Carrie Bradshaw was not good looking enough for her dating life

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Carrie dressed for attention. The UES of NYC at the time was very basic. No internet shopping. Women went to the samestores and everyone had the same hair cut, shoes, bags, in just different colors.. she stood out.

Utterly untrue. Women had style, just not style that fit within your narrow brand parameters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carrie dressed for attention. The UES of NYC at the time was very basic. No internet shopping. Women went to the samestores and everyone had the same hair cut, shoes, bags, in just different colors.. she stood out.

Utterly untrue. Women had style, just not style that fit within your narrow brand parameters.

We all went to sample sales and had options from every designer, plus vintage. As for hair...

Women were allowed to have curly hair that wasn't blonde. Shocking for you, I realize.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: Carrie would be good looking in NYC. Her background would be more of a problem than her appearance. Women in NYC aren’t that good looking. They tend to be thin and wear expensive labels. But compared to women in other cities, they aren’t that attractive. I moved from a flyover city where I was probably considered average and received an incredible amount of attention from men in NYC, including successful men. Friends from this flyover city would visit and would experience the same thing. Part of it was that men in NY are more aggressive, but it was also that the competition was lacking. Go and ride the NY subway around...people aren’t that attractive in NY.

People aren't that attractive anywhere. Most people in all cities are overweight and dumpy

NP. I actually suspect that's what's going on. Men tend to like curvier women (except for model types), and women in NYC skew thinner. The men looking at OP probably found her more attractive due to being a little curvier (not fat, just not extremely hard and thin).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always thought Charlotte was the beauty and couldn't understand why she had a tougher time finding someone than Carrie did....

Because it's a show. In reality men would go after Charlotte.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 2 cents is that SJP looks very sexual and this is enough to release the DCUM's harpies. She's that naughty girl who stole their HS boyfriend. Below is DCUM's favorite look - a refined classical beauty, who opens her legs only three times for reproductive purposes only.

She really doesn't look very sexual, at least not more sexual than Kim Cattrall character. No one accused KC of being ugly or not pretty enough for her dating life. And if you meant that SJP herself looks very sexual, that makes no sense either. Her clothes are not sexy per se and some choices are straight up goofy.

I do understand that her everlasting smile and her dolling up can confuse some men that she's generous in bed

That was the whole premise of the show. It wasn't to glorify women by any means, in fact most of them were town bicycles. And Carrie was in a psychological abusive relationship with Mr. big.
Kim was a total town bicycle, but sex sells and why many people tuned in.

No one should believe that show did anything positive for women, lol.

[Anonymous]

Carrie Bradshaw is also not stylish .

[Anonymous]

For the times they "could" be stylish. While there were some nice outfits, some were tacky and trashy. Just like today.
I mean people...it's a show.

[Anonymous]

Carrie looked a lot like a man in drag (at least from the waist up).

Not attractive.

[Anonymous]

It’s true, OP. She was and is hook-nosed with bad, frizzy hair, a chin like a witch, and a sallow face too narrow for her features. There’s no way around seeing that she’s ugly.

People are going to disagree with you because a lot of the Jewish women on this board fit that description. I say this as a Jewish woman. We’re not known for our looks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always thought Charlotte was the beauty and couldn't understand why she had a tougher time finding someone than Carrie did....

I don't think she did (she was married twice on the show). I think she was just super-picky and rejected people for the slightest attribute that she didn't like. Then she married Trey and found that perfection isn't always perfect. It wasn't until she found Harry that she grew up and realized that sometimes perfection isn't what you really wanted.

Carrie, on the other hand, couldn't find a man without major flaws and was wiling to accept them even if the guy was a selfish jerk (Big, Berger, Alexander). The only one that wasn't was Aiden and she totally screwed that up twice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the times they "could" be stylish. While there were some nice outfits, some were tacky and trashy. Just like today.
I mean people...it's a show.

Let's not forget "The Nanny" Those outfits were bomb!

[Anonymous]

If SJP could land JFK Jr. she could land Mr. Big. Plus Robert Downey Jr., plus Mathew Broderick. Plus who knows who else.

How is this even open to interpretation? SJP’s own dating life is even more impressive than her character’s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carrie dressed for attention. The UES of NYC at the time was very basic. No internet shopping. Women went to the samestores and everyone had the same hair cut, shoes, bags, in just different colors.. she stood out.

Utterly untrue. Women had style, just not style that fit within your narrow brand parameters.

We all went to sample sales and had options from every designer, plus vintage. As for hair...

Women were allowed to have curly hair that wasn't blonde. Shocking for you, I realize.

Yes, in fact, I think fashion in NYC used to be more interesting and unique before the internet and everybody seeing looks on the internet and mostly buying stuff on the internet.

There used to be a lot more unique shops and boutiques in NYC -- vintage or with little-known designers. And of course sample sales. Many of those have sadly disappeared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If SJP could land JFK Jr. she could land Mr. Big. Plus Robert Downey Jr., plus Mathew Broderick. Plus who knows who else.

How is this even open to interpretation? SJP’s own dating life is even more impressive than her character’s.

SJP had natural charisma and a charming personality and just exudes happiness and positivity, and people are just drawn to people like that. Apparently a lot of women resent that. It’s mind-boggling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If SJP could land JFK Jr. she could land Mr. Big. Plus Robert Downey Jr., plus Mathew Broderick. Plus who knows who else.

How is this even open to interpretation? SJP’s own dating life is even more impressive than her character’s.

SJP had natural charisma and a charming personality and just exudes happiness and positivity, and people are just drawn to people like that. Apparently a lot of women resent that. It’s mind-boggling.

Right but SJP the person is not Carrie the character. Carrie’s personality was far from charming.