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Females
relate to “Sex and the City” characters, relationships
e I have a new obsession. It’s not birthdays, time-management or diet cokes. It’s “Sex and the City,” the best television show in the world. If you’re a guy, you might not want to read this article because you probably aren’t familiar with this wonderful show that embodies practically everything about being a girl. I don’t think I have a friend who doesn’t love the show or want to be one of the characters. I think it should be adopted as a national pastime. The reason so many girls can identify with “Sex and the City” is because of the friendships between people who seem so similar to ourselves and people we know. Who doesn’t know a Miranda, the sensible, smart, if not anal-retentive friend who keeps everyone in line? Or Charlotte, the sweet naive friend who is unfailingly optimistic. I know everyone has a sex-crazed Samantha in their life (they’re usually the friends smacking guys’ butts at parties). And Carrie, her relationships with men and questions about life never fail to remind us of our own stupid decisions or past relationships. Not to mention the fact that no die-hard fan can resist the references to clothes and fashion. Granted, sometimes the ensembles are a little off-the-wall, but I think we can all identify with the shopping addictions. It may reek of materialistic consumerism, but sometimes a new dress/skirt/top/pair of shoes can make any day seem brighter. These characters are lovable because they’re realistic. They talk about real issues and they make it funny. They speak like we do, uncensored, over your drink of choice on any given night when you’re surrounded by your best girlfriends. Any guy who thinks women don’t actually talk this way is naive or any girl who denies that we do is too conservative. On second thought, maybe guys should watch the show merely as an effort to understand why women can act so seemingly insane sometimes. There are the drawbacks to my obsession. The show does promote unbridled promiscuity and numerous examples of poor decision making on the part of its characters. Though we are convinced that they are good people as a whole, they probably should not be held up as examples of high moral integrity. But then again, it’s HBO. The thing that keeps women tuning in to HBO every Sunday at 8 p.m., obsessively watching the past seasons, and begging for bonus seasons is the underlying message of the show: Relationships, jobs, and life’s circumstances are always changing, but the good friends, the fun and the new shoes along the way make it all worth it. Who can disagree with this? It’s an obsession we don’t mind being hooked on. Lauren Cates is a sophomore advertising/public relations major from Houston. She can be contacted at (l.e.cates@student.tcu.edu). |
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