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1, I’m ready for some fun! The best thing about Gossip Girl is that it’s pure fun. It doesn’t promise to be anything more than that. For all of the haters who pounce on the superficiality of the characters and the shallow plots, I say, “What’s wrong with that?”
I enjoy a little bit of fashion and music mixed in with drama. I don’t watch the show as a serious critique of New York life – much like Sex and the City, I watch it for fun. Fun. That’s all. It’s not meant to be life changing.
I’m a working mom. I spend my days soothing the nerves of clients over tax worries and chasing small children around the house. By the time that evening rolls around, I relish the idea of mixing up a martini, having my friends over for snacks that are totally bad for us (oh please bring cheesecake for the premiere, Kristin) and watching how the “other half” lives.
As for the criticisms about the overt sexuality, drinking and other “inappropriate” bits, I’ll just be frank and say this: if you’re a parent and you’re worried about what’s in the show, watch it before you criticize it. It’s actually quite cautionary – those that engage in the “dangerous behaviors” rarely have a happy outcome. There are lessons to be learned. And if, after you’ve seen it, you’re still concerned about whether your child is old enough to digest it, turn off the TV: it’s just that easy. Don’t be my morality police. I enjoy the show. I’m in my 30s. I don’t let my small children watch it because I said so. And that should be enough.
But for me? I have serious moments all week long… Let’s hear it for a little bit of escapist fun! Bring it on!
This is so true. It isn’t meant to be serious or especially realistic, just entertaining, which it most definitely is! It gets a bad rap for being bad and innapropriate, but it isn’t all that bad most of the time. The promotions don’t help, because they make it seem worse then it is. But this is an amazing show!
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