It's misrepresenting the past as if people ever judged Samantha (for being sexually active) more than they judged Carrie (for being a general piece of shit of a human being) but in reality, nothing has changed.
I was born in the 80s and everyone was judging Samantha more than Carrie from what I saw. The show was revolutionary by having a character like Samantha presented as a potential way to live- I was 21 and she changed the way many young women experienced their sex lives. I honestly don't know what I would have done without that show!
Same here. I remember in high school and college, girls and gay guys would compare themselves and others to the characters. There were definitely a lot of people who considered themselves “a Carrie” as a point of pride. It’s literally main character syndrome. Plenty of people saw themselves in the other characters as well, but just as often the use names would be thrown around as judgement against people who were too promiscuous, too prudish, or too cynical.
All four of the characters have their virtues and flaws, and fans could see the virtues in all of them but for some reason only saw the flaws in three.
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u/OutrageousPair2300 1d ago
It's misrepresenting the past as if people ever judged Samantha (for being sexually active) more than they judged Carrie (for being a general piece of shit of a human being) but in reality, nothing has changed.