Virginia Woolfe says that in order for a woman to be a successful writer, she needs a little bit of money and a room of her own. Little did she know that now that most women have these two things, most women are not writing breakthrough novels. Take the main character of the hit TV show Sex and the City for example. Carrie Bradshaw is a middle class New Yorker who eventually moves in with her boyfriend but keeps her old apartment for when she wants to be alone and has enough money to buy $600 shoes. According to Woolfe’s theory, Bradshaw is set up to be the world’s greatest writer and write life changing books about women. But what does Bradshaw write about? Sex, men, and relationships.
I was one of those girls who watched the show and though, “Yeah! A show about four powerful and independent women!” However, learning about feminist philosophy has made me realize how degrading it is. The whole show revolves around men and how dependent these “independent” women are on them.
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