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Girls gone funny

The older I get, the less patience I have for ideologues of any description, whether of the right or of the left.

No matter what their intentions — whether it is to combat racism or to combat other races — anyone who believes there is but One True Way to do things, or think about things, has the soul of a fascist.

And so, rather than just recommending you rent or otherwise get a-hold of the now-completed first season of Lena Dunham's Girls, I found myself struggling with people who seem to seriously believe that cliquish exclusion and nepotism is worse than the Holocaust.

My essay is a long one, so I'll put it plainly here. I enjoyed Girls an awful lot and eagerly await its second season. Dunham is an excellent young writer and her show is a bloody good professional debut — even if its principals are all privileged white people.

Am I blind to my own privilege as a white guy? As I said, my review is a long one, but I welcome your comments. Also, please note: it is not safe for work! You've been warned. Click here for Privilege and prejudice: The unbearable whiteness of being Lena Dunham.

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Before we get to the Important Bits (Daleks! Spitfires! Tea!), some brief notes from the real world.

First and foremost, Raven's gone.

Boarded a plane on Monday morning and flew across the Pacific Ocean. Gone home.

...

Yes, I'm cheating. Trying for a false sense of emotional tension only (now) to admit that, while the above is technically true, the reader's most likely inference is incorrect.

Yes, she's gone home, but not to stay.

Still, she's been away six days and won't return for another five weeks. A hell of a way to see in the early days of a Relationship, but being 45 instead of 25 certainly makes it easier. Time moves a lot faster now than it did then, and experience tells me those five weeks will not only be over sooner than I image but optimism insists distance will make the heart grow (even) fonder.

But I'd be a liar if I said I don't miss her. I hope you have a marvellous time, sweetie!

Meanwhile, I am unwashed and unshaven, to the point where I begin to disgust even myself. Tomorrow, I shall lave myself and my clothes, work out and start studying Mandarin before it's too late.

But for now, another Doctor Who entry. I'll spare your friends page and put the whole damned thing below the cut (yes, there'll be spoilers, definitely for 'Victory of the Daleks' and maybe for the execrable 'The Beast Below'. )

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