Rumor has it Caitlyn Jenner is being considered for a cameo in the new HBO Sex and the City restart because producers are looking for new, recognizable faces for the series and because they hope to fix the horrible treatment of the original series of marginalized characters. And by “characters” I mean extras – non-white people, not cis hardly exists on the show otherwise.
As far as trans characters are concerned, the only notable example in which one of them appears is in an episode in which Samantha commits a literal hate crime against them, throwing water at a group of trans sex workers in her block.
According The Mirror, producers are trying to make the reset “as diverse as possible” to fix scenes like this, and for its almost exclusively white cast. Apparently, Caitlyn Jenner comes in.
“Caitlyn has been a constant presence in the media in one way or another for more than 50 years,” an alleged “insider” told the media. “She is really perfect for an appearance.”
It’s a random choice, to be sure, and an empty gesture if the main program reason to include Jenner is nod vaguely in “inclusion”. Would Jenner appear as herself? Like a friend? Or just another extra whose role is to make a witty comment? I think we’ll (maybe) see!
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And in a kitchen across the pond …
Elizabeth Hurley she was totally tradwife. (Without anti-feminist policy.)
On Sunday, the model and actress posted a photo on Instagram announcing that she has strongly turned to domesticity under quarantine in the UK – where ambitious restrictions are quite strict now – and started making jams.
“Lockdown turned me into a demented housewife,” Hurley wrote in the caption. “47 jars of jam nestled in my pantry with more Seville oranges waiting for me.”
Making jam seems like a much more enjoyable blocking activity than, say, puzzles. Go on, Liz!
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