This tracks for the show, honestly
Photo: HBO Sex and the City, a series that revolved around the brunching and dating habits of four white women, was never known for its cultural sensitivity. Carrie infamously called bisexuality “a layover on the way to gaytown.” Jewish men were portrayed as undesirable; Asian women played maids to white men. Samantha was constantly slut-shamed, even by her friends.
The series may have added new characters, but it’s hard to escape the sense that they exist solely for the original cast to learn about diversity — like mirrors to allow them to see themselves in new and progressive lights. Still, I had high hopes for Seema . When we meet the high-powered real-estate agent in episode four, it’s clear she’s a woman of command and self-possession, crushing a cigarette as she steps out of a luxury car.
A self-professed “bad Indian daughter,” Seema tells Carrie that her parents want her to have an arranged marriage because they “won the lottery” with a successful one and learned to love each other. However, we never get any deeper into the issue than that. It’s not that the “arranged marriage” trope doesn’t have any truth to it. But without specificity, it just feels superficial and like a hollow way to tell stories about brown women.
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