This is why we can’t have nice things. Or even pictures of Lena Dunham urinating.
“Girls” star Dunham took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce that she had deleted a photo of herself on the pot.
And you know whose fault it was? Society’s. You, us, everybody. So hang your head in shame. Or give yourself a round of applause, whatever seems appropriate.
“When you delete your own peeing Insta cuz you chronically forget what kind of world we live in but you still gotta shout out your visual influences,” Dunham wrote, along with a photo of the presumed influence — a Candie’s ad featuring Jenny McCarthy sitting on the can with her panties drawn down.
Judging from Dunham’s message, her own toilet-centric self-portrait drew negative attention. But even after removing the photo of herself, Dunham still drew wrath.
“If you people couldn’t see her putting up a pic of her peeing, then deleting it? Just to get attention and bitch about how society is f—ed up? Then you are all f—in blind to what this person is about , it’s all for click bait and attention,” wrote one detractor, who added, “Stop looking for attention you slob.”
“What kind of world we live in? You mean the one where people don’t want to see photos of someone literally taking a piss?” another critic chimed in. “So we should all share photos of us sh–ting and pissing because it’s normal? Lmao.”
Others took issue with Dunham drawing inspiration from McCarthy, whose stance opposing childhood vaccinations has been a fertile source of public debate.
One response offered, “Do NOT support this person who promoted fake science about autism and could be responsible for resurgence of diseases not seen in 50 years! Irresponsible!”
“Love you and your work, but I am concerned by your apparent support for this woman,” another chimed in. “She has single-handedly endangered many children by vocally promoting a debunked myth.”
At least nobody accused Dunham of having a yellow streak for deleting the photo.
'Girls' Season 5: 9 Most Memorable Moments (Photos)
Marnie’s wedding makeup mishap (episode 5.o1)
As Marnie's hired makeup artist (a hilarious Bridget Everett) horrendously misinterprets the bride's preferred "Laurel Canyon classic" aesthetic as "Selena Gomez meets Jesus," Jessa (Jemima Kirke), of all people, steps in to save the day. It's a rare moment of maturity from the most flightly and undependable of the quartet, and the girls have a rare moment of showing how much they actually love each other.
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Charlie returns (Episode 5.06)
As Marnie (Allison Williams) seeks time and distance from Desi (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), she unexpectedly runs into Charlie (Christopher Abbott), the boyfriend who loved her deeply and then abruptly dumped her. Over the course of the night, the duo's ups and downs leads to a major revelation for Marnie -- and one of the most powerful episodes "Girls" ever.
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Marnie and Desi breakup (Episode 5.06)
After her night with Charlie, Marnie realizes she has no choice but to break up with Desi and end their marriage. He hilariously replies she has no life experience, and, "You're just gonna get murdered, Marnie."
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Post-breakup Marnie (Episode 5.07)
As these self-centered friends attempt to talk out their personal dramas, Marnie utters one of the season's most memorable lines in answer to Hannah (Lena Dunham) trying to engage her in gossip about whether Adam (Adam Driver) and Jessa are sleeping together: “I’m too busy Yelping divorce lawyers to care about the sex lives of our second-tier friends.”
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Adam's play (Episode 5.07)
As Adam acts in an interactive play about the murder of Kitty Genovese, a completely wordless scene is pulled off flawlessly as Hannah confirms, through the way Adam and Jessa look at each other from across a courtyard, that her best friend and ex-boyfriend are indeed together.
As Hannah reconnects with an old friend/nemesis, Talley (Jenny Slate), perfectly mirrors Dunham's own experience with fame, and how it could adversely one's own life.
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Ray’s anti-hipster cafe (Episode 5.10)
As Ray (Alex Karpovsky) struggles to contain his anger against the very hipster coffee shop that's opened up across the street from his own, Shoshana (Zosia Mamet) steps in to save the day by making their Brooklyn establishment something totally new -- a place for people with jobs and no man-buns.
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Jealousy (Episode 5.10)
As Adam and Jessa had the most epic of meltdowns, Hannah went the complete opposite route, showing a level of maturity and self-awareness in sharing the story in front of a Moth Story slam audience. Her calm demeanor and raw honesty was a departure for a character who leans more toward narcissism. This girl is definitely growing up.
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Lena Dunham’s HBO series began with a wedding that shouldn’t have been and ended with Hannah gaining some much needed maturity
