By Ray Pride Pride@moviecitynews.com

Ta-Nehisi Coates On Criticism Of “Girls”

Posted Saturday, April 21st, 2012 - Comments Off
“Good writing is essentially a selfish act—storytellers are charged with crafting the narrative they want to see. I’m not very interested in Lena Dunham reflecting the aspirations of people she may or may not know. I’m interested in her specific and individual vision; in that story she is aching to tell. If that vision is all-white, then so be it. I don’t think a storyteller can be guilted into making great characters. Invisibility is problematic. Caricature is worse. There has been a lot of talk about Lena Dunham’s responsibility, but significantly less about the the people who sign her checks. My question is not “Why are there no black women on Girls,” but “How many black show-runners are employed by HBO?” This is about systemic change, not individual attacks.”
~ Ta-Nehisi Coates On Criticism Of “Girls”

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