I was fascinated to read this exchange as I had never heard of Girls or Lena Dunham ...until last night. Lena (and Michael Douglas) were the guests on Finding Your Roots. If you haven't seen that episode, I think you'd enjoy it. I loved Lena's observations about the paths and choices of her newly discovered ancestors.
I loved Lena for what often felt like her stream of consciousness/unfiltered take on reality but also her body and tattoos. People went after that in a way that was frightening. Like how dare she. Her daring was so exciting and liberating. SHe broke so much ground. So frank and vulnerable. Huge blind spots and great insights. The writing! She dared. Love this conversation.
I went to a women's college and lived in the same house (dorm) for four years. There were about thirteen of us who entered as freshmen at the same time. At our 50th reunion about eight of us returned. I was amazed to see how close we still felt to one another after all that time. It was as if 50 years had just melted away. I mentioned this to my teenage granddaughter, and she responded that it was because we lived together during such an important developmental stage in our lives. So true!
I just started watching Girls so will read all this again once I finish. So far, what strikes me most is her openness. Most characters on TV are characters on TV to me, so that's fascinating. Also am watching on the heels of spending the weekend with my two closest friends. We met the first week of kindergarten and what we feel is that we are a--despite our wildly different lives and often long gaps getting together or even talking--the truest people in our lives. The only people met as equals, five years old with no real understanding of anything about society and its roles or wanting or needed anything from the others except to play. Even as mothers, partners, etc. we meet others as we age from a place need and desire, and of course through the roles we're playing. I don't have kids and always have a lot of friends, but even those I love go in and out with circumstances in a way my childhood friends never have. But also, never, not once in 55 years have we betrayed each other or harmed each other in the casual ways young women often do. Girls seems true to the young women's experience so far to me. But childhood, at least mine, was a different story. As for the attacks on her, I put it all on two things--her body, and her full-on nepo casting. One seems brave to me, the other a bad choice.
I was fascinated to read this exchange as I had never heard of Girls or Lena Dunham ...until last night. Lena (and Michael Douglas) were the guests on Finding Your Roots. If you haven't seen that episode, I think you'd enjoy it. I loved Lena's observations about the paths and choices of her newly discovered ancestors.
I loved Lena for what often felt like her stream of consciousness/unfiltered take on reality but also her body and tattoos. People went after that in a way that was frightening. Like how dare she. Her daring was so exciting and liberating. SHe broke so much ground. So frank and vulnerable. Huge blind spots and great insights. The writing! She dared. Love this conversation.
I went to a women's college and lived in the same house (dorm) for four years. There were about thirteen of us who entered as freshmen at the same time. At our 50th reunion about eight of us returned. I was amazed to see how close we still felt to one another after all that time. It was as if 50 years had just melted away. I mentioned this to my teenage granddaughter, and she responded that it was because we lived together during such an important developmental stage in our lives. So true!
loved eavesdropping on this deep conversation! ❤️
I just started watching Girls so will read all this again once I finish. So far, what strikes me most is her openness. Most characters on TV are characters on TV to me, so that's fascinating. Also am watching on the heels of spending the weekend with my two closest friends. We met the first week of kindergarten and what we feel is that we are a--despite our wildly different lives and often long gaps getting together or even talking--the truest people in our lives. The only people met as equals, five years old with no real understanding of anything about society and its roles or wanting or needed anything from the others except to play. Even as mothers, partners, etc. we meet others as we age from a place need and desire, and of course through the roles we're playing. I don't have kids and always have a lot of friends, but even those I love go in and out with circumstances in a way my childhood friends never have. But also, never, not once in 55 years have we betrayed each other or harmed each other in the casual ways young women often do. Girls seems true to the young women's experience so far to me. But childhood, at least mine, was a different story. As for the attacks on her, I put it all on two things--her body, and her full-on nepo casting. One seems brave to me, the other a bad choice.
wow -"sights of human energy"