Sex and the City
Sex and the City: Sex and the Single Woman
Sex and the City is a comedy series on HBO based on the lives of four single women in their 30’s, living in New York City, trying to succeed in life and love. The show captures all the trials and tribulations, in and out of bed, women go through while trying to find the perfect mate. Between the four ladies, they spend most of their time searching for the perfect pair of Jimmy Choo shoes, sipping Cosmopolitan’s at social events and engaging in meaningless conversation with all the wrong men. Sex and the City has been on the air since 1998. From the beginning, Sex and the City has captivated viewers by showing them it is okay to be a strong, independent woman who isn’t afraid to talk about sex, contrary to what society thinks women should be conversing about. By talking lightheartedly about the act of sex, the viewers are able to see sex in a different way instead of viewing the topic as taboo.
The main character, Carrie Bradshaw, is a free-lance writer looking for her “Mr. Right.” She writes a sex column based on her and her friends’ dating experiences. In search of a soul mate, she sometimes wonders, “It's like the riddle of the Sphinx... why are there so many great unmarried women and no great unmarried men?” During the six years of the show, she has had two serious boyfriends and a few casual relationships. Carrie would rather settle down and get married than continue having one-night stands with random men.
Unlike Carrie, Samantha Jones, a successful PR executive, goes through men like water. Having frequent one-night stands comes natural to her: “I'm a trisexual. I'll try anything once.” In every episode, she is with a new guy: “There isn't enough wall space in NYC to hang all of my exes. Let me tell you - a lot of them were hung.” She is very free with her words and isn’t afraid to speak her mind: “I will wear whatever and blow whomever I want as long as I can breathe and kneel.” Sam is the most
Sex and the City is a comedy series on HBO based on the lives of four single women in their 30’s, living in New York City, trying to succeed in life and love. The show captures all the trials and tribulations, in and out of bed, women go through while trying to find the perfect mate. Between the four ladies, they spend most of their time searching for the perfect pair of Jimmy Choo shoes, sipping Cosmopolitan’s at social events and engaging in meaningless conversation with all the wrong men. Sex and the City has been on the air since 1998. From the beginning, Sex and the City has captivated viewers by showing them it is okay to be a strong, independent woman who isn’t afraid to talk about sex, contrary to what society thinks women should be conversing about. By talking lightheartedly about the act of sex, the viewers are able to see sex in a different way instead of viewing the topic as taboo.
The main character, Carrie Bradshaw, is a free-lance writer looking for her “Mr. Right.” She writes a sex column based on her and her friends’ dating experiences. In search of a soul mate, she sometimes wonders, “It's like the riddle of the Sphinx... why are there so many great unmarried women and no great unmarried men?” During the six years of the show, she has had two serious boyfriends and a few casual relationships. Carrie would rather settle down and get married than continue having one-night stands with random men.
Unlike Carrie, Samantha Jones, a successful PR executive, goes through men like water. Having frequent one-night stands comes natural to her: “I'm a trisexual. I'll try anything once.” In every episode, she is with a new guy: “There isn't enough wall space in NYC to hang all of my exes. Let me tell you - a lot of them were hung.” She is very free with her words and isn’t afraid to speak her mind: “I will wear whatever and blow whomever I want as long as I can breathe and kneel.” Sam is the most
Cited: Sex and the City.HBO.Akron, Ohio.30 June 2004.