Monday, November 13, 2006

How Sex and the City is possible.

As I'm watching HBO's Sex And The City, I can't help but wonder, how does Carrie juggle a busy social life, 3 best friends, a boyfriend and career? I can hardly juggle two of these (social life and career/ friends and social life), how does the TV show make it possible for this power woman to have it all? Unfortunately, I didn't like the answer. Carrie is a busy woman on the show. However, the show focuses mainly on her friends, and social life as she squeezes in time for her boyfriend. That is fine with me, having a lot of fun with friends and going to amazing clubs with only nights and weekends with a great guy. What bothers me is the lack of focus on the career of this main character. We see more about her shoe fetish than her journalism career. While Sex And The City is a groundbreaking television program that portrays women's sexuality, intellegence, and independence, it still lacks portraying the careers of women. Even Miranda, who is a lawyer, spends more time taking care of a baby on the show than she does in the office. I just wish that it could show that some women find careers more important that a social life, caregiving, boyfriends or shoes.

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