2:36 pm - 02/19/2013
by Nathan Walker
Mere seconds after tweeting that my pitch to write this article was accepted, some random guy on Twitter had this to say to me: "Lena Dunham is the voice of a masturbatory, hyper-self & her pathological titty baring represents Generation Shit."
I mean, such vitriole and hate for a woman who makes a comedic television show that you can't even watch on public TV!?!?
For years now, my wife has insisted that I'm a feminist despite my arguments that I'm not. She says that since I believe a woman has the right to work for the same pay as any man that I'm inherently a feminist. My half-hearted response was that I couldn't possibly be. I've never read any feminist literature, never participated in a rally, and I certainly can't stand behind the idea that a woman can do everything a man can (or vice versa). To be clear though, I do believe in equal rights, equal pay for equal work and that, intellectually men and women are equals. I also totally love the way women look naked. So, I couldn't possibly be a feminist, right?
In steps, Lena Dunham and her show that you've no doubt heard all about by now, Girls. A show that I personally find to be wildly entertaining despite the fact that the male characters make my skin crawl. Girls instantly became quite controversial as it's a comedic television show that is breaking new ground by depicting the lives of young, white people in their 20s. Also, it's the only TV show where there's no ethnic diversity. Oh, and and and, it's the only TV show that attempts to take a humorous look at the lives of people transitioning from childhood into adulthood. Oh, jeesh, I forgot it's also the only television show that allows women to be on camera naked. Shit! One more thing, it's also the only TV show that focuses on people of enough privilege and money that they can waste their days away following their whims.
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Lena Dunham made me a feminist
by Nathan Walker
Mere seconds after tweeting that my pitch to write this article was accepted, some random guy on Twitter had this to say to me: "Lena Dunham is the voice of a masturbatory, hyper-self & her pathological titty baring represents Generation Shit."
I mean, such vitriole and hate for a woman who makes a comedic television show that you can't even watch on public TV!?!?
For years now, my wife has insisted that I'm a feminist despite my arguments that I'm not. She says that since I believe a woman has the right to work for the same pay as any man that I'm inherently a feminist. My half-hearted response was that I couldn't possibly be. I've never read any feminist literature, never participated in a rally, and I certainly can't stand behind the idea that a woman can do everything a man can (or vice versa). To be clear though, I do believe in equal rights, equal pay for equal work and that, intellectually men and women are equals. I also totally love the way women look naked. So, I couldn't possibly be a feminist, right?
In steps, Lena Dunham and her show that you've no doubt heard all about by now, Girls. A show that I personally find to be wildly entertaining despite the fact that the male characters make my skin crawl. Girls instantly became quite controversial as it's a comedic television show that is breaking new ground by depicting the lives of young, white people in their 20s. Also, it's the only TV show where there's no ethnic diversity. Oh, and and and, it's the only TV show that attempts to take a humorous look at the lives of people transitioning from childhood into adulthood. Oh, jeesh, I forgot it's also the only television show that allows women to be on camera naked. Shit! One more thing, it's also the only TV show that focuses on people of enough privilege and money that they can waste their days away following their whims.
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i also feel like people put up too many rules to what makes a feminist a feminist.
Feminism is innately biased?
Also, there are other ways you can be for women's rights w/o being a feminist, such as womanism, egalitarianism, and humanism?
The criticism is there, people just didn't go looking for it so they can conveniently claimed that people are being seww unfair to Girls.
Edited at 2013-02-19 09:24 pm (UTC)
altho I argue that women already have equal pay to men when both are in the SAME work with the SAME experience/skills and time invested into the work. (ignoring the outliers when some women are discriminated against by some men and are unable to sue those men successfully).
I guess.
and that's that girls DOES get a LOT of criticism solely for the fact that lena is a young "unattractive" female. obviously there is valid criticism for this show (bc it's a piece of shit) but I've come across hate for girls based entirely on the fact that lena is a chick and ~burnz my eyez she's sooooo ugly~~~
my roommmate last year was a dude and he LOVED game of thrones and HATED girls. he'd walk out of the room when I watched it because lena is "an awful person who is awful to look at to boot" lol ok bro go jerk off to daenerys in your room
If that's your sole criticism, gtfo. (I probably need better male friends..)