SATC Effect & Social Media Community

Walking into the movie theater, I couldn't help but notice groups of young women all dressed up and clinging to each other, giggling and seeming to have a great time. There wasn't a question about where they were headed. It was the second week Sex and the City 2 had been out and still there were groups of women partying and flocking to the movie in droves.

What's the draw? Why are so many women into Sex and the City (SATC)? I've read a number of articles and reviews now on this second movie, bemoaning the fact that the main character Carrie and her friends are all decked out in the latest fashions, even in a desert, that they spend way too much and that the whole idea is ridiculous, especially now with the economy the way it is. Really? Is that what this is all about - just fashion, high spending, and lavish lifestyles?

Well, for one thing, take a look at the Great Depression during the 1930's when one of the most popular songs was "We're in the Money" and favorite movies were ones that helped the people forget their troubles and be transported to another time and place, movies like "The Wizard of Oz" and "Snow White." So perhaps Carrie and her crew in Sex and the City are able to do the same for us right now... Give us a chance to dream and have hope.

But Carrie and her friends are more than that. They've maintained popularity for over 10 years, having begun in 1998 on HBO with the final 94th episode broadcast in 2004 and yet in 2007 it was named as one of Time Magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME." So...what is it that keeps us so intrigued by Carrie and her friends, gathering with our groups of friends to watch and rewatch the shows and reruns and flocking to these two movies, getting all decked out and throwing our own parties in celebration of a movie that's gotten mediocre ratings at best, snide, undeserving remarks about the ages of the women and more?



Sure, they have great fashion and present us with a dreamy scenario of women who have "made it" - are successful, have lots of men to date, and generally the feeling of the world at their feet, but so do the young women in Gossip Girl and the women of Wisteria Lane in Desperate Housewives. There's something more to the SATC effect...something that draws us women together and into the lives of these glamorous women...it causes us to want to group together like they do...

Looking at the shows and the movies, there's something very touching about them. Here's four women who have bonded together so tightly over all these years as to still maintain a friendship. They make time to meet together no matter what is going on. When something happens, you can find them all grouped together over lunch or Cosmopolitans, discussing everything from dating woes and sex to kids and infertility and even the latest sex gadgets.

Among a lifestyle of taboos for women, they dared to speak out loud about such subjects...it was like giving us all an up close and personal look at women friendships behind closed doors. We all sat and giggled that there on tv in front of millions of viewers were women discussing things we only mentioned in private to our closest friends, hoping they didn't repeat it to anyone. They brought it all out in the open and affirmed us and showed us we were normal to ponder and discuss such things. They showed us a very surreal look at friendships that stayed close over the years, bonds that stood the test of time and trials.

Just look at the first movie...were we really there to see more Manolo Blahnik shoes, the fabulous one-of-a-kind Vivienne Westwood gown Carrie wore for her wedding, or to see the outrageously posh locations of her rehearsal dinner and wedding?... Wasn't it more for how the four women all pulled together? When Miranda went through a dry spell with her husband and they hadn't had sex in a while, she worked through it with the help of talks with her friends. When Carrie sold her apartment, they all gathered to help her pack and move, watching as she modeled clothes for them to help her decide what to take and what to discard.

At Carrie's rehearsal dinner, Samantha stood up to toast Carrie, saying, "I know it's tradition at the rehearsal dinner for the maid of honor to reveal embarrassing things about the bride, but in our group, we never kiss and tell..." Isn't that it? Don't we all want friends like this who will stand up for us no matter what and be there for us?... When Carrie was jilted by Big, her friends gathered around her and helped her out of the wedding and swooped her away to her honeymoon location to cheer her up.

So, now critics are going to come down on the newest movie because it's full of glitz and glam at a time when the economy is bad and we're having to watch our pennies; they're griping because it's unrealistic to take a trip to Abu Dhabi at all, let alone go on their own without their husbands and children and with all their fancy clothes, but again, is this the reason we will all gather around glasses of wine and Cosmopolitans to watch this and giggle with our friends at Carrie and her friends' antics?

I surmise that amidst the glitz and glamour, amidst the men and fashion and the posh settings, that the big pull of SATC is the friendship, the comradery and the strong ties and connection the women have. Isn't that what we all are looking for?... Be it for a soul mate, or friends with commmon interests to gather with... we're online on dating sites looking for that soul mate, we're on Facebook listing details about ourselves to hope long lost friends find us and eager to connect with others with like interests, we're on Twitter, tweeting things we hope will connect us with others. Social media is the latest craze, not only among friends, but with businesses... Why? Because we all want to connect and bond with a group or friends - we want to feel like we belong.

That's the beauty of the company and community I have joined online...Carbon Copy Pro offers not only a thoruough training in internet marketing, but a community with mentors to be in close touch with and events to attend and come together. Joining Carbon Copy Pro has given me a new sense of community and support I never imagined possible with starting a business of my own and we're here for you too, if you so choose...

We’ll speak more soon…

Warmly,
Thea Griffith

P.S. If you want to spread the good word, share this with your friends. We need to collectively raise the vibration of “GIVING” on this planet… and change the paradigm of leadership from “how much you can get” to “HOW MUCH CAN YOU GIVE!!!” Lets do it…