May 08, 2012

Lena Dunham Talks About Girls Being Super White

And I think the liberal-arts student in me really wants to engage in a dialogue about it, but as I learn about engaging with the media, I realize it's not the same as sitting in a seminar talking things through at Oberlin. Every quote is sort of used and misused and placed and misplaced, and I really wanted to make sure I spoke sensitively to this issue. ...

via www.grantland.com

This makes sense to me. She didn't write a black character because she doesn't have black friends. Whether or not it's OK, it's not not uncommon.

May 8, 2012 2:08:24 PM | Television

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