On AlterNet: sex and the city

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5 Infuriating Copycat TV Shows

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. March 30, 2012.

Why do television writers insist on blatantly ripping off our favorite shows, and foisting inferior versions down our throats?

Fe-Mail Fail: Amy Mowafi’s Attempt to be Carrie Bradshaw

Sara Yasin, Muslimah Media Watch. December 13, 2010.

A new book that wants to be the Middle East's 'Sex and the City' mimics all the old familiar privileged tropes.

"Sex and the City" Hate: Why Don't Men Get Slammed for Lavish Spending?

Ashley Sayeau, The Nation. June 2, 2010.

Critiques of SATC's materialism are valid. But the more vicious attacks on the franchise tap into long-standing anxieties about women's progress and its effect on masculinity.

"Sex and the City 2": Materialistic, Misogynistic, Borderline Racist

Hadley Freeman, The Guardian. May 26, 2010.

The TV show was fantastic: smart, funny, warm and wise. The movies are patronizing and sexist. What happened?

The Sexual Politics of Sex and the City

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon. June 6, 2008.

Sexist criticisms of Sex and the City miss the point.

Will the Success of Sex and the City Force Hollywood to Stop Ignoring Women?

Melissa Silverstein, DELETED. June 3, 2008.

Sex and the City killed at the box office. Maybe now Hollywood will stop only making movies geared at teen boys.

Sexless in the City: A Frigid Evangelical Can't Find Love in the Big Apple

Hadley Suter, AlterNet. May 3, 2008.

Author Anna Broadway shares her odd tale about the men who wander in and out of her life -- but never into her bed.