'We do sex scenes that we think really do push the characters and the plot forward, and that doesn't feel gratuitous,' Dunham said during a PaleyFest panel for the HBO series.
- Mar 9, 2015
AceShowbiz - On Sunday, March 8 in times of International Women's Day, Lena Dunham took time to address the mounting criticism addressed to her hit show "Girls" due to its sex scenes. The remarks were made at a PaleyFest panel for the HBO series held at Dolby Theatre with Judd Apatow, who is an executive producer on the show, moderating the panel.
"The pissed-off people are the loudest," said Dunham who is the series' creator. "I do care deeply about politics and things that are happening the United States right now, particularly in regards to women and reproductive rights. If our show can in any way contribute to that, that's an amazing thing."
"We really do try to show -- and people may laugh at this -- but we do sex scenes that we think really do push the characters and the plot forward, and that doesn't feel gratuitous," Dunham stated further. Allison Williams who stars on the series as Marnie Marie Michaels jokingly added during the PaleyFest that "we're at the point now where masturbating is so boring." Fellow cast member Bruce Eric Kaplan, moreover, claimed, "There's a lot of effort and desire to be really truthful in this show," while Apatow said, "We know what we're doing."
