Ah, such limited time with sex and the city finales and law school prom that my blog is getting little attention.
which is a shame b/c both sex and the city and law school prom piss me off majorly.
For those who have heard this already -- I was so angry with Sex and the City. True i'm not a fan (i've watched like 4 episodes) so maybe I just "missed" the point...but when Sex and the City began it was a 4 women and a look into their lives which included meeting weekly at a restaurant sitting around talking about their latest "fuck" or "fling".
It was okay, finally, on TV for women to have sex and talk about sex. It was also okay for these to be 4 professional women. And, it was also okay for them to have their own sense of style.
I guess after thinking what it was about and actually watching it -- I found that my ideas of what I thought the show represented were a little too idealistic.
For those who missed the finale on Sunday, the culmination of my anger (and the show) was for all four women to live "happily ever after" with the man of their choice. Somehow, all their problems were somewhat resolved and whatever problems may come up in the future were no problem -- these 4 women before armed with crude language and vulnerability, now had a clique of their own, and men to stand beside them all the way.
Now, I will be the first to admit that I have the most fantastic relationship so am I a sell out?
I don't think you have to not have relationship with men to be a feminist and preach female ideals. And if this was the premise of Sex and the City I might not be too angry.
Yet, the S & C girls are women, although open, honest, and lascivious, still just striving to be the pretty princess, swept away off her feet (in paris nonetheless), wearing Mahnolo Blahnik shoes (yes! i finally know they are the sex and the city shoes).
Yea, fucking right.
And seriously? who gets along that great with their girl friends -- or, shall I say with three girlfriends simultaneously? didn't you read my blog about "jakkas"?
Thats why law school prom makes me mad too. I see the strongest women I know in law school turn silly over law school prom. And, unfortunately, I was included.
But what does that say? Does that say that we need dances to make us happy? We want to be Cinderella?
No, it says that the media infiltrates women rolemodels who are hypocritical and b/c cloaked as "real women" they aren't. In the end, the show merely boosts female insecurities similar to ads who sexualize women (freakin' supermodels) while they are eating -- like hey girls, its okay, grab a chocolate bar, and be skinny like me and wanted, and loved by men.
The next ad campaign: Don't grab a chocolate bar when you are miserable, grab it cause you are marvelous *wink wink*
It's the mask of "strong" or "independent" women that kills me. Sex and the city -- (yes, i'm speaking to a show that is now off the air) -- to make me happy just admit that you are a modern day romance film or the TV version of Bridget Jones' Diary.
And females: maybe you will find true love, maybe all your proms will be perfect, maybe you will have enough money to buy a wardrobe you can always show off, maybe you will be lucky enough to find 3 great girlfriends who you can call at any hour...but trust me (here, I will get into feminine mode and knock out a clothing metaphor) those are only accessories to an already kick-ass outfit.
which is a shame b/c both sex and the city and law school prom piss me off majorly.
For those who have heard this already -- I was so angry with Sex and the City. True i'm not a fan (i've watched like 4 episodes) so maybe I just "missed" the point...but when Sex and the City began it was a 4 women and a look into their lives which included meeting weekly at a restaurant sitting around talking about their latest "fuck" or "fling".
It was okay, finally, on TV for women to have sex and talk about sex. It was also okay for these to be 4 professional women. And, it was also okay for them to have their own sense of style.
I guess after thinking what it was about and actually watching it -- I found that my ideas of what I thought the show represented were a little too idealistic.
For those who missed the finale on Sunday, the culmination of my anger (and the show) was for all four women to live "happily ever after" with the man of their choice. Somehow, all their problems were somewhat resolved and whatever problems may come up in the future were no problem -- these 4 women before armed with crude language and vulnerability, now had a clique of their own, and men to stand beside them all the way.
Now, I will be the first to admit that I have the most fantastic relationship so am I a sell out?
I don't think you have to not have relationship with men to be a feminist and preach female ideals. And if this was the premise of Sex and the City I might not be too angry.
Yet, the S & C girls are women, although open, honest, and lascivious, still just striving to be the pretty princess, swept away off her feet (in paris nonetheless), wearing Mahnolo Blahnik shoes (yes! i finally know they are the sex and the city shoes).
Yea, fucking right.
And seriously? who gets along that great with their girl friends -- or, shall I say with three girlfriends simultaneously? didn't you read my blog about "jakkas"?
Thats why law school prom makes me mad too. I see the strongest women I know in law school turn silly over law school prom. And, unfortunately, I was included.
But what does that say? Does that say that we need dances to make us happy? We want to be Cinderella?
No, it says that the media infiltrates women rolemodels who are hypocritical and b/c cloaked as "real women" they aren't. In the end, the show merely boosts female insecurities similar to ads who sexualize women (freakin' supermodels) while they are eating -- like hey girls, its okay, grab a chocolate bar, and be skinny like me and wanted, and loved by men.
The next ad campaign: Don't grab a chocolate bar when you are miserable, grab it cause you are marvelous *wink wink*
It's the mask of "strong" or "independent" women that kills me. Sex and the city -- (yes, i'm speaking to a show that is now off the air) -- to make me happy just admit that you are a modern day romance film or the TV version of Bridget Jones' Diary.
And females: maybe you will find true love, maybe all your proms will be perfect, maybe you will have enough money to buy a wardrobe you can always show off, maybe you will be lucky enough to find 3 great girlfriends who you can call at any hour...but trust me (here, I will get into feminine mode and knock out a clothing metaphor) those are only accessories to an already kick-ass outfit.
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