Letters to the Editor
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My wife loves this show
And you're wrong, they're not obsessed with men, they're obsessed with shoes.
In my mind, the show seems to be about self-obsessed people that don't really exist. Their primary function is gossiping, drinking and screwing. They don't have 'real' jobs, (except the red-head, who seems like someone I could actually talk to). They don't have hobbies. They have 0 interest in anything of worldwide importance. They spout thoughts no deeper than designer eye-shadow.
Hell, they live in New York and they've never been mugged, or attacked, or people peeing in the subway. Hell, I don't think I've ever even seen a single black man on that show. Honestly, they live in a princess paradise that doesn't exist.
I know lots of feminists who watch the show (and I can understand the allure of watching sexual characters having adventures that you don't necessarily want for yourself). I just can't deal with the shallowness. (But then, I have the same problems with Friends/Desperate Housewives etc etc)