The background to the series “Sex and the City”, originated from the book, a popular bestseller by Candace Bushnell, the newspaper columnist. Sex and the City is a show based on the lives of four single girlfriends who live in New York City. The four characters are very rarely seen at work, but they are wealthy enough to spend much of the on-screen time shopping, going to parties, lunching with each other and dating wealthy professional men.” (Bignell, 2008). Most women and their friends try to identify themselves with those four characters. But is it realistic for ordinary women to lead this kind of life, full of parties, sex, and expensive brands without any duties? Is sex really woman’s only concern? How can this affect young girl who is obsessed by this series and want to be exactly like the four main characters? There has been shocking news in May 2008 when a fourteen-year-old girl was so much influenced by the “Samantha” character that she lost her virginity the same year. “Samantha” is the oldest and most sexually confident of the foursome, who calls herself a "try-sexual" (meaning she will try anything once). This 14-year-old girl got hooked on series and totally identified with Samantha. She started to cheat on her boyfriend and did not have any problem to sleep with seven other guys in one week. She has even used exactly the same words in particular situations as Samantha used in the TV. This is called “monkey see and monkey do”. Portrays of women in “Sex and the city” have definitely some negative impact on young generation as well as middle-aged women who simply cannot afford Gucci handbag and not to do anything else than shopping and dating successful businessmen. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=4895398&page=1
