Meghan McCain Took Issue With All The Diversity On "And Just Like That" And The Cast Responded, "Maybe When YOU Step Outside, It Looks The Same"
You're probably aware of the show And Just Like That..., a limited series that follows the iconic characters of Sex and the City as they navigate life in their 50s in New York City.
The show takes place in modern day and definitely reflects it. One of the characters, Che Diaz, is nonbinary. Charlotte's child also comes out as nonbinary. Plus, the show delves into pressing topics like race, sexuality, and gender.
One person who seemed to take issue with this was conservative pundit Meghan McCain, who wrote a scathing essay about the reboot for her DailyMail column. "The problem with the new series is the clumsy attempt to reformat the show into the woke and puritanical times we are living in," she wrote.
New @DailyMail column:And Just Like That... Sex in the City died of wokeness(This made me VERY sad to write this) https://t.co/GRpJxpBQgh
"Carrie now plays the part of the 'cisgender woman' on a podcast with younger co-hosts. One of them is — of course — queer and nonbinary," Meghan said, referencing Che Diaz. "Because it’s so boring and un-evolved to be a straight white woman."
She then went on to say that shows today are "clearly concerned about angering the wrong people, being politically incorrect, or not sufficiently progressive."
Meghan's comments are interesting, because a year prior she did tweet about how poorly the original Sex and The City had aged:
Sex and the City aged so poorly for so many different reasons (apparently Manhattan is only filled with white people among other things). But I would rather cut my baby toe off than ever go back to being single and dating again.