Sex and the City: The Verdict

[tulipfield]

So now that I have seen all six seasons as well as the movie of this much-hailed testament to modern-day feminism, I feel that I can fairly pass judgment.

Sex and the City is, in a word, the ultimate guilty pleasure (I realize that was more than one word stfu already). Not a guilty pleasure in its inanity or reliance on cliches or utter

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[karmakates]

You said what I would have said if I had sat down and thought about it-- I actually do not consider myself a feminist, in that I'm not crusading, and if someone were to give me something just because I was a woman, I would be so humiliated and angry. So I don't think you're a femi-nazi-- I just think that any time friendships are portrayed as being solely about men or sex, they're not real friendships. In my life, those would be acquaintances. It's fun to watch people with more money buy things I can't afford to touch and get involved with the wrong man so I don't have to-- but that doesn't make it some kind of a sexual revolution, and I certainly don't think that they have given women some kind of example to pattern their own relationships on.

(it's fun, though)

[tulipfield]

It's not often I feel a need to sit down and think about a TV show; usually I just take 'em at face value. Something about this, though, I guess how popular it was and how highly so many people (women, especially) seemed to think of it--it just rubbed me the wrong way.

[vanhead]

I never watched the show. The name of the show turned me off entirely, but now that you've explained the series to me, I'm still glad I didn't. lol Its entirely based on fantasy which is what makes it so darn addicting, I'm sure. But I agree with you on the whole sex thing. The fact that a show with mostly a female lead cast has a plot that revolves around men and sex is no big revolution at all. When they make a show of a female cast that has NOTHING to do with sex... then they might be doing something new.

[tulipfield]

Yep. But I guess a program that focused only on women's careers or families or grand achievements wouldn't make good tv!

[frecklegirl]

No, totally agree. After catching random episodes in friends' dorm rooms over the years, I went to see the movie, enjoyed it mostly on a guilty pleasure level, then have recently begun watching the show from the start (amusingly enough, with my boyfriend, who wanted to see it as much as I did) and am on season 2 atm

[tulipfield]

Am very glad to know I am not alone in this sentiment!

You're very right about the men, too. If all we ever knew about the males of our species was based on their portrayal Sex and the City, we'd think they were all absolute ass-wipes. If Mr. Big were a real guy, I'd be willing to bet sometime after the movie ends he leaves Carrie.

The funny thing is re: Smith Jerrod and Samantha, I actually really liked their relationship and was disappointed when it ended (they have a nice story arc in season 5ish/6). That she picked her sexual appetite over a guy who had been loyal to her for several years (again developed at the end of the TV series) I found sad, especially when I already knew Samantha was capable of leaving a man at the drop of a hat. Worst of all he seemed to show no remorse when she did leave him. *sigh*