For making an entire generation of females think it is OK to dress like you found a sheet from when you were 7 and made a dress out of it with a bow! To show up in public unshowered with greasy unbrushed hair! exposing your mega flabby ugly tatooed arms and dress with less and less clothing exposing your full out gut , all of this under the pretense that you should be proud of yourself no matter what you look like, and making an effort to stay in shape and dress well, isnt cool! I will then take the "uncool" girl everyday of the week!

And by the way, I think all these females work at Whole Foods!

BF,
I saw her on some talk show. (Jay or Conan) She was ignorant and a real bitch.
Of course Hollywood embraces that shit,until they get bored and throw her to the curb.

One thing that is interesting is that for all the talk about being progressive ....

I've learned that the key to not freaking out over this show is to contextualize the principal characters as terrible people, à la such shows as Mad Men or Breaking Bad. When you realize that they're not brave feminist warriors but just contemptibly self-absorbed trust fund babies traipsing around the city like it's an amusement park, it's a lot easier to appreciate. And maybe the idea that women on TV can be awful the way men on TV are awful is the real lesson about gender equality.

I've learned that the key to not freaking out over this show is to contextualize the principal characters as terrible people, à la such shows as Mad Men or Breaking Bad. When you realize that they're not brave feminist warriors but just contemptibly self-absorbed trust fund babies traipsing around the city like it's an amusement park, it's a lot easier to appreciate. And maybe the idea that women on TV can be awful the way men on TV are awful is the real lesson about gender equality.

dont think anyone is really "freaking out"

How dare you ... her show is 'the height of female self-expression' and she's the 'queen of comedy'.

She is bad and not all that "smart," and the show is bad.

I've learned that the key to not freaking out over this show is to contextualize the principal characters as terrible people, à la such shows as Mad Men or Breaking Bad. When you realize that they're not brave feminist warriors but just contemptibly self-absorbed trust fund babies traipsing around the city like it's an amusement park, it's a lot easier to appreciate. And maybe the idea that women on TV can be awful the way men on TV are awful is the real lesson about gender equality.

i don't see that kind of self awareness coming from lena dunham.

She's not a complete idiot and the show is mediocre. Faint praise.

Anyway, cool spring 2012 thread. So Bulls over the Sixers in 4, right?

Maybe not, but I'm not gonna be the one going "get that fat bitch off my TV." Anyway, cool spring 2012 thread. So Bulls over the Sixers in 4, right?

lolmissedthisedit. wat?

There was a lot of freaking out when the show debuted, and you're not exactly keeping your cool yourself in starting this thread.

I see the show eventually sputtering like an untied balloon in the air, she lies low for a while, then comes back with a new project and more learning experiences. I do feel like she's talented and savvy enough to stay in the game.

No one really watches Mad Men, either.