Lauren Duca

Lauren Duca is an American writer. Currently a columnist at Teen Vogue, Duca has contributed to Vice, Complex, New York Magazine, Brooklyn Magazine, Pacific Standard, The Nation, and The New Yorker. In 2015, Duca won the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award for best film, television or theater feature for her Huffington Post piece, "The Rise of the Woman-Child." 2Early life Duca attended college at Fordham University, graduating in 2013. 2Career In December 2016, Duca drew attention for an op-ed in Teen Vogue titled "Donald Trump is Gaslighting America", which argued that then President-elect Donald Trump relied on deceit to undermine the truth so his critics would question their own judgment. As of December 23, 2016, the essay had been viewed 1.2 million times, becoming the magazine's most-viewed post. Katie Mettler of The Washington Post said, "[T]he Internet lit up with praise for [Duca's] 'scorched-earth' op-ed." The essay has been widely cited as a turning point in the fashion magazine's reputation, with a newly recognized political dimension. Duca appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight on December 23, 2016. In the heated exchange over Duca's commentary on Ivanka Trump, Duca criticized host Tucker Carlson for not allowing her to speak and called Carlson a "partisan hack"; in response he told her that instead of political commentary, she "should stick to the thigh-high boots," referring to her earlier articles on pop-star Ariana Grande. Online harassment of Duca followed, including threats of sexual assault. In response, Duca named her new column at Teen Vogue, begun in February 2017, "Thigh-High Politics." She also designed a tee-shirt in July 2017 with the phrase "I like my politics thigh-high," and donated 100 percent of the proceeds from each $32 shirt to Planned Parenthood in Tucker Carlson's nam