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Sex and the City Part II is being advertised all over the place. Kim Cattrall, who plays the "sexy" Samantha in the movie, tries hard to live up to that role in real life. But, she is worse than her movie character, and comes of as insipid and flat. Glamorous stars of Hollywood past, like Marlene Dietrich or Lana Turner,kept up that glamorous role in real life. They were the real sexy stars and glamor queens.
I think Cattrall wants it both ways. She wants to be the nice, approachable film star, but is obliged (in her feminist ways) to be "her own woman," and "claim her sexuality." Being the hard, unapologetically glamorous star requires an uncompromising, strong personality. Modern feminist women lack that strength, and are always caving in at moments of difficulty or unexpected sacrifices. They are essentially people pleasers. This is what I've also observed about Hillary Clinton.
