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New Yorker Film Critic Anthony Lane Has Female Trouble [Sex(ism) And The City]
Jezebel — ... Even with all the punditry, the Sex and the City movie's popularity at this point, is similar to the appeal of the much-loved SatC-approved magnolia cupcakes. You have to wait on long lines to consume it; it is full of saccharine and empty calories; you might feel a little sick to your stomach when it's over, but you were happy to let yourself indulge, just for a little while, in a buttercream fantasy. And once it's out of your small intestine, you forgot it ever existed. Sexism And The City [Newsweek] ...

Sex and the City Haters
Movies et al. — Hilary sent me a piece from Newsweek that was headlined "Criticism of 'Sex and the City' is Mostly Sexist." The article's thesis is that the Sex and the City movie (henceforth SATC) has received undue and sexist criticism. This might be true, but man, is this article wrong about lots of stuff. If you'd like to read it before reading my response, it's here: http://www.newsweek.com/id/139889 ...

Discuss: Are Male Critics Sexist Against 'Mamma Mia!'?
Cinematical — ... or old white guys who can't appreciate a "chick flick," the subjectivity of certain reviewers is sometimes even called out for being too racist, sexist or otherwise prejudiced. We saw a high level of apparent chauvinism going on recently with the release of Sex and the City, and now it's happening again with ...