Chatter about that majorly discussed Girls episode that featured Lena Dunham's 24-year-old Hannah getting it on with Patrick Wilson's 42-year-old attractive doctor character Joshua has mostly died down—we too had a lot of thoughts about it—but Dunham's still got some opinions about the flack it received: For a recent interview, the LA Times had Dunham discuss three of the season's most controversial episodes in detail, and of course Wilson's episode, titled "One Man's Trash," was the first on the list.
From the interview:
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Preach. Like we said after the episode aired, who's to say that Dunham couldn't sleep with a guy who looks like Patrick Wilson? Dunham may be getting tired of crying out misogyny, but we certainly aren't: Arguments stating Dunham isn't attractive enough for Wilson are misogynistic to the core. No one bats an eye when they see shitty sitcoms like King of Queens or Everybody Loves Raymond that feature the unattractive-dude-with-a-hot-wife trope at front and center, because that's what we're conditioned to accept is normal—it all plays into the patriarchy. That, everyone, is sexist.
Dunham also addresses the episode that featured Adam Driver's uncomfortable sex scene with guest star Shiri Appleby, and the series finale.
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[via LA Times]
