I haven't seen the new SATC movie yet, but I want to give a short defense for why I think the show (if not the movies as much) is feminist. Yes, there's too much consumerism, it's too white, their shoes are ridiculous, and the Abu Dhabi plotline sounds absurd and offensive on several levels... but what I love about SATC is that it's about women's friendships as the center of their lives. Of course they also focus on men, but it's clear that their primary relationships -- even after marriage -- are with one another. In a world in which women's friendships are often portrayed as catty and backstabbing and female characters' only plotlines involve men, it's refreshing to see a show in which women's friendships are loving, supportive, challenging, and long-lasting.
I haven't seen the new SATC movie yet, but I want to give a short defense for why I think the show (if not the movies as much) is feminist. Yes, there's too much consumerism, it's too white, their shoes are ridiculous, and the Abu Dhabi plotline sounds absurd and offensive on several levels... but what I love about SATC is that it's about women's friendships as the center of their lives. Of course they also focus on men, but it's clear that their primary relationships -- even after marriage -- are with one another. In a world in which women's friendships are often portrayed as catty and backstabbing and female characters' only plotlines involve men, it's refreshing to see a show in which women's friendships are loving, supportive, challenging, and long-lasting.