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afternoonsnoozebutton:

from Lisa Lampanelli’s wiki bio

“Lampanelli began her stand-up career in New York in the early 1990s.[16] In explaining her reasons for switching from journalism to comedy, Lampanelli stated not only for the pay raise, but because “I get to say the n-word word on stage and get paid money.”[”

she WOULD be friends with Lena Dunham

Just using this as an excuse to bring up the fact Girls also employs as a writer Lesley Arfin, is an outspoken racist whose released such gems as Tweeting cute shit like “What really bothered me most about Precious was that there was no representation of ME.”Without apology (she coughed up an apology for the Precious Tweet, apparently), she is apparently the kind of person who thinks it’s cute to compare President Obama’s skin color to shit, or to say in an interview that the word “nigger” is the one that makes her feel proud to be a writer.Gross.

from Lisa Lampanelli’s wiki bio

“Lampanelli began her stand-up career in New York in the early 1990s.^[16] In explaining her reasons for switching from journalism to comedy, Lampanelli stated not only for the pay raise, but because “I get to say the n-word word on stage and get paid money.”^[”

she WOULD be friends with Lena Dunham

Just using this as an excuse to bring up the fact Girls also employs as a writer Lesley Arfin, is an outspoken racist whose released such gems as Tweeting cute shit like “What really bothered me most about Precious was that there was no representation of ME.”
Without apology (she coughed up an apology for the Precious Tweet, apparently), she is apparently the kind of person who thinks it’s cute to compare President Obama’s skin color to shit, or to say in an interview that the word “nigger” is the one that makes her feel proud to be a writer.

Gross.

(Source: cognitivedissonance)

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lipstick-feminists:

“I guess all I have to say about the topic is that, because TV is such a popular medium, HBO has a responsibility to represent its subjects accurately, especially when the network is selling a show as a representation of young New York. There’s no obligation to be kaleidoscopic, but there is a difference between writing a short story or essay about a bunch of white people that only a handful of people will read and creating another show about white people that millions of people will watch, especially when you’ve chosen to set that show in one of the most culturally mixed cities in the world.”

—

- James Franco, about the lack of diversity on the show Girls [x] (via lettersintheampersand)

James Franco?

(via likestepsonthemoon)

My two other favorite parts:

“I’m not saying I have to struggle to pay the rent like Lena Dunham’s character, Hannah, but there was a point, right before Judd cast me in Freaks and Geeks, when my parents cut me off because I wanted to go to acting school instead of UCLA. I worked at McDonalds, and my first suggestion to Hannah would be this: get a fucking job. If you really want to have experiences to write about, go to work; and if you really want to be an artist, take responsibility for yourself and wait some tables. You might mature a little in the process.”

[…]

“Lena is the ultimate creator, so no matter what she puts the girls through, she is always in control. Her name is always at the end, where it says “Created by.” They say living well is the best revenge, but sometimes writing well is even better.”

(via theodore-lawrence)

Well, shit. It got even better.

(via kyssthis16)

James Franco reads well

(via blackgirlsquee)

Oh dear :)

Yo when I have to give props to James Franco , you know I’m angry

(via blackamazon)

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Lipstick Feminists: asklipstickfeminists: that caitlin moran tweet is taken out of...

asklipstickfeminists:

that caitlin moran tweet is taken out of context, moran later went on to say “Asking every female artist to represent 3.3b women in every project she does is a crippling and unfair request.” Can we not celebrate Dunham creating a truthful and hilarious representation of women without bringing race into it? would we question this if she were a man/writing about men?

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No, it is not taken out of context. No, I will not celebrate a show that depicts an over-represented and privileged group of people living in a world that doesn’t exist.
It is not groundbreaking to show White and light-skinned Jewish women living in New York City. This show is not a representation of modern life, or of life in Brooklyn. Girls shows an extremely whitewashed version of the city, with PoC only making small appearances in stereotypical roles.

It would be different if this were about men. Mostly because, in the US, our television is so full of White men that we barely notice when there are no men of colour on screen. (For example, how many people noticed that only a few men of colour were ever shown on Suits?) However, these shows rarely claim to be a representation of modern life and of the struggles of women. Girls does.

