I used to watch the show Felicity when I was a kid after Buffy the Vampire Slayer. So I decided to revisit it. I saw it on Netflix and started getting really into it because I didn't really understand the concepts of the show when I was a kid. Felicity seems as though she is a strong, intelligent, woman. Much like the characters from Sex and the City. So when discussing Sex and the City, it made me think of the show Felicity in the same light.
The thing about the show Felicity is that she and her friends have formed their own family. There are many issues that come up, but yet they still have each other. Recently I watched an episode where Felicity and her girlfriends had a sleep in at their college health center for the morning after pill. It wasn't being offered at their school anymore so they wanted to do what was right for women! This definitely demonstrates second wave feminism because Felicity and her friends are standing up for women's reproductive rights.
From the article by Gerhard, she talks about women’s sexual equality, social power and authority, social achievements, second wave feminism, gender differences, and living “like men”. I think that the show embodies all of these. Although Felicity is a strong female, she still succumbs to a woman's happiness lies with romance and love. Felicity constantly is in search of this boy that she followed to NYC, Ben Covington. He is her Mr. Big to Carrie Bradshaw. Nonetheless, I do believe this show shows a lot of powerful women standing up for what they believe in. For instance, Felicity is always in control of her sexuality. If she doesn't want to have sex with the boy then she doesn't. I wish this show was still on air because it instilled a lot of strength that I believe young girls are missing in today's shows.
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