Sex and Another City

Episode 44 – Is it really what’s outside that counts?

This is one of my favorite episodes, when the girls are in my hometown of Los Angeles, and they go to the Playboy Mansion, Samantha gets a fake Fendi and the fake agent, I mean the house sitter played by Vince Vaughn. This episode is great, because it shows what New Yorkers really think about Los Angeles, that everything is Fake. And 8 years later, New Yorkers still think all of us Angelenos are fake. I just want to let people know, that most, over 70% (not an actual statistic, just my guestimate) of Angelenos are not originally born and raised here. I only have three friends that are actually from Los Angeles. Everyone else I know is from different states or different parts of California.

These are the people who are fake in Los Angeles; the platinum blondes, the fake breasts, the plastic surgery addicts, the distorted body image, the fake jewelry, designer handbags, tans, and everything else. Most of the actors and actresses are not from here either. Yet, people who are not native to Los Angeles assume that our city is full of this fakeness. So, is it really what’s outside which matters? How can you tell what is on the outside, if it is all fake? It is so easy for a woman to make herself appear more beautiful by adding all the ingredients of phoniness to their appearances.

I can’t defend Los Angeles too much because appearance is everything. After all we are in Hollywood, the entertainment capital of the world. A place that thrives on the beautiful, the fake and the shallow, God bless Los Angeles. There is no other place that I would want to be. L.A. is not the only city that is like this, where outer appearance is the only thing judged. Many other cities across the country value beauty as well, Miami, South Beach, New York (they value designer things, that is still a part of what makes up someone's outer appearance), just about any major city.

Beauty is what counts in this country. We make fun of what is different. That is just how our nation operates. Instead of embracing people’s awkwardness and what makes them stand out, we tease them. I am not innocent in the fact that I don’t get involved in the teasing. What makes me so perfect? Who am I to judge others? I don’t think people realize the impact of that their thoughts have on others. We are our own worse enemies. We are the reason why Americans are so shallow. Aren’t we? Who is on top? The good looking, the rich and famous and the fake, it is what is on the outside that counts, the appearance of wealth, phoniness and the upper classes. That is what runs our nation; unfortunately, what is on the outside is all that matters to the majority.

Sex and Another City originally aired September 17, 2000. For more information on this particular episode click here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0698662/