An established brand in its own right, Sex and the City is cosmopolitan - its cocktail of choice as well as the lifestyle celebrated in the newspaper column turned best-selling book turned blockbuster television series turned A-list film.

Detractors deride it as little more than women obsessed with men and shoes. But this does it a disservice. Kate Smurthwaite says that as a feminist and comedienne, she is a big fan. "In fact I would go so far as to say that if you enjoy Sex and the City, you ARE a feminist.

"If you can watch the amount of sex Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda have without shouting 'harlot' at the screen; if you're not horrified by the idea of women having professional jobs, living alone, talking about sex, drinking alcohol, having children out of wedlock, experimenting with lesbianism, owning vibrators and all the other stuff they do, then you support a level of freedom for women that is a very long way off for a majority of women in today's world."

I think the comment Smurthwaite makes speaks for itself. She believes that binge drinking, a confused emotional life, sex toys, and office work constitute "freedom." She might be right that these are freedoms, but the question is if any woman really needs them to feel happy and be successful in life? Smurthwaite, like most Smurfs in our world, don't mention the societal impacts of this lifestyle, nor does she include things like family, children, emotional life, culture, or any values above making money and satisfying physical pleasures. Money is important and it's nothing wrong with having sexual desires - but should people, not just women, be entirely motivated and led only by printed paper and shallow wants?