Gender Discrimination In The Movie Girls

Pink and blue is an understatement for gender representation in shows like “Girls”. Girls, which premiered on HBO in 2012, was written by feminist/actress Lena Dunham, who is one of the main protagonists on the show. Girls is based around four girls who are all best friends living in New York, but each having their own significant arcs and personalities. Marnie, Shoshanna, Jessa, and Hannah are all great representatives of an early 20s couple of girls with relatable and real life conflicts. The show Girls represents gender equality in a phenomenal way, as the show delves into real life problems, breaking sexist norms and capturing the attention of the audience with relatable “little things”. Girls take on real world problems for the average

For example, In the sixth episode of the second season, Jessa is seen having a sexual encounter with a man named Kevin in her apartment. Although her roommate Shoshanna is in the apartment as well and can hear everything that 's happening behind Jessa 's door. The reason why this is relatable to the audience is the reactions Shoshanna gives to the noises Jessa and Kevin make, and from the other side of the door where Jessa and Kevin are engaging with one another. In one scene Shoshanna tries to drown out the noises with headphones and starts texting her friends about what she should do in the situation. Since Shoshanna is also a virgin, her curiosity starts to build as she starts to google specific terms that Jessa and Kevin would scream to see if it has any significance. Shoshanna begins taking notes and starts learning from what she can hear. This whole scene was meant to be comedic, but also depicts the reality of women having their own curiosity with sex without being labeled a shaming slur (whore, slut). Shoshanna is a curious person like any other, no matter her gender she is still human and has questions about how everything works. On the other hand, the sex scene shown of Jesse and Kevin was grimy-awkward and realistic. The show avoids the glamorization of sex between people, as Girls takes it to a more raunchy, awkward place. Jessa and Kevin struggle to be in a comfortable position throughout the whole scene and they both start making small conversation and both equally have the same reactions. This can be relatable to the audience, because the show tears down the “beauty” of sex and rather films a realistic depiction of what it could be for anyone, with a slight comedic twist. Girls use its gender in a very equalized manner as every scene in “Girls” (no matter the title) shows both perspectives of both genders at all time and avoids the