Thursday, May 29, 2008

Sex, Consumerism, and the City

We saw some promos for the upcoming Sex and the City movie and were, frankly, disgusted by the wardrobe changes, the thousand-dollar shoes, and the raw, unadulterated consumerism... are these really the role models we want for our wimmen?

(Editor's note-- Use of possessive only intended in the general sense)

(Editor's disclaimer-- We must confess-- we have tried to watch-- and enjoy-- Sex and the City with an open mind on at least two separate occasions, to no avail. Lauren Hutton said it right today on Today: it's a show written by (male) sluts encouraging women to be the same. As such, we can't help but feel that it is aiding and abetting the enemy, much like those annual "bin Laden-preaching-from-a-cave" shorts do for religious fanatics. As a friend of ours once said, "She (his soon-to-be ex-girlfriend) even used a line from the show-- ver batim!")