"The Boys Wanna Be Her/The Girls Wanna Be Her"

I've finished watching the first five seasons of "Sex and the City." I'm totally hooked, and I can't wait to finish season six to find out how everything ends for the characters. One thing I've noticed is how surprised I am at how much I like Samantha's character (played by Kim Cattrall). She's superficial, hedonistic, and promiscuous. She often wears a fake smile and excessive amounts of make-up.

At the same time, I admire how open-minded, non-judgemental, and confident she is. I like how she challenges sexual decorum for women: she doesn't apologize for wanting to get off or for being a sexual older woman. If she was a man, her behaviors would be more acceptable. But she has the attitude of a womanizing man, and yet she's in a woman's body. She honestly objectifies men the way horny men can objectify women.

And, she cracks my shit up. When she tried a lesbian relationship, I loved how she put a humorous spin on it.

Then I realized that Samantha Jones is the straight version of Shane McCutcheon. Forget Papi. Let's do a comparison of these two sex goddesses:

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• They both fear the intimacy of relationships.
• They're both fiercely loyal to their friends.
• They both have NO problems having sex with pretty much whomever they want.
• They don't judge their friends' mistakes (e.g. Sam didn't judge Carrie cheating, and Shane didn't judge Bette cheating).
• They're both usually wise and articulate.
• They both know fashion and hair (although, in my opinion, Shane's is way better).
• They're both successful at their jobs.
• They're both hot and can model.
  

Shane, however, isn't quite as concerned about her image as Samantha is. She doesn't think of herself as a player, and she doesn't really care about her reputation. Samantha, on the other hand, has more ambition and knows how to navigate through the competitive, appearance-oriented world better than Shane does.

I have respect for both of them, but I obviously like Shane better.