I know it’s not her fault, even remotely, but I am so tired of hearing Lena Dunham’s opinion on various subjects as if it’s suppose to be this incredibly insightful, illuminating idea that nobody else could have even imagined to discover. In different publications I have noticed people using her interview answers as some sort of voice for young women of this generation, the millennial generation, and I’m honestly getting really tired of it. More specifically this article on Jezebel about the (necessary) chastisement of Rihanna after her dumb ass got back with her abuser. I understand that she’s a successful writer and that her show has been a relatable extension of her experiences/ imagination that has opened up such awesome dialogue about privilege, class and race, but I’ll be damned if I stay silent about how irritated I am that her opinion is being held so heavily in journalism. She’s not a scholar. She’s not a psychologist, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, I do think there’s something wrong when people take everything she says as gospel. I think she’s a great writer for what her writing needs to accomplish and I honestly do enjoy her show… begrudgingly ha. Anyway, I just want to reiterate that she is just a person with an opinion not this omnipotent deity that seems to be growing with fervor in the media. And if I hear the phrase, “Voice of our generation,” come out of anyone’s mouth about anyone I’m going to go cray cray. There are so many different lifestyles in our generation that are being ignored in pop culture, so I really don’t think one person deserves to be the voice of any generation. Geebus. Phew. Glad I got that out. Happy Monday everyone.