As viewers, we were instantly drawn to the glamorous lives these ladies led.
Moments that once garnered a passing chuckle now sting in modern times with the progression of social evolution.
Carrie watches the multiple monitors in puzzlement as Barkley stares admiringly at his “artistic work.”
Unfortunately for Samantha, her closest gals were her harshest critics.
Carrie a sex columnist with a supposedly open mind feels embarrassed and questions Samantha’s actions.
Narrow views on bisexuality
In a Season 3 episode, Carrie starts dating a guy.
Things seem to be going well, so he decides to confide in her that he is actuallybisexual.
This seems to catch Carrie off-guard and propels her to question further pursuing the relationship.
This leads Chivon to take the next step in their relationship: having Samantha meet his sister, Adeena.
Adeena, played by Jamaican-American actress Sundra Oakley, is polite and friendly with Samantha.
Oakley would later go on to reflect on the scene toVanity Fair.
Why couldn’t it have been a different story?"
Whenever the show attempted to move in the correct direction of diversity, it only perpetuated tropes.
Speaking with “Today,” actress Cynthia Nixon recognizes the diversity problem.
Poor representation of gay men
Stanford Blatch was Carrie’s gay best friend.
If this wasn’t evident in the series, it certainly was in the second film.
“Just when you thought everyone was too old to get married, here come the gays!”
Carrie’s unrealistic lifestyle
Carrie lived in a spacious apartment in a good block in Manhattan.
She obsessively shopped and dined out in some of the hottest spots in the city.
Body shaming
There are several moments in the series where negative remarks are made about bodies.
“Mother of God, what’s with the gut?”
Anthony exclaimed, while Carrie lamented, “How could you not realize it?”
Instead, she fills herself with pudding from Poughkeepsie.
“It’s a five-star resort!”
“It’s Mexico!”
Charlotte replies under her breath, reinforcing the culturally insensitive notion that food and water from Mexico are dirty.
Romanticizing toxic relationships
We saved the Big for last.
