"Bunheads" creator responds to Shonda Rhimes' diversity criticism

(CBS News) "Bunheads" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has responded to criticism from "Grey's Anatomy" boss Shonda Rhimes about her new show's lack of diversity.

Rhimes took to Twitter last week after the premiere of the ABC Family series, which is about a dance studio in a small town. She wrote, "Hey @abcfbunheads: really? You couldn't cast even ONE young dancer of color so I could feel good about my kid watching this show? NOT ONE?"

Sherman-Palladino countered in an interview with Media Mayhem, which was posted on YouTube.

"Look, I'm not going to get into a p------ match with Shonda Rhimes, because she has 15,000 shows on the air, and she's doing just fine for herself," she said. "[But] I've always felt that women, in a general sense, have never supported other women the way they should...I think it's a shame, but to me, it is what it is. Maybe they feel it's too competitive, I don't know."

"I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't go after another woman," she added. "I, frankly, wouldn't go after another showrunner."

Sherman-Palladino didn't directly address Rhimes' diversity comments, but did note that the budget for the series was small and, when it came time for casting, she "had to find four girls who could dance on point and who could also act - and they give you, like, a week and a half to do it. That's how pilots go."

Both women have noteworthy shows under their belts. Rhimes is the creator of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice," while Sherman-Palladino created "Gilmore Girls."