Expecting "And Just Like That…" to model aging gracefully is folly. Expecting the show to considerately explore the insecurities surrounding the maturing female body is – I can't even finish that sentence. If you're at all familiar with the various legacies wrought by "Sex and the City," I shouldn't need to.
Among that show's many shortcomings is its casual fatphobia and general body shaming which, in a few memorable cases, was used as that week's object lesson. In "Sex and the City" Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) are constantly encountering scenarios reminding them of their bodies' unruliness or unworthiness.
