'Why on earth has she descended into stuff like this?' Today Show host Lisa Wilkinson slams Girls star Lena Dunham for calling African Americans 'rodents'

By Hannah Moore For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 03:55 EST, 5 September 2016 | Updated: 10:30 EST, 5 September 2016

The Girls star been slammed this week as racist tweets she posted years ago have been recirculated.

And Lena Dunham has come under fire again, this time from Today Show host Lisa Wilkinson in Australia, for a tweet posted in 2010 referring to African American people as 'rodents'.

'Just found my creativity journal from 2005. It begins: 'I dreamed I was a prostitute and that I molested a little African American rodent',' Lena's post read. 

Under fire: Lena Dunham's old racist tweets have been recirculated, with celebrities and other social media users slamming the Girls star for her warped views 

Under fire: Lena Dunham's old racist tweets have been recirculated, with celebrities and other social media users slamming the Girls star for her warped views 

Lisa flew into a rage over the tweet, sharing it with her 215,000 followers along with a disgusted comment.  

'When Lena Dunham is capable of being such a positive role model why on earth has she descended into stuff like this,' she posted.

After being slammed by the Hollywood writer's fans for dredging up old posts, Lisa came back again - relating her old tweets to equally controversial recent tweets. 

 'Why on earth has she descended into stuff like this?': Lisa flew into a rage over the tweet, sharing it with her 215,000 followers along with a disgusted comment

 'Why on earth has she descended into stuff like this?': Lisa flew into a rage over the tweet, sharing it with her 215,000 followers along with a disgusted comment

Outraged: The television presenter took to Twitter to share her anger over the bizarre tweets, posted by Lena Dunham years ago

Outraged: The television presenter took to Twitter to share her anger over the bizarre tweets, posted by Lena Dunham years ago

'So yes, that tweet is an old bit of overshare that's just resurfaced,' the TV presenter wrote.

'Seems on point though with her current style.'

Last week in an interview with her friend Amy Schumer for her online magazine Lenny Letter, Lena recounted an experience she had sitting alongside NFL player Odell Beckham Junior. 

Public backlash: Social media users also wasted no time in slamming the Hollywood writer for other tweets about Asian men

Public backlash: Social media users also wasted no time in slamming the Hollywood writer for other tweets about Asian men

Too late for apologies: The backlash has come after Lena said NFL player Odell Beckham Junior ignored her at an event because he didn't want to have sex with her

Too late for apologies: The backlash has come after Lena said NFL player Odell Beckham Junior ignored her at an event because he didn't want to have sex with her

Not such a shining beacon: Former fans of the actress and current fans of the sports star were angered by her comments, and did not hold back in their criticism of the 30-year-old

Not such a shining beacon: Former fans of the actress and current fans of the sports star were angered by her comments, and did not hold back in their criticism of the 30-year-old

'It was so amazing because it was like he looked at me and he determined I was not the shape of a woman by his standards,' she said.

'He was like, 'That's a marshmallow. That's a child. That's a dog.' It wasn't mean – he just seemed confused. 

'The vibe was very much like, 'Do I want to f--k it? Is it wearing a … yep, it's wearing a tuxedo. I'm going to go back to my cell phone'.' 

 Bizarre: Another tweet, posted by Lena in 2011, left social media users fuming and confused

 Bizarre: Another tweet, posted by Lena in 2011, left social media users fuming and confused

She later apologised in a lengthy post to both her Twitter and Instagram accounts, but the damage had been done. 

Following the post, which triggered a huge backlash from fans of the sports star, Twitter users uncovered another racist tweet by the actress.

'An uncool thought to have: 'is that guy walking in the dark behind me a rapist? Never mind, he's Asian,'' Dunham's tweet, posted in July 2011, read. 

Let down: Lisa told her 215,000 followers she felt let down by the actress, who she says 'is capable of being such a positive role model'

Let down: Lisa told her 215,000 followers she felt let down by the actress, who she says 'is capable of being such a positive role model'

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