What is it all about? Well, first of all - this is definitely not a show for the feint-hearted. The brutal honesty conveyed in the two seasons can be extremely confronting. It's like Lena Dunham went for every possible extreme, her character tries everything any girl has ever thought of - and decided it wasn't a good idea. Her character goes by gut-instinct and somehow manages to forget about all consequences. She tries it all and comes to the conclusion "hmmm, that probably wasn't a good idea".
If you're a fabulous princess who thinks the world should operate like the social circles of Gossip Girl - this show is not for you. You might want to live in that fantasy world a little longer. But for those who are just plain fed-up with the glossy and glitzy world of American TV shows, this is the antidote.
Refreshingly original, Girls HBO breaks all the boundaries and stereotypes on what it means to be a woman in this digital age. No, it's not doing fish-face so your milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, nor is it excessive 'babe' calling to cultivate more Facebook friends. So stop posting all your drunken Saturday night photos and naked legs. We get it, they're long, and your life-long-goal of becoming a mere ideal is coming into fruition.
For those of us who are frustrated at TBHs and will literally implode when people say "feminists can't [insert something remotely feminine]", watch Girls HBO and feel relieved that you are not alone.
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the glamour of life. I admit that working in the women's magazine industry, I see the temptations and why. It's fine if it's not fakery, but unfortunately 99% of the time, it is.
It really angers me to see women feeling empowered from subjecting themselves to glossy-ideals of living a fabulous life. Did we really fight for so long to have the right to wear itsy-bitsy-polka-dot bikinis? We are on the winning front against patriarchy but are we starting our own? Instead of conforming to male-created ideals, are we conforming to ideals created by other women? When we are finally allowed to have a voice, it gets drowned by our own female constraints.
Just some food for thought.
I am a massive hypocrite because I constantly drift from one side to the other. But hey, that's ok because as Tavi Gevinson said in her TED talk, "I'm still trying to figure it out".
The key is to be honest like Lena Dunham's characters. It's okay to be confused - that's what female companions are here for. Not to judge, but to eat a while tub of ice cream with you when you realise you're a failure in life, and to listen to all your hilariously-irrational-cathartic outpourings on boys.
It's because we're all figuring it out, and the only way to move forward is to know that we are all dags living in a beautiful world - and it's okay!
This is a really long way of saying: WATCH GIRLS.
Rant over.
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