The latest development in Cynthia Nixon’s run for Governor of New York? Well, she’s made a campaign badge. Now, that might sound anticlimactic but actually, those tiny little pins really pack a political punch.
This all started in retaliation to a comment made by former City Council speaker Christine Quinn, a staunch supporter of Nixon’s rival Governor Andrew Cuomo. Quinn, rather disturbingly called the former SATC actress an “unqualified lesbian” when Nixon announced that she was in the running for the NYC top job.
First up, Cynthia opened her campaign launch speech with “Welcome, unqualified lesbians. And qualified ones, too." Nice. Then, came the merch. Last night on Twitter, Nixon tweeted a link to the badges, which supporters can buy for $5 and wear as a loud and proud show of solidarity.
This isn’t the first time a female American politician has turned a sexist slur into something positive and news-worthy. During the 2016 US Presidential election campaign, Donald Trump famously labelled his opponent Hillary Clinton a “Nasty Woman”. What came next was a whole movement of Clinton supporters adopting the nickname Nasty Women, plus some pretty cool merch whose proceeds went to support Planned Parenthood. When life gives you lemons, eh?
10 lessons we learned from Sex And The City
The top 10 lessons we learned from watching Sex And The City
1 of 111. NEVER send a man to do a BFF's job
To this day, fans cannot believe that Carrie sent her then-boyfriend Aidan Shaw to help best pal Miranda after she had an accident (while naked, bar a towel) in the bathroom. Thankfully, Aidan was an absolute sweetheart in this particular situation. It was one of Carrie's least cool moments, but it taught everyone not to send a boyfriend on a best friend's errand - no matter how busy you are.
2 of 112. Love yo'self more
It looked like sizzling hot Smith Jerrod was the 'the one' for Samantha, but then we all remembered that Samantha Jones was NEVER going to settle down. She followed her wild heart and broke things off with Smith, proving that sometimes you just need to listen to your gut and look after yourself #YouDoYouHun
3 of 113. Love can come in unexpected forms
Charlotte didn't understand her attraction to her divorce lawyer, Harry Goldenblatt. He was the complete opposite of everything she usually went for, which probably made him the PERFECT man (take note, Katie Price). In the end, she realised what an absolute hun he was and married him and his hairy back.
4 of 114. Fall, then get back up
Is there anything more mortifying than the moment when Heidi Klum steps over Carrie after she's toppled over on the catwalk? We think not. But Carrie just got straight back up, got out there and did her thing to the sound of Cheryl Lynn's Got To Be Real. Take inspiration, ladies.
5 of 115. Working mums are superheroes
Miranda Hobbes BOSSED it as a single mum to Brady and full-time lawyer (admittedly, she was in the privileged position of earning the big bucks and having lovely Steve Brady in her life). Not only did Miranda do two jobs, but in her role as a lawyer she constantly - and successfully - battled against men trying to belittle her. Go Miranda!
6 of 116. Don't be single shamed
One thing the show did REALLY well was address the issues single people over 30 faced (and still do) in modern society. Remember the time when Carrie left a voicemail to her friend, who had single shamed her, inviting her to the wedding that Carrie was having with herself?
7 of 117. Just be more Samantha in general, really
Samantha literally could not give a flying fig about what other people think about her straight-talking attitude and desire to have LOTS of sex. In times of self-doubt, just ask yourself 'WWSJD?' (that's What Would Samantha Jones Do?).
8 of 118. NEVER DUMP SOMEONE BY POST-IT
The original 'ghosting' took place when Jack Berger left Carrie a Post-It with the message: "I'm sorry, I can't, Don't hate me." Eugh, Burger (who also couldn't handle Carrie's success) was the WORST. Let's just all agree never to do this to anybody, ever.
9 of 119. Trust that your friends won't judge
When Carrie revealed to Samantha that she was continuing an affair with Big, she asked: "Don't you want to judge me, just a little bit?". Samantha gave the CLASSIEST reply: "Not my style." If Samantha doesn't judge, neither do we.
10 of 1110. Friends are our greatest loves
When Miranda had to walk her mother's funeral procession on her own, Carrie ran up, took her hand and gave her the support she needed. It's a poignant (and totes emotional) reminder that good friends will always be there in times of need.
11 of 1111. BONUS LESSON: Enjoy cosmopolitans
Responsibly, of course. It was the cocktail of choice for this fab four and remains our go-to tipple when meeting up with the girls. Cheers to SATC, and everything it's taught us.