And Just Like That's attempts to diversity failed because its four new leads of color were there only to prop up the main character

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HBO Max's Sex and the City reboot "desperately needed diverse characters and inclusive storylines," says Melanie Curry. "New and old fans alike agreed that there were plenty of problematic moments in the show, from Carrie’s refusal to date a bisexual man because she believes bisexuality 'doesn’t exist' to the blatant sexualization of Black men. (That one time when Samantha dated Chivon, a Black music executive and made sexual comments about his penis, labeling it a 'big Black cock,' still irks me to this day.) And don’t get me started on Dr. Robert Leeds. So, I understand that AJLT wanted to right the wrongs by making Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte progressive and liberal, even though they’re all wealthy, cis, white women. Making Miranda leave her white-shoe law firm to get a degree in human rights or making prudish Carrie on a sex-positive podcast didn’t feel realistic. But the show’s attempts at 'inclusion' weren’t just far from groundbreaking; worse, they repackaged some of the show’s past problematic moments into modern-day microaggressions. The fact is, there’s nothing woke about AJLT. Although it’s great to see people of color and other non cis, white, disabled characters, these new characters would’ve gone further if they weren’t one-dimensional."