle, but I really wish people's first reaction to people who admit they didn't vote in one election wasn't automatically "JFC YOU FUCKING IDIOT", mostly because it is your choice and it's not like voting automatically makes you all knowing and smart.
h0tfuss 7th-Feb-2013 12:31 pm (UTC)
Especially since people say things like, "God, how did GWB ever get elected?" Maybe we should stop encouraging uninformed assholes to vote.
ediesedgwick 7th-Feb-2013 01:24 pm (UTC)
except low voter turnout always favors the republicans.
mastahofunnines 7th-Feb-2013 06:37 am (UTC)
she's like one of those kids in school who does shit just because it's considered cool
it's cool for celebs to look politically active so she wanted to join in the fun too~
jesus christ
coffeenmorphine 7th-Feb-2013 06:52 am (UTC)
Hmmmhahahahahaaaaa!!!!! Waiting for her very opinionated response/explanation.
coffeenmorphine 7th-Feb-2013 06:54 am (UTC)
In open air, without covering her mouth.
mistress_siana 7th-Feb-2013 06:55 am (UTC)
This kind of thing is public information in the USA? Bloody hell.
wauwy 7th-Feb-2013 07:17 am (UTC)
oh

I live in Brooklyn, but I registered at my parents' Republican-filled district upstate because lbr, Brooklyn is blue up and down the board nowadays. I make that three hour drive every year because it's my DUTY, Lena Dunham.
wauwy 7th-Feb-2013 07:24 am (UTC)
Also have you guys forgotten that election years are NEVER just for president? There are candidates up and down the ticket. Even if you can't ~bring yourself to vote~ for either presidential candidate (or vote for a third party to strengthen our system), there are many, many other candidates who need your vote for much more practical lawmaking positions.

Like, sure, it's your business whether you vote or not and I'd never want voting to be mandatory, but don't try to claim it's because it means nothing or because it's merely a presidential punch-out contest.
whimsical_irony 7th-Feb-2013 07:36 am (UTC)
plus the issues at the local and state levels are so important because oftentimes they affect you on a day-to-day basis
arrowtoes 7th-Feb-2013 07:39 am (UTC)
Also have you guys forgotten that election years are NEVER just for president?

yes exactly, this always pisses me off! If you don't want to do something, at least make some fucking sense when you explain why not. But I don't think there's a sensible, intelligent reason to not vote (and this last election I heard every goddamn excuse there is), so, I guess they're all bound to sound stupid.
sexyvegeta 7th-Feb-2013 08:26 am (UTC)
Yup. A lot of people I know don't care about the local candidates. Strange.
sexyvegeta 7th-Feb-2013 08:27 am (UTC)
Her loss I suppose.
mothflavour 7th-Feb-2013 08:49 am (UTC)
I've missed a couple provincial elections because my riding is so one-sided my vote would never make a lick of difference and I happened to be busy. NBD.
courtkneee1 7th-Feb-2013 11:01 am (UTC)
i honestly can't tell if she just fucks up more than the average person or people love to hate her. maybe both.

Edited at 2013-02-07 11:02 am (UTC)
h0tfuss 7th-Feb-2013 12:37 pm (UTC)
I think she's an example of what happens when you earn a lot of praise at a young age. You end up feeling like you're an authority on things you haven't experienced yet.

But I do think people want to hate her, especially, say, other female bloggers from the NYC area who wish that they had their own TV deals. The race issue first became a big deal (and is still only largely focused on representation for black people) because the girl who writes Racialicious had a freakout about it and tried to talk about how she deserved a TV show more because she's a better person who's better at having diverse friends. Whether or not these parts of the show are actually problematic, we need to look at what we're actually feeding into. There's a lot of jealousy toward Lena among other aspiring writers in NYC.
squashcakes 7th-Feb-2013 01:24 pm (UTC)
her loss. I got SO MUCH FREE SHIT on election day. free bracelet, free pumpkin pie shake, free fries, free car wash. I didn't even know this was a THING, it was the first time I was off from work on election day so I ran around town with my sticker on reaping the benefits.
delicious_pocky 7th-Feb-2013 01:37 pm (UTC)
if I was in ny i probably wouldn't vote either. it would go for obama anyway.
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