Sex in the city
In the show Sex and the City, four different friends are very open about their friendships, careers, and, mostly, their sex lives. This show challenged the stereotypical gender roles about how women and men should act. Samantha, one of the friends, really breaks that gender norm because she is embracing herself in a way that is mostly seen/accepted by men. This show also shows different areas of pop culture. meaning it is normalizing how women desire to be in a relationship, but then, when the LGBTQ+ community is brought in, they are sometimes stereotyped, seeing how the idea was not fully developed for them. The race that is mostly seen in this movie is mostly wealthy white women, and wealthy white men are shown at some points. This show also points out how their class can be seen by what they buy and the type of apartments they live in, as well as the type of clothing they are wearing. So what is shown is mostly the upper class, focusing on success, and some type of idea of femininity.
I was a big fan of Sex and the City. When it first aired, it was so cool to see how single women lived in the City. Come Monday, the show was the topic of discussion in the lunchroom with my male and female coworkers. It was one of the first shows to air a wide range of topics that typically weren't discussed on television, especially for single women. Looking back, it never occured to me that there was such a lack of diversity in the show.
ReplyDeleteAnd Just Like That is the sequel to Sex and the City. The producers of the new series tried to 'fix' the previous shows lack of diversity and inclusion. In season 1, And Just Like That included BIPOC and LGBTQ+ cast members. Critics did not feel that the producers did well with the additional roles calling it 'tokenizing'. The reviews were better after the second season when the characters roles developed and integrated into the story lines.
I never saw this show, it was kind of the show I would hear about but never watched. It is good though how it has reached many people to challenge ideas on sex and relationships with women and men. I have heard around that it wasn't the best with the rep for women or how they act in a city, but I have also heard the positives. I think it is very important to have a show to speak up and support women to show they can be on their own and how people live their lives. While it shows a heavy amount more for a specific group, I think it is good that it at least had some footing to challenge previous ideas.
ReplyDeleteTotally! Sex and the City is fun because it shows women doing their own thing and not following the rules, like Samantha being totally confident. It mostly shows rich white people, but it still gives a cool look at women being independent and making their own choices.
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