'I lived by the gospel of Sex and the City. Was it bad for me?'
reframed singleness as a viable and even “enviable” choice, “not merely okay” but “something special, an independent phase worth preserving until the perfect partner came along.” ’s emphasis on chosen family—and near total exclusion of its characters’ biological families—reflected the influence of its two primary architects, Star and King, both gay men. Female writers and producers like Amy B.
Armstrong’s book is in-depth and insightful, with a fangirl’s reverence for the nitty-gritty of the creative process. She treads delicately around thornier topics, like rumors that have long dogged the series of a’s shortcomings: Racial diversity, for example, was woefully lacking; the representation of LGBT characters can be cringe-worthy ; and the show’s vision of “choice feminism” reflected the significant privilege of its characters .
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