I can’t speak for PoC, but that’s why I’m pissed off. You cannot claim to be representing women while refusing to represent the majority of women.

-Amy

Further reading:
Dear Lena Dunham: I Exist
Where (My) Girls At?

I think it’s also worth mentioning that a writer on the show, Lesley Arfin, is an outspoken racist whose released such gems as Tweeting cute shit like “What really bothered me most about Precious was that there was no representation of ME.”
Without apology (she coughed up an apology for the Precious Tweet, apparently), she is apparently the kind of person who thinks it’s clever to compare President Obama’s skin color to shit, or to say in an interview that the word “nigger” is the one that makes her feel proud to be a writer.

So yeah, I think under-representation of women of color could be one of the lesser of Girls’s racial problems. Ugh.

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theuntitledmag:

[Image Description: A twitter conversation between lizzie c and British feminist writer Caitilin Moran:
lizzie c: “what a surprise @caitilinmoran loves lena dunham. white feminists who ignore the experiences of WOCs have got to stick together guys!!!”
Caitilin Moran: “@lizziecoan THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT”
lizzie c: “@caitilinmoran did you address the complete and utter lack of people of colour in girls in your interview? i sure hope so!”
Caitilin Moran: “@lizziecoan Nope. I literally couldn’t give a shit aboutit.”]

pink-slip:

mimisot:

lzzzbth:

yeah

so

caitlin moran legitmately just told me that she could not give a shit about the representation of WOC. SHE JUST SAID THOSE EXACT WORDS. as one of the most prominent feminists in the UK today, her particular brand of white middle class feminism is THE FUCKING PITS AND I HATE HER. please excuse my rage but CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS.

her book is called ‘how to be a woman’. HOW TO BE A FUCKING WOMAN.

can i not be a woman if i think representation of WOC in modern media is really important? more important than the representation of white women?

fuckkkkk her

ugh!

in which caitlin moran reaffirms her status as an arsehole

My feminism will be intersectional or it will be bullshit AND NOT FEMINISM.

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sexxxisbeautiful:

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Roominate – a new line of dollhouses for girls aims to spark interest in science, technology, and STEM rather than reinforcing the gender stereotypes of traditional toys. The startup comes from three female engineers.

(↬ Springwise)

so so so so so cool.

can i have one?

This made me a little choked up to be honest. Wonderful.

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madamethursday:

[Image: A picture of a smiling young Black woman wearing an orange flight suit jumper standing next to a small biplane, holding onto one of the wing supports, hand on hip.]

ethiopienne:

ihavethisblog:

forbrowngirls:

http://forbrowngirls.tumblr.com/

Kimberly Anyadike at 15 years old (now 18) became the first African American teen to fly across the United States! She is now a finalist in Seventeen Magazine’s Pretty Amazing Cover contest, where one inspiring, extraordinary reader will be chosen to have her story featured in the magazine along with her picture on the cover ! Interview with Kimberly coming FRIDAY! :)
- Vote for Kim here:
http://www.seventeen.com/fun/articles/pretty-amazing-cover-model

And also she was Vice President of her class.

And she’s already finished a year’s worth of college credit.

And also she’s getting her pilot’s license within the year.

Oh and she’s going to UCLA.

To become a doctor.

So she can join Doctors Without Borders.

And fly herself out to treat patients.

…

[gif removed. Gif was of the character Barney from How I Met Your Mother gesturing excitedly.]

I mean I’m not telling you what to do or anything.

But all the cool kids are voting for her sooooo

SIGNAL BOOST SIGNAL BOOST SIGNAL BOOST BECAUSE THE WORLD NEEDS TO HEAR ABOUT BADASS BLACK GIRLS

Holy crap. Is there anything this extraordinary young woman can’t do? I wish I’d been 1/10th that cool in any part of my life so far.

There needs to be a TV show based on her character or something. Seriously. I can see how awesome it would be. The adventures of a teen flying ace - full of action! adventure! friendship! laughs! drama!

Having had to wade through the magazine’s website to get to the voting section, I wish they’d run the magazine more with the values of this contest rather than fashion/celebs/make-up/et cetera. I know that’s ridiculously quixotic, but I’m just sayin’.