Sarah Jessica Parker faced "misogynistic chatter" when "Sex and the City " reboot was announced.- In her Vogue interview, she said comments about her age would never happen to men in the industry.
Sarah Jessica Parker hit back at sexist criticism she gets in her December Vogue cover shoot interview, comparing questions she gets about gray hair to a lack of those directed at "Real Housewives" host Andy Cohen.
Parker, 56, who is set to star alongside Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis in HBO's upcoming "Sex and the City" reboot "And Just Like That," told Vogue's Naomi Fry she noticed a lot of age-related comments were made about the cast after the comeback was announced in January.
"There's so much misogynist chatter in response to us that would never. Happen. About. A. Man," Parker said, stopping to clap between every final word. "Everyone has something to say. 'She has too many wrinkles, she doesn't have enough wrinkles.' It almost feels as if people don't want us to be perfectly okay with where we are."
Parker, who has portrayed the show's main character
"'Gray