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Posted by Orbit_Established, Thu Feb-07-13 12:33 PM

Watch how easy this is:

>1. There's a lot to criticize Girls of, from its lack of
>people of color to its navel gazing and narrow socioeconomic
>representation of life in NYC.

So, there is a lot to dislike about the show.

(weird, Orbit_Established doesn't even care about this)

>2. As a show, the quality of its jokes and characters is
>largely a matter of personal opinion. Personally I think the
>show is pretty good but I don't love it. (reread for emphasis,
>as you seem confused about that last point)


You don't like the show.



>3. The production itself is a significant (careful not to
>twist that word into something i'm not actually saying) solely
>because of how female-dominated it is, from cast to writing to
>production to directing. (Again I ask for an example of
>another show similar in ALL of those areas, but nobody can
>name one.)


So, there's a lot of reasons to shit on the show, you
don't like the show, but it deserves to be watched because
of the female presence, independent of the fact that you
don't actually like it.


That is called being "sexist."


You've objectified her and the show. You are characterizing
it by its "woman-ness" ahead of any other potentially
essential characteristic.


>4. Because of (3.), Girls is under a much tighter microscope
>than almost any other show. And that is why discussion of it
>is far out of balance compared to the show's significance
>otherwise.

Okay, so the show has lots to dislike about it, you
don't like it, you watch it because it has women, and
because it is woman it gets more credit and criticism
than it deserves.

Point #4 is irrelevant, by the way. And almost nobody
gives a shit about the fact that its totally woman run.

People like it because they think its smart and funny.

People don't like it because they think its dumb and unfunny.

And that's what Lena Durham would prefer.




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