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Dark n Stormy Knight

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31. I agree about the first episode you mention. But, I was kind of on Carrie's side in the second one.

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 08:02 PM

Dec 2012

IIRC, the guest of honor at the baby shower was insufferable and entitled. I can understand Carrie resenting feeling pressured to buy this women an expensive gift for her baby to be. And she made her guests take off their shoes, which is how Carrie's very expensive shoes got ruined.

Then again, I could never relate to a woman with little money buying ridiculously expensive shoes. And I appreciate the art of design in beautiful shoes.

Also, I guess people on tv in general make massively more money that I ever did, because they buy very expensive gifts.

But, two things:
1. Tv shows are generally unrealistic about money. It was always a criticism of Friends and Sex and the City that the characters could never have afforded the NYC apartments they lived in on the salaries they would reasonably have been making.

2. TV shows are sponsored by companies who want us to buy expensive things.

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Sex and the City - Feminist or not? [View all] redgreenandblue Dec 2012 OP

I regret having watched it more than a few times with my ex. She Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2012 #1

From my limited memory of the show, there were two episodes that particularly annoyed me. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #23

That rings a bell. It was a while back but my brain hurts just thinking about it :-p Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2012 #25

I agree about the first episode you mention. But, I was kind of on Carrie's side in the second one. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #31

Entertainment and Empowering for women LynneSin Dec 2012 #2

It wasn't supposed to be obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #3

If you consider the current "Houswives of Pick a Fucking City" pro feminist snooper2 Dec 2012 #4

Those shows are just pathetic. polly7 Dec 2012 #30

LOL Skittles Dec 2012 #5

I refuse to watch any of that brain rotting slop. Whisp Dec 2012 #6

I'm with you. randome Dec 2012 #18

I've never really thought about it. HappyMe Dec 2012 #7

mrs. unblock is obsessed with it, and she's seen the entire series at least 6 or 7 times through. unblock Dec 2012 #8

Interesting. redgreenandblue Dec 2012 #10

you totally nailed it. and it's also about making your friends your family..... But bettyellen Dec 2012 #20

definitely a notable absence. but i think they figured that wasn't in their charter. unblock Dec 2012 #21

good points! coming from a large family myself, I find myself totally uninterested in family themed bettyellen Dec 2012 #22

I wasn't a fan, but I was always told Carrie was really a gay man, closeupready Dec 2012 #9

I think Prism's post below explains it well... nt stevenleser Dec 2012 #13

Okay, right - thanks. closeupready Dec 2012 #17

I had the flu a few years back and a friend let me borrow her entire SATC DVD collection . . . fleur-de-lisa Dec 2012 #11

I think the most feminist show at the moment is Once Upon a Time Prism Dec 2012 #12

There are a certain segment of women here in NYC that seem to behave this way (SATC)... stevenleser Dec 2012 #15

Ah, I gotcha Prism Dec 2012 #34

I don't know. I will say that it had to feature some of the most annoying, obnoxious characters ever Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #14

I am a herto white male Springslips Dec 2012 #16

There are at least two episodes where she gets mistaken for one. redgreenandblue Dec 2012 #19

Speaking as a woman cabot Dec 2012 #24

Since when is it Feministic to act as a surrogate for Gay Men? slampoet Dec 2012 #26

I posted before I read your post. It makes sense. Cleita Dec 2012 #28

Actually, it's men behaving badly, just with girls. Cleita Dec 2012 #27

I think of feminism as a movement too fundamentally challenge all forms of oppression and privilege. antigone382 Dec 2012 #29

It's not funny...not at all...really bad television... joeybee12 Dec 2012 #32

I have no idea, because the few minutes I saw of it were upper class women talking about shoes, LeftyMom Dec 2012 #33