Posted on 01/15/2013 12:09:57 PM PST by drewh
Lena Dunham, creator of the HBO sitcom "Girls," has stated that the character she plays would view dating a black Republican the same way as dating a Nazi.
The show's second season premieres Sunday night, and Dunham's character Hannah has found a new love interest in Donald Glover of NBC's "Community," whose character is a Republican. In an interview with New York Magagazine, Dunham explains what his character's politics mean for her character, Hannah.
Why make him a Republican?
We liked the idea of a Republican entering their universe. And Hannah doesn’t really have a clear sense of why you shouldn’t date a Republican; it’s kind of just like the same reason why you shouldn’t date a Nazi: You just shouldn’t.
When the interviewer follows up on that phrase, Dunham clarifies that while she is progressive, she does not have the same blanket "ignorance" she is satirizing through her character.
Wait, so your position is that you shouldn’t date a Republican?
My personal position is that you should date anyone you want so long as they treat you respectfully and share your value system. So it might be hard for me to date someone who was against gay marriage and abortion rights — I don’t think I would be attracted to them — but I don’t have any personal problem with dating a Republican. I do think that Hannah has this reverse ignorance where she’s like,If they’re Republican, get them out of my airspace, and that was a fun thought to explore.
Last year, Dunham cut an ad for Barack Obama's re-election campaign, titled "My First Time," comparing a vote for the incumbent President to losing one's virginity.
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re: “Watching “Girls” like watching a septic tank being emptied.”
I like your analogy, but I was thinking more of the other way around, like watching a septic tank being “filled”.
You might want to brush up on your history. McCarthy was concerned about communists in the army. Other people were talking about Hollywood, not him.
Does she have some disease on her upper forearm? I generally believe in the right to bare arms (and bare legs), so long as she doesn’t get that right.
re: “Look, this wouldn’t be such a big deal if this weren’t demonstrative of the wrongheaded, knee-jerk conservative approach to culture.”
Yeah, those “un-hip” conservatives just don’t get the genious of liberal humor. By comparison, liberals ALWAYS get and appreciate humor directed at them and never over-react. (ultra-sarcasm).
re: “. . . And then you wonder why I spend my time watching reality television while everyone else is watching Bill O’Reilly pop a neck vein.”
The person who wrote this just admited to being one of the “low-information” voters.
RE: #5. Worst case of vericose veins I’ve ever seen.
Yes, that was the party's name, but Hitler's party was actually socialist only in the sense that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is "democratic."
Except that Nazi’s were leftists....
Hitler, Stalin and Mao....all leftists...
All mass murderers....
All confiscated guns from their citizens....
All surrounded themselves with children when announcing new legislation or dictates....
A manipulative, controlling, and bitchy useful idiot. Another sign that we’re doomed.
“That Constitution... it’s creepy.”
Like the fat chick that is allowed to hang out with the “hip” chicks at school who says she would never date someone not cool enough for her “friends”. (Meanwhile would throw herself at the class dork if he showed interest) how sophomoric
She’s the one who did the ad saying voting for Obama for the first time was like losing your virginity to a great guy.
Excellent description. You put it into perspective nicely, and I’m stealing it ...LOL
You can make that analogy for the country as a whole.
Yeah the country lost its virginity to what they thought was a "great guy", only his regime has turned into an incurable STD.
She is one ugly woman
and she is on TV rutting around with all sorts of weird guys
and people want to see this stuff??
did you know they are making a new SLUTS IN THE CITY right now??
It’s called “Carrie Diaries”
basically it is Sluts in the City: High School Edition on the CW network
Are you a sixty year old man named Mike?
Nope.
But.....I’m closer to 60 than I’d like to admit and I have a cousin named Mike.
If that helps.
I would hit it.
With a rolled-up newspaper.
Nice argument, but the reality is that Hollywood has become a propaganda arm that purposefully demonizes us. How long can one smile and “go along” at being abused and humiliated before it takes its toll. I say we’re already there. We’ve taken it up the a&& long enough.
Lord, these people are tiresome. I simply don’t care what liberals say anymore.
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