'Sex and the City' more than just a TV show

By Rosa Guevara

After six seasons, the huge sensational hit, “Sex and the City” has come to an end. Although many of us know exactly what goes on during the seasons, we don’t realize how it has affected being a woman in the 21st century.

Some ladies are not a part of the faithful following of fans, like Alisia Vang, junior liberal arts major, who said she feels like she’s “missing out” since she hasn’t seen one whole episode. Fortunately for her, the first through fifth season can be rented down at Blockbuster.

Some unaware people think this show is strictly about sex, and while it is the topic more often than not, it’s really about these four ladies living their lives and enjoying it, not with a man but with each other. Girls are programmed to believe they should be married by a certain age, act a particular way and bare offspring immediately. This show is what it is to viewers because it fights these stereotypes.

When the series began, the characters were about 35 years old. Stereotypically, they’d each be married by now, pregnant with their third child and not living a fabulous life in New York. Rather, Carrie (the lead character) is shopping every day for her Manolo Bahlniks shoes, strutting down the runway, barhopping at the hottest spots and falling in and out of love along with her friends.

This show is adored because it relates to women everywhere. If you ask a clique of girls whom they identify with, each one can categorize themselves into the cast of “Sex and the City.” A very smart marketer is currently selling T-shirts with “I’m a Carrie” printed on them so you won’t have to ask.

Carrie Bradshaw, writer for “The New York Star,” has had four major relationships that span six years. The most important is Mr. Big. Big is the guy every girl struggles with, but loves nonetheless—almost every girl has one. Charlotte, the most innocent and optimistic of them all, has been eager to mold a man into Prince Charming and the family man she’s always dreamed of.

Samantha, the tall, blonde bombshell—often classified as the most promiscuous one of the group—is in no hurry to be married nor tied down, unless you mean literally tied down. And last but not least, Miranda. She’s the pessimistic, dreadfully honest friend you love to hate. Although it hurts to hear the truth, she’s always there to give her heartbreaking straightforward opinion.

These girls have portrayed everything a girl can go through while looking for her ideal man. From farting in front of your boyfriend to cheating on your boyfriend with your ex-boyfriend who’s married, to getting AIDS test results to miscarrying a child.

Struggling with controversial topics like the options of abortion, adoption and marriage. These options have opened our eyes to the choices we have. We don’t have to get married, we don’t have to have children and we don’t have to settle. When a girl runs into a friend in the street, one of the first questions is, “Are you seeing anyone?”

And thanks to Miranda we get the answer, “I’m seeing a whole lot of not special people.” I think Carrie sums it up best: “The most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you you love, well, that’s just fabulous.”