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"I think people who are critical of the gloss factor of the show have to remember that it represents women who are living in Hollywood," says Beals. "And in Hollywood, by and large, women are very self-aware. It's a fictional show; it's not a reality show."
To critics who bemoan the cast's core of lipstick lesbians, Beals responds: "You know, the women on Sex and the City do not represent all heterosexual white women in New York; The Cosby Show does not represent every black family in America. It's like a picture of a jar; it's not the jar itself, but gives an idea of what the jar is."