Preparing for Sex and the City
I have to admit, I did become a fan of ‘Sex and the City’ before I met my wife, but the debates about the show’s themes were not as poignant or as meaningful before her. The movie debuts tomorrow, and while I would prefer that my wife make it a girls night out event, I’ll probably be tagged along to make up for her viewing of ‘Iron Man.’
The show has excellent writing, is well acted, and dutifully maintained its character arc without jumping the shark. But, there was a real and present lack of minority representation in the show, and aside from Blair Underwood playing a fleeting love interest for Cynthia Nixon’s character Miranda Hobbs, I really can’t remember any people of color.
My favorite marriage blog has a really great post on it, and it’s from a woman’s perspective. For the movie, they did bring in Jennifer Hudson, but clearly Effie White isn’t going to pardon SATC for seasons of colorless drama. In the meantime, I’m trying to get my mind right for what’s sure to be two hours of inside women’s jokes, stories from episodes I may have missed, and squeals of delight out of my beloved.
June 1st, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Thanks so much for the link love. Let’s hope other folks take notice of the ‘black-out’.
And, if you’ve seen the movie already, I’m truly sorry for all that beefcake you endured. If not, there’s nothing wrong with covering your eyes- I did.