I like the show okay. Overall I like the characters (though Adam creeps me out), and I appreciate what Dunham is doing and impressed that she's pulling it off at such a young age. I'm not in love with the show - if I miss an episode, I make no effort to track it down - but I like it well enough.
However, the "Y'all are jus jellus!" defense against people who don't like it? Seriously?
People have different tastes, and that's okay. I know plenty of people who don't like the show and it isn't because they are filled with envy over Dunham's success and/or talent (I'd wager that most of them don't even realize that she created the show and think she's just an actress). I even know people who appreciate the "realness" of the show, but still find that it isn't their cup of tea. And that is okay, too. People can not like something without it being because they're jealous or an idiot who doesn't "get it."
However, the "Y'all are jus jellus!" defense against people who don't like it? Seriously?
People have different tastes, and that's okay. I know plenty of people who don't like the show and it isn't because they are filled with envy over Dunham's success and/or talent (I'd wager that most of them don't even realize that she created the show and think she's just an actress). I even know people who appreciate the "realness" of the show, but still find that it isn't their cup of tea. And that is okay, too. People can not like something without it being because they're jealous or an idiot who doesn't "get it."