On April 15, 2012, Dunham’s “Girls” premiered on HBO. The trailblazing series helped shape the TV landscape and gave us one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Do we owe her an apology?
writer who was accused of rape by actor Aurora Perrineau—was particularly hard to justify. Miller always denied the allegations and charges were dropped, but fans thought Dunham’s response conflicted with her past insistence that women should be believed. Dunham later apologized, admitting her backing of Miller was not based on any insider knowledge, as she had claimed.
Scandals like this are partly why Dunham’s politics and that of her show are often described as “white feminist.” . But away from, she has used her platform to amplify different perspectives—like on her podcast Women of the Hour and her feminist newsletter. This doesn’t undo the whiteness of her show, of course, but it does suggest growth. .
It’s certainly easy to understand why people took issue with someone as privileged as Dunham—who was raised in a—being heralded as the new face of feminism. But it’s not entirely her fault that she was put on such a ridiculously high pedestal. There’s a long history of women in the public eye being given this type of hyped-up “moment”—from Anne Hathaway to Jennifer Lawrence—where they’re celebrated, then thrown to the wolves when they aren’t perfect.
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