“I always have cared about what people think about me, I still do, but I can’t begrudge people their reactions. I feel like it’s changed though. Gen Z has a totally different read on Marnie. They have a much more charitable and warm feeling toward her,” she added.
For context, Allison opened up last year about how her onscreen Girls character was widely viewed as “annoying” and “cringeworthy” when the show aired between 2012 and 2017. “My theory is, what was coded as selfishness among millennials is now coded as self-care,” she said, referring to the way that Gen Z have embraced Marnie more favorably. “Just being aware of what you need and advocating for your needs and standing up for yourself, and so Gen Z, is like, ‘No, we get her. She makes sense to us.’”