Is anyone else watching the middle-aged adventures of 55-year-old Carrie et. al. in And Just Like That? I’m enjoying it (after the shock of the first episode) but I have to wonder:
Does the world need a new definition for the no-longer-young but not-yet-old?
To my mind, “middle-aged” is ’40s-’50s, and “elderly” is ’80’s-90’s. (Although from where I sit, 40 still seems relatively young.) So where do the ’60s-’70s fit in?
If you’re 60+, you’re not in the middle since we’re unlikely to live to 120. But is it “elderly”? Most sexagenarians I know are healthy, energetic, and reasonably current with contemporary culture thanks to technology. “Elderly” sounds frail rather than older and (hopefully) wiser.
I suggest that those of us in our ’60’s and 70’s deserve a designation besides Baby Boomers. “Post-ers” because we’re post-middle-age? “Pre-elderly”? Any proposals from the floor?
Back to the show. Some of Carrie’s outfits seem a little silly (“mutton dressed as lamb”) and I wish they’d let her look a bit more age-appropriate without being staid. But I applaud a world in which a show about older women (and their sex lives) still generates cross-generational interest. Maybe that’s all the progress we need.
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I liked Sex And The City a lot. Haven’t decided if I’ll watch the new version. Probably will.
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I wasn’t sure if I liked it: the first half of the first episode was pretty dreadful, and there are some awkward attempts to be “relevant”, e.g. each character now has a friend who is non-white and/or non-binary. But it’s gotten better, and I appreciate that they are addressing some real issues, including aging, mortality and racism, along with the fun stuff.
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Love this pic
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Thanks so much for reading, San! I’m expecting guests shortly but as soon as I come up for air I’ll read more of your blog as well. Alisa
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No Problem. Enjoy!
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Well, at least sexagenarian sounds sexy! 🙂
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