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As much as I utterly DESPISE admitting this, I am addicted to Sex and the City.
Now, before you groan in disgust, please - let me qualify. This television show is GENIUS MARKETING.
For those of you who aren't that familiar, allow me to summarize:
It's about four single women dating in New York City.
End of story.
But despite its simplicity, it's a ridiculously intelligent show. Not because of the script or the plotlines or any of that, but because each of the four women represents some personality trait that EVERY woman posesses in some form or another. There's the prissy, girly one; the sexually-liberated, independent one; the over-analytical one; and the average, down-to-earth, career-driven one. These characters are just oversimplifications of four very basic motives that every woman has (to some degree).
Of course, every woman that watches the show feels that she relates more to one character than to others, but the emotions and situations that these characters find themselves experiencing are ABSOLUTELY UNIVERSAL amongst American females. Which is why this show is straight genius. Absolutely every woman, whether or not she has experienced a situation portrayed in the show, can easily picture herself in a similar situation.
Some genius figured out a way to appeal to every American woman:
-Old or young: The characters are all 30-something, a perfect "in-between age".
-Single or otherwise: The characters all vascillate betweeen being single and not (and explore various predicaments associated with both).
-Urban or rural: The NYC setting is completely arbitrary. It merely allows the show to move at a quicker pace.
-Beautiful or not-so-much: WHY are all the characters only marginally attractive? Because it allows each woman to say, "She's not that pretty, she has flaws! That could be me." It makes it even easier for women (ALL of which have self-esteem issues, to some degree) to relate to.
-Logical or insane: Each character acts rationally and irrationally in different situations. It only serves to increase believability.
I guess what I'm really getting at is that Sex and the City is a perfect snapshot of the American woman. The characters and situations, collectively, serve as some sort of symbol for the modern woman.
Doesn't anyone else see the cultural significance of this show?
Now, before you groan in disgust, please - let me qualify. This television show is GENIUS MARKETING.
For those of you who aren't that familiar, allow me to summarize:
It's about four single women dating in New York City.
End of story.
But despite its simplicity, it's a ridiculously intelligent show. Not because of the script or the plotlines or any of that, but because each of the four women represents some personality trait that EVERY woman posesses in some form or another. There's the prissy, girly one; the sexually-liberated, independent one; the over-analytical one; and the average, down-to-earth, career-driven one. These characters are just oversimplifications of four very basic motives that every woman has (to some degree).
Of course, every woman that watches the show feels that she relates more to one character than to others, but the emotions and situations that these characters find themselves experiencing are ABSOLUTELY UNIVERSAL amongst American females. Which is why this show is straight genius. Absolutely every woman, whether or not she has experienced a situation portrayed in the show, can easily picture herself in a similar situation.
Some genius figured out a way to appeal to every American woman:
-Old or young: The characters are all 30-something, a perfect "in-between age".
-Single or otherwise: The characters all vascillate betweeen being single and not (and explore various predicaments associated with both).
-Urban or rural: The NYC setting is completely arbitrary. It merely allows the show to move at a quicker pace.
-Beautiful or not-so-much: WHY are all the characters only marginally attractive? Because it allows each woman to say, "She's not that pretty, she has flaws! That could be me." It makes it even easier for women (ALL of which have self-esteem issues, to some degree) to relate to.
-Logical or insane: Each character acts rationally and irrationally in different situations. It only serves to increase believability.
I guess what I'm really getting at is that Sex and the City is a perfect snapshot of the American woman. The characters and situations, collectively, serve as some sort of symbol for the modern woman.
Doesn't anyone else see the cultural significance of this show?