The idea that art shouldn’t have politics in it- should be a critique of society, shouldn’t have a specific point of view that shares beliefs and takes on morality— are the kind of people who think art only exists to entertain. Folks, art has been social commentary and societal take down since CAVE PAINTINGS for…

Honestly? This isn’t entirely true and we should be thankful for it. I have a lot of Trump supporters in my family and many of them are starting to get the picture. This isn’t just anecdotal, either— polls are showing more and more that his support is already waining, albeit in small chunks. He’s making it pretty…

This piece is embarrassing.

I don’t get the “no white culture”. I mean, no white mono-culture? Sure, absolutely. But my father was the first of his family born outside of Italy. We’re still white, obviously but... yeah. We have culture— we have traditions that a lot of my other friends don’t. My wife’s father escaped from the Russian purges in…

Of course, it must be because I have bad information. There’s no possible reality where Clinton or the DNC could ever be anything other than holy, blameless creatures.

It is ABSOLUTELY mind boggling to me how many of the Clinton true believers refuse to give any blame at all to her. It’s the Bernie Bros, it’s the green party, it’s the “idiot” rural people— I read these comment sections over and over again and am I’m just speechless at how basically nothing is laid at the feet of…

Hilarious this never made it out of the grays. And my hilarious I mean not even a bit unexpected.

I teach 18-22 year old how to make movies at two major east coast colleges and 99% of them slob this dude’s knob anytime they get a chance. There is no WAY you’re going to be able to pass yourself as off as a rogue maverick here, my friend.

The “poor people he’s tricked” narrative is pretty fucking condescending. I’m staunchly anti-Trump and my politics are usually to the left of Marx, a rich person patting the heads of the poor and saying, “It’s ok, you’re just not smart enough to know who you’re voting for” is shit, pure and simple. I don’t agree with…

We’re just gonna start throwing out the word genius, huh?

Because, really, what else do women have to think about and be passionate enough to kill for other than boys? Christ, if you wrote a screenplay there is zero chance it would pass the Bechdel Test.

Her first response to the backlash says it all. She basically doubles down. Sure, black men MAY have had SOME problems in this country, but can’t you guys get it that she’s been BODY SHAMED? This is how fucking ignorant she is. She tells us all that she really feels bad about not being societies image of beauty so…

Dunham has always gingerly been self-deprecating. Yes, she’s slightly poking fun at the character in that scene. But we are ultimately meant to identify with Hannah despite all her “quirky short comings”. That’s the point. It’s not a proper satire. It’s her doing what she does in Not That Kind of Girl, in interviews…

She can state all she wants. The show doesn’t show it.

Hey guys— White women getting up in arms about black men looking at them and then assuming they know what was in their hearts while doing so has been AWESOME in the history of America, right?!

Once again, the text stands by itself.

I’m starting to get the whole “I MAJORED in film” in this thread from people who just need to defend Dunham at every turn. All I can do is offer the following as what I consider the best possible way to understand those who just insist Dunham is beyond reproach:

I’ve been a professor (filmmaking, screenwriting,…

“It was so long ago”- Don’t care.

“She’s dreadful in this scene”— great. Still, the only black character they have is sexualized and made to be a fucking REPUBLICAN to be a foil for the white chick.

IF they are so aware of how terrible Hannah is... how about a scene with a black person who recognizes WHY Hannah is…

I’ve read a decent amount about Dunham. That said, something all writing and filmmaking students learn first year is that the text needs to stand by itself.

As far as I’ve seen it never commits. I watched the first three episodes then was shown the “We Have a Black Character Episode” later and instead of using that character to show how “Dreadful” these white chicks are, they use it as a moment for Dunham to yell at the poor stupid black dude about how he is against his…