Cynthia Nixon Slams 'Sex And The City' Over Lack Of Female Empowerment

Actress Cynthia Nixon does not seem so enthusiastic about her acclaimed role in HBO's "Sex and the City" these days. The 53-year-old recently shared her thoughts about the romantic dramedy series, which ran from 1998 until 2004, and said it had "a lot of failings of the feminist movement in it."

While promoting the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of her lastest movie, "Stray Dolls," Nixon said "SATC" featured women looking too "quote-unquote perfect," while also stating it took place "in a bit of a bubble."

"Of course it's a feminist show," Nixon said, "[But] it's like white, moneyed ladies who are fighting for their empowerment," Nixon said.

Nixon, who played Miranda on the program, stated she wished there had been more diversity in the casting, telling IndieWire, "Well, I certainly think we would not have all been white, God forbid."

Nixon noted what hindsight has brought to light. “One of the hardest things for me — it was at the time, too — is looking back and seeing how much of it centered around money, right? And how, Steve, my [character’s] husband, was like the closest we got to a working class guy, you know? Never mind a working class woman, right?”