From The Times;-
‘This week, as you may have heard, four thin women will be overpaid, oversexed and overbalancing on their expensive shoes on the silver screen. The calorie-free cinematic confection that will be the Sex and the City movie may well go unwatched by me, but I see no harm in it. It is, after all, only a story. What I do squirm at is the idea that these women represent liberated womanhood. I thought that there was a little more to it than that. Is Carrie Bradshaw a feminist? Come to that, am I?’
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More confusion from yet another woman who mistakes a piece of fictional entertainment about clothing and promiscuity as a life creed!
Feminism is full of confusing and contradictory messages, such as ‘gender is a social construct’ (zoologists may disagree) , ‘sexual power equals social power’ (which many take as the central message of ‘Sex And The City’) and ‘statistically, men oppress women by..’ (who is conducting the study, and under what conditions?) .
However, one telling fact about feminism is a complete unwillingness to critically examine or allow examination of these ideas.
Why?
Surely not because the goal of feminism is demonisation and marginalisation of men at the expense of openness?
Feminism purports to concern itself only with equality – but in reality propagates mistrust, tension and hatred between the sexes.
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June 23, 2008 at 2:53 am
Curiepoint
No, she’s just a butt-ugly, shallow, slutty narcissist.
Oh wait…
June 23, 2008 at 4:26 pm
bachelor tom
Yeah I never understand how Sarah-Jessica Parker became a sex symbol, oh well
Sex And The City is a post-modern fantasy, women playing in the metropolis without any connection to real-life constraints. They are shallow and self-absorbed and don’t suffer the consequences (like teenagers). I suppose the male equivalent would be some shoot-em-up where only the bad guys get hurt.
I’ve heard the show defended because of its ‘realistic’ depiction of women’s social interactions. Maybe, but the superficiality of their concerns negates any value for me. Similarly with Desperate Housewives, a soap opera pretending to be drama.
June 25, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Khankrumthebulgar
That Sarah Jessica Parker promotes this drivel simply means she is benefiting from the feeding trough of the Movie Industry. The movie is Trash. And promotes Slut Feminism. Empowerment of Women means they sleep around and promote the Cougar mentality. Women acting like Men. Oh how attractive I want me a Babe who has slept with hundreds of Men and is a common tramp.
There are a proliferation of dating and Sex sites for Married Women in the US. Who have no clue about fidelity and to whom it is a joke. No wonder sane Men are striking marriage. Any Man who does not is a fool.
June 29, 2008 at 10:00 am
Rob Case
I like where Curiepoint is going. Carrie Bradshaw is a shallow, unattractive, self-involved narcissist. Her screen friends are clones with different hair-dos. Half the world’s women worship this imagery, so join the dots. Sarah Jessica Parker is a natural spokeswoman for modern feminist thought (all two of them).
July 3, 2008 at 12:53 am
fidelbogen
I must confess that I have heard the NAME of Carrie Bradshaw. . .
And it was never more than simply that — a NAME.
But just now, I have learned for the first time that she is connected with a TV show called ‘Sex and the City’.
Which I have never watched, but just vaguely HEARD about. . .
I understand that the show has something to do with a group of trampy urban females. . .
Or something along that line.
July 25, 2008 at 12:56 am
khankrumthebulgar
It seems that Sarah Jessica Parker is not the Dish she appears to be on the Red Carpet. If reports to be believed are that Matthew Broderick her Cuckhold husband grew a pair and is banging some 25 year old Redhead. Maybe he got tired of putting up with SJP’s nonsense. She always appeared to be a Jewish Entitlement Princess. And they have a Son. Bail on her Ass Matt and find a sane Woman to live with.
This is laughable given the huge promotion for a vacuous piece of Aging Boomer Skank trivia that is “Sex In The City”. Too bad it does not portray Women with dignity and class. As movies did in previous generations. And this garbage is being sold to idiots in the US and Worldwide. Women who flock to this movie aren’t worth even wasting the energy to screw.
October 9, 2010 at 10:14 pm
Melissa Schaible
I bet none of the characters from Sex and the City could ever give blood. You know, there’s that question, “Have you ever had sex with a man who has had sex with another man, even one time,…” How the hell would they be sure of their answer? LOL I’m a 36 year old virgin with a B.S. in math. I love watching Sex and the City because it makes me feel good about my lifestyle, that of a self-respecting lady, I think. For me, being esteemed is the highest goal in life. I think men admire nice, kind, chaste women. The kind of women who view SNC as a life’s creed don’t know a thing about how men think. Only in the movies would someone like Mr. Big marry someone as skanky as Carrie Bradshaw. I mean, come on, the man’s good looking and rich. In real life why the hell would someone like Mr. Big do something that stupid? In the next SNC movie the plot line will probably include how Mr. Big realized he got sloppy five hundredths and divorce her. The stupid bitch will probably still get half of everything anyway. Mannolo Blahniks are a high priority especially if you don’t have any self-respect! 🙂