There are a bunch of AV Club commenters who’ve been pretending for the last few days that this latest Lena Dunham fiasco isn’t racist. Their disdain for Dunham has been trumped by their own racism. It’s pretty sickening.

Hated her? TVDW worshiped her and the Girls comment section was a echo chamber. The shit talkers eventually came back,but they (we) were effectively run out in the first couple seasons. Part of the big push to evolve the commentary that led to The Dissolve thing.

You know, I was reading these comments and sitting here thinking, wtf? The AV Club commenters always HATED her. I didn’t put two and two together. You’re right and I’m disgusted I didn’t realize it right away.

Yes she is such fucking scum and the living embodiment of the white feminist stereotype.

Lol. The same type of shit was said about Weinstein, Spacey, Ratner, etc.

I have one particular conservative friend that repeats all the patriarchal misogynist crap some of her male family members have drilled into her. I haven’t given up on her and I won’t go into the complexities of the friendship here, her politics are just one side of her.

Even ivanka’s shit flew off the shelves when Nordstrom parted ways with her brand and everything was 70% off.

So you’re saying because of who he is, he should sit on his ass and have no ambition—even if it’s to do good? He should have a less meaningful life to be “fair”? That he, as an individual who has a right to pursue his dreams and make his life matter, is not entitled to do that because you think he’s too entitled? And…

I’m a black, disabled, queer woman from the south and I don’t resent a fucking to-the-manor-born journalist one bit. He hasn’t taken a thing from me and, with this gig, has given so very much back to me. Hush.

Anyone can be a journalist in this day and age. It doesn’t require you to have rich white privileged parents. Yes, he’s using the assets he was given to help highlight things and make people pay attention, but isn’t that the appropriate route to take?

I think it’s unfair and futile to ask individuals to tamp their ambitions to “make room for someone else”. This is precisely the reason we need systematic change — you can’t simply ask a smart, motivated, passionate, educated person to ‘just not’. They have every right to do what they want to do and this is a…

Is there any job he could do that you wouldn’t attack him for?

He’s a reporter...sorry...Journalist...it’s not exactly a high demand job...It’s not even one you need a fancy education for...(though he does use his education as a focus for his investigations), hell...it’s not even one you need an employer for in the internet age... There is plenty of room for others.

Okay please. Yes he is privileged but that resume above cannot be achieved by privilege alone. Come ON.

I think it’s okay to dress up as specific CHARACTER if they are another race- like there was that article about dressing up as Moana. Because Moana was a nuanced and respectful look, celebrating a culture.