Hey, I’m Lauren, the new Cultist intern, here to point out all the things that make Jane a bad feminist. (Ed Note: I made her say that. BTW this is Jane, not Yasi, I told Yasi to butt out for a minute). I like plaid, girl bands and caffeine-induced rants. This is just the first of many posts about Girls and how the show used all of my brilliant ideas while I was sitting on the couch watching the X-Files with Cheeto fingers. This post is kind of late, but think of it as almost just in time for next episode.

Last season on Girls, we became acquainted with Hannah, Marni, Jessa and Shoshanna. We laughed our way through more uncomfortable sex than I thought my body could handle (Shout-out to Hannah’s dad’s naked wet butt/penis).  This season, everyone is a little bit older and still trying to figure out how to meet in the middle of practicality and “livin’ the dream.” (Ed Note: Basically the founding principles of Cultist).

Lena Dunham really gets the imperfection that is being young and having dumb insecurities about basically everything and when she gets those words right, they’re really right. (“I am an individual, and I feel what I feel when I’m feeling it.” –Hannah)  Dunham’s style is based on creating a world that feels authentic; she showcases uncomfortable situations and how people don’t always act exactly the way they meant to.  Or how your argument with your roommate about refilling the Brita filter doesn’t come out as mature as Dawson and Joey talking about their complicated feelings toward each other (and everyone else).

When people argue, it’s uncomfortable. Nothing ever comes out right and no one says everything they want to say and everything you do say doesn’t sound as important coming out as you planned it in your head during your time spent in the shower thinking about how exactly it’s going to go (just me?).  (Ed Note: Not just you). Relationships with other people are messy, annoying affectations that human beings crave.  That’s what I get out of Girls.  The show allows me the satisfaction of knowing that so many people have the same insignificant and mostly hilarious interactions with other people every day and it’s totally fine and normal.

Each main character, to me, brings up some imperfection within my own personality, and that’s why I love the show.  I hate Marni because she reminds me of the parts about myself I immensely dislike, and that’s fine. Dunham points the mirror back at her audience to look introspectively at his/her own life, but not every person is represented the same way.

Lena Dunham has been perpetually criticized for Girls taking on the task of speaking for only a young, white, middle class so-called privileged group of people and that representation is not accurately describing “our generation,” but Dunham isn’t attempting to speak for this group of people, she is writing her show based on her own thoughts and feelings – her own experiences.  It just so happens that this country’s pop culture is largely based on white, middle-class ideals of what is and should be popular.

In essence, what I’m trying to say is: I relate to Girls. It’s worth mentioning I grew up in a predominantly white area of Orange County in a middle-class suburb where most of California’s Republicans go to die. I relate to the show almost completely BUT I do recognize its flaws.  I do think it’s unfair to call this show the voice of a generation because it’s not really anyone’s goal to give the show so much power except for the people who seem to be criticizing it more than pointing out its social implications.  Anyway, I’ll be here now to bore you to death with my tired rants and blanket statements about the elusive American society as a whole.

What the show actually does (Ed Note: You mean aside from inspire tangential blog posts?) is show the gritty, uncomfortably awkward and shamelessly petty behavior from people who are not ready to grow up but are forced to pay rent. Whatever.  Go watch it. Girls airs on HBO Sundays at 9pm EST.

So I know I care too much about the season two premiere of Girls, and I know there are others, like myself, who do also.  However, I do recognize that a good amount of the population doesn’t care at all about the show (hi, Mom). So, for those of you who may not have an interest in the show, I have over-simplified the premiere episode plot to a myriad of brain farts and fleeting thoughts. YOU’RE WELCOME.

Here’s my live coverage:

Lena is “doing it” with Childish Gambino… cool

Fashion Police: Hannah’s party outfit makes her looks like a pilgrim

Hannah talking about being secretly good at cutting hair – I’VE HAD THAT EXACT THOUGHT

Shoshanna, oh my god

What is the theme of this party?

“I may be flowered but I’m not devalued.”

I hate Marni

I love Shoshanna

Why is it a karaoke party?

Did this drunk party guy just quote Brooke Candy?

Hannah: “I fucking hate grown ups.”

Hannah ditching Elijah’s drunk boyfriend: Slowest getaway run I’ve ever seen.

Marni is the worst

Marni chugging her wine – LOL

Marni singing karaoke – LOL

MARNI AND ELIJIA SO WEIRD

OMG WHY

ALWAYS TOO SHORT

Also, congrats to Lena Dunham on her Golden Globe wins – U GO GRL! And PS here’s a gratuitous Adam screenshot from last season.

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