Many women dream about a life with a career that has brought them success, best friends who support them in whatever they do and a bank account that never dwindles no matter how they spend their money.
HBO's Sex and the City tells the story of women who have this life. The show was an opportunity to give young women role models, but there is no reason to desire a shallow life of sex-based relationships.
The first time I saw Sex and the City was two years ago. The university-provided cable allowed me to watch the display of promiscuity and NC-17 sexual relations, which many of my peers have thus worshipped as the bible of their social lives.
I didn't get it.
I know you can't always judge a show based on one viewing (Aqua Teen Hunger Force
for example), so I've tried to watch this show with my roommates, friends and even on my own. I fail to see what the fascination is with the four 30-something women who are obsessed with jumping into bed with numerous men and gossiping about their experiences.
I thought I would be interested in the show because I tend to be dependent in relationships (and I'm sure every guy I have dated would agree). I wanted to know how the women on Sex and the City had fabulous lives, focused on their careers and didn't depend on men.
After watching the show, I realized that taking relationship advice from the ladies of Sex and the City is like hiring Michael Jackson to be your babysitter or using Vision Ohio as a roadmap for the future. But then again, aside from relationship columnists, who really knows anything about relationships?
The women of Sex and the City share a strong bond and have a support network through each other, which is great because all women should have those relationships. Unfortunately, their primary topic of conversation is men.
Even the career of Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) relies on men. Without her ever-changing sexual partners or drama with whichever man she is screwing, she would not be living her oh-so-fabulous life in New York City.
The oh-so-fabulous lives of these women have made them materialistic and shallow. Carrie complained to her friends about the ugly engagement ring her fianc+ 17
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