Is Lena Dunham’s ‘hipster racism’ just old-fashioned prejudice? | Droolin Dog dot Net

Last week, the Girls co-creator was accused by a former colleague of ‘hipster racism’. Arwa Mahdawi reports on an unwitting racism deeply embedded in popular culture It is, by now, a familiar cycle. First Lena Dunham, the writer-actor-director best known for creating and starring in HBO’s Girls, does or says something incredibly tone-deaf and offensive. Outrage ensues and people explain to Dunham why her actions were offensive. She apologizes. But she doesn’t seem to listen, because a few months pass and Dunham does something else offensive. And then the cycle repeats itself. Continue reading… Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/25/hipster-racism-lena-dunham-prejudice Tags: #IndieBrew, Entertainment | #Entertainment, IndieBrew, World News | #WorldNews, #MusicNews

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