Lena Dunham Looking back on claims of lack of diversity in her iconic series ”Girls. “Dunham created, produced, produced and played in the HBO show, which was broadcast from 2012 to 2017. Almost a decade after wrapping, Showrunner reflects on how the series was critically received at that time.
“I think one of the deep questions about” girls “was that there were so little real estate for women on television,” Dunham told The Independent“(So) that if you had a show called” Girls “, which is such a monolithic name, it sounds as if it describes all the girls in all places. And so if it does not reflect a lot of experiences, I understand how it would be a disappointment for people.”
Dunham is now returning to TV Again, with its semi-autobiographical Netflix series “Too Much”, which has a large ensemble role representing a number of breeds, genders and nationalities such as the show takes place in both New York City and London. “What I really thought is that one of the most important things is not just diversity in front of the camera, but it is the diversity behind the camera,” said Dunham and quoted how her experience with “girls” affected how she approached “too much.” “As a producer, one of my goals is to bring many different voices to a position where they can tell their story.”
The discussions about diversity in “Girls” tormented the series ever since it premiered in 2012. The NYC-Set show had a white core role; Dunham introduced famous Donald Glover in Season 2 as one of her love interests on the screen, seemingly as a direct response to the criticism. Glover character Sandy was a dedicated Republican in a subversive creative decision.
Dunk mentioned 2012 that the casting was not due to the diversity controversy. “Some are people in color, others are not, others are Caucasian because I went to the actors I wanted to work with and told the stories that seemed important and exciting,” she said. “I don’t care to satisfy the critics, but I care about satisfying my viewers. And I know I have viewers who are women in color who want to see themselves reflected on the screen. So that’s what is important to me.
Dunham added in 2018 that she later discussed gloves character with him and wanted to make sure he was comfortable with the bow. “I emailed him later to say: ‘I hope you feel the part on’ Girls’ Didn’t tokenized you,“And his answer was really Donald-Y and enigmatic:” Let’s not think back on mistakes as we did before, let’s just focus on what lies ahead of us, “she said (Glover has been vocal about his Love to work with Dunham Ever since the lead role in the series.)
The enlarged criticism of “girls” then partly led to Dunham taking an actor. Dunham told The times Early this season, “I always joke that I need a t-shirt saying:“I survived New York Media in 2012 And all I got was this miserable t-shirt. ‘And all I got was this wretched PTSD. I did not really understand how I would distinguish between what was and was not necessary for the public. I felt confused about how I would answer. I thought that if I explain properly who I am, or give a glimpse of who I am, people will have a different idea of me, that we would be friends. But no one cares – and that’s good. “
