3:18 pm - 01/07/2013
Well... some of you asked for it, so you're getting it.
You'll recall last year's hoopla over the lack of diversity in Lena Dunham's hit HBO series, Girls (although, it's questionable whether it all was genuine, or fabricated to generate conversation and press around the series); soon after, it was revealed that Donald Glover would be joining the series' cast this season, I suppose in response to calls for more *color* on the show.
At the time, it wasn't know what role exactly Glover would play; but now we do know.
Tim Goodman's review of the new season of the series (which debuts on January 13) in The Hollywood Reporter last Friday gives us some of the 411:
Intrigued?
I did watch a couple of episodes of Girls, and, to be frank, they did very little to nothing for me, and I never went back to it. I'm just not its target audience. Besides, I have so much else to keep up with. I hear it's a good show, well-written etc. But little about it attracts me.
Will Glover;s addition make a difference to me? Probably not. But we'll see... I'm sure I'll be cajoled into giving it a look - especially the episodes he's in.
Dunham said that the 'race" problem in Girls would be addressed in the next season, and the characters will be more diverse. Great! However, I'm not a fan of classic network tokenism in casting; in essence, don't give us characters of color just to meet a quota, or as a knee-jerk reaction to the criticism. And then when she does include black characters who aren't written as we'd like them to be, we'll only just criticize further!
And given that Glover's character is a black Republican, it's anyone's guess what slant/angle the writing will take with Mr Sandy.
For a show that, from what I hear, is not at all what you'd call political - at least the characters and the world they inhabit are apolitical - how will inserting a character designated as a black Republican mix into the narrative?
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More Details on Donald Glover's Role In Girls.
Well... some of you asked for it, so you're getting it.
You'll recall last year's hoopla over the lack of diversity in Lena Dunham's hit HBO series, Girls (although, it's questionable whether it all was genuine, or fabricated to generate conversation and press around the series); soon after, it was revealed that Donald Glover would be joining the series' cast this season, I suppose in response to calls for more *color* on the show.
At the time, it wasn't know what role exactly Glover would play; but now we do know.
Tim Goodman's review of the new season of the series (which debuts on January 13) in The Hollywood Reporter last Friday gives us some of the 411:
Season two starts with a pretty big -- and unexplained -- jump. Hannah is now dating a handsome black Republican named Sandy (Donald Glover)... When Sandy calls out Hannah’s knowledge of race and its ramifications, she goes on a self-righteous, defensive rant, and Sandy says, “You just said a Missy Elliott lyric.” There are attacks on fixie bikes, rich white girls dating black men, iPad-using gay DJs, what constitutes a “pretty person’s job,” and the smug cynicism of youthful people who haven’t earned the right to it.
Intrigued?
I did watch a couple of episodes of Girls, and, to be frank, they did very little to nothing for me, and I never went back to it. I'm just not its target audience. Besides, I have so much else to keep up with. I hear it's a good show, well-written etc. But little about it attracts me.
Will Glover;s addition make a difference to me? Probably not. But we'll see... I'm sure I'll be cajoled into giving it a look - especially the episodes he's in.
Dunham said that the 'race" problem in Girls would be addressed in the next season, and the characters will be more diverse. Great! However, I'm not a fan of classic network tokenism in casting; in essence, don't give us characters of color just to meet a quota, or as a knee-jerk reaction to the criticism. And then when she does include black characters who aren't written as we'd like them to be, we'll only just criticize further!
And given that Glover's character is a black Republican, it's anyone's guess what slant/angle the writing will take with Mr Sandy.
For a show that, from what I hear, is not at all what you'd call political - at least the characters and the world they inhabit are apolitical - how will inserting a character designated as a black Republican mix into the narrative?
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You know, Dunham, the criticism of your show's whitewashing didn't mean we wanted you to stand on a soapbox and talk about how self-aware and clever you are.
I can't stand her ignorant privileged ass. She will stand on her ignorant soapbox for ever.
In other news, have you looked into bursary's and grants? Plenty of them are floating around waiting to be claimed.
Yeah, browsing bursaries and anything available. It's hard to get funding at Masters level here, even more so for my chosen field (theatre studies). I'm going to do it part-time so I can work during it to pay for it but I need the tuition fees sorted out before it all begins, and that's not easy.
<33333 I can understand that - a lot of bursaries are for undergrad...I'm in theatre too (well I did my BA in English - and I write for stage and screen...if only someone would give me a shot.) I'm applying for grants right now, and I definetly know how you feel on that end. :/ I'm also applying for jobs - because I've gotta eat LOL. <3333 I wish for the best for you. Where do you live btw?
I'm from Scotland so the funding search has been a bit chaotic. The student funding group here will not help me out at all for my chosen degree, so I'm just looking at anything and everything. Luckily I'm living at home right now so don't need to worry about bills. I'm hardly the starving artist and I know how lucky I am in many aspects but it all still leaves me feeling quite fed up and pessimistic.
I feel you and I hope you find a way to get your program and your funding.