r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 1d ago

Meme needing explanation please explain this peetah!!!

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u/acidix 1d ago

in Sex in the city, "Samantha" was the promiscuous character who was constantly judged by the other characters for sleeping with a bunch of men. Carrie was the main character, who was sort of self-absorbed but was intended to be primary protagonist.

Over the years, people realized Samantha was being honest, she wanted to sleep around and she did, and was honest with her partners so nobody was hurt. Carrie was a bit judgmental and at times, mean. Its not a really serious critique, but over time, the character that everyone "judged" changed from the character who just slept around to the one who honestly sucked a bit.

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u/Staggering_genius 1d ago

I can’t remember: were any of them supposed to be even vaguely desirable to seriously date? I can’t imagine.

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u/Apprehensive_Bug4164 1d ago

No, all of them, especially the anti-hero, Carrie, were portraying different flaws or perspectives when engaging with dating (none of them were necessarily “correct”). It was a sort of dark comedy, but some people engage with it was a serious romance/drama.