Lena Dunham says 'Girls' nudity is 'a realistic expression' during Q&A, HBO show renewed for fourth season

HBO's Girls has been renewed for a fourth season, Deadline announced after the The Television Critics Association (TCA) panel for the show. It's no surprise to the devoted fans who have been following from the start. Last year it won best comedy at the Golden Globes and the show's creator, Lena Dunham, won the globe for best actress in a comedy series. 

With the success of a show always come skeptics. At the TCA Q&A one man said to Dunham, "I don't get the purpose of all the nudity - particularly by you." It wasn't so much a question as a statement.

She responded, "It's a realistic expression of what it's like to be alive...I totally get it if you're not into me. That's your problem." 

Girls producer Judd Apatow jumped in, asking the man if he had a girlfriend. The man responded that he did. Apatow then suggested he retell what he asked Dunham. "Let me know how it goes tonight," Apatow said. 

After some other questions, executive producer Jenni Konner spoke out: "I'm in such a rage spiral about that guy!" She continued about the prior nudity discussion: "Looking at him, I'm going into such a rage! Accusing a woman of showing her body so much! It just makes me sort of sick," Konner said. She demanded to know what publication he was writing for, and the answer remains unclear at this point.

Dunham was recently on Good Morning America talking about season 3 of the show, which premiered last Sunday, January 5th. The season features songs from Lily Allen, Beck and Miguel, Music Times reported. Dunham requested Miguel write a song for the show. Though ratings aren't always sky-high, viewers who identify with the relationships among the characters in Girls and twentysomething culture have helped carved its place in pop culture. Call it a call to feminism, artwork, comedy...call it what you will. 

Regardless of how you categorize the show, it is continually creating a dialogue along with Dunham. You'll see her on Vogue covers this February, according to Page Six of the NY Post. She will undoubtedly fall under scrutiny when se the popular fashion magazine hits stands. Fortunately Dunham keeps negative commentary from affecting what she chooses to do. "We live in a culture that really comes down on people for inconsistencies, and everyone is waiting for the next news story," Dunham says. "So you do have to be careful, but you also just kind of have to be impervious." 

No matter what she does in the public eye, season 3 promises to garner acclaim from critics and fans alike. You can tune into the Golden Globes this Sunday to see if the show will rack up any more awards.