phone rings
Me: “Hello?”
She: “We need to go to New York again.”
Me: “Okay, sure.”
She: “I’m watching Sex and the City, and I see all of these cool places we need to go.”
Me: “Which season?”
She: “Season 4. They were just in Tao. We stood outside of Tao! I recognize the street and everything.”
Me: “This is wierd. I just finished rewatching season 1 of Sex and the City tonight.”
She: “Great minds think alike!”
Me: “No kidding. So, we go back?”
She: “Yes! And this time we go into Tao. We’ll have to work out details later, though. I’m about to have a coughing fit.”
Me: “Me, too. Bye!”
She: “Bye!”
Argh. Whenever I see shows like Sex and the City I find myself perplexed as to how this is sometimes viewed as an “advancement” for feminism; it seems to imply that it’s empowering for women to think like all of the stupidest men I know (myself included). If you met any of these dysfunctional women, you’d hate them and they would probably hate you. Do you know anyone that acts, dresses or behaves like these characters? I still can’t imagine the cache of these characters, and I find it disturbing when I meet people that “identify” with these characters, most of whom need to have some common sense drilled into them with a tackhammer.
Cheers!
Steve
Argh, yourself. Lighten up! SitC isn’t meant to advance feminist causes. It’s about unwise sex, cool shoes and an impossible to live in New York. Think of it as the female equivalent of Rambo — Rambo isn’t a role model for men, he doesn’t present the ideal that men want to achieve. Neither does SitC. That’s not why we watch. That’s not why we enjoy it. It’s about sex and shoes. SEX AND SHOES.
I can enjoy the show on those merits and not feel degraded. Nah. :P
Good explanation,…I think. Now if someone can explain the appeal of Sarah Jessica Parker, who may be one of the most grossly unappealing leading ladies in recent history. Her advertisement with Lenny Kravitz from the Gap fundamentally guarantees that no one will go into the Gap that doesn’t need to be carded anymore for alcohol. Gap is repositioning itself for the older set, and you can’t do better than two people that most people generally dislike to hawk clothes that no one really thinks they need (the Gap’s primary problem…)
Good explanation,…I think. Now if someone can explain the appeal of Sarah Jessica Parker, who may be one of the most grossly unappealing leading ladies in recent history. Her advertisement with Lenny Kravitz from the Gap fundamentally guarantees that no one will go into the Gap that doesn’t need to be carded anymore for alcohol. Gap is repositioning itself for the older set, and you can’t do better than two people that most people generally dislike to hawk clothes that no one really thinks they need (the Gap’s primary problem…)
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