Comments on: 8 Reasons Sex and the City is not a Good Role Model

By: ambika

ambika — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:50:25 +0000

I made it through the 1st season when the hype was it’s peak & never got any further. Everyone swore season 4 was great & I’d grow to like it but I just don’t have the time to put in 3 seasons worth of television watching for a couple of good episodes. Do love the clothes, though, when I see them in pics.

By: Dollface

Dollface — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:49:15 +0000

Thanks for the comments everyone!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:53:58 +0000

I never really got into SATC. At the time it was meant to be this big liberal thing – women having (promiscuous) sex and actually talking about it! However, me and my friends had already been doing this for years, so we kinda didn’t think it was that forward thinking of the network..

I didn’t like the movie – everything tied off so neatly. Even Samantha leaving her relationship to be single again was too neat. It’s a show that is overly manufactured (and that shamelessly abuses product placement) pretending to be a show that’s real.

By: Tash

Tash — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:19:43 +0000

Great post! I’ve watched SATC maybe four times and I gotta say I really despise it. When the movie came out here in Australia there were a couple of articles I read where people were espousing the show as “so empowering” to women, which is an idea I just couldn’t get behind, and you’ve done an excellent job of saying exactly why.
Empowering because they have a lot of sex, sure. But when the entire show is just talking about men, men, men…what’s empowering about that?
I don’t know. Perhaps I’m missing something, but I’m not really willing to watch the show again to find out.

By: Annie Spandex

Annie Spandex — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:18:58 +0000

I thought it was a real hoot that even after all the unprotected sex she was having, Samantha was free and clear of any stds when she was so dramatically tested. :/

By: A.Y. Siu

A.Y. Siu — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:20:28 +0000

I find it more upsetting how Anglo they all are:
Carrie Bradshaw
Miranda Hobbs
Charlotte York
Samantha Jones

Couldn’t throw in even a Jewish or Catholic white protagonist, let alone an Asian or Latino or Black one. I guess if we want any semblance of diversity, we have to go to the supporting characters (Harry Goldenblatt would be the token Jew, I guess).

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:26:50 +0000

Well, I just bought the box set so I am a fan but I do agree with these criticisms! Since I have been with my boyfriend for 2 years and am very happy with him, I do find it annoying when it’s like ‘Men are idiots, you’ll never find a normal one, they’re all weird, let’s be single and moan about it!’. There ARE good men out there! But, at the end of the day, it is entertainment watching it. I think it is that it is so different to anyone’s real life yet (slightly) realistic which makes it entertaining.

By: sarah von

sarah von — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:01:42 +0000

Well said friend. It’s insulting to men (and to women, really) to be portrayed in such a light. I can never get behind huge sweeping statements like ‘men are pigs.’ It’s ridiculous and exhausting.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:16:06 +0000

I have only watched the show a few times (I’ve never really liked any of the characters – I think they’re all pretty shallow or weird in some way or another), so it never became a favorite, but I did see the film recently, and I think all your criticisms apply. There were good things about it – well, mostly just the fact that someone bothered to make a film about “older” women who are sexually active. But the film itself left so much to be desired. I think my biggest problem with it was the way they worked through all this stuff to get to a pretty decent “message” at the end of the film – that Big and Carrie didn’t have to be married to be happy together. Then they went and ruined it by having the two of them get married anyway. *sigh*

I think the premise has some potential, but sadly, they really haven’t chosen to do much of anything with it. Not anything meaningful, that is.

By: Sparkle and Glitter » Sparkle Roundup!

Sparkle and Glitter » Sparkle Roundup! — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:46:00 +0000

[...] Yesterday, Dollface of The Rotton Little Girls made a post containing “8 Reasons why Sex and the City is not a good Role Model“. A brilliant post, she makes some really good points, it’s definitely worth a read if [...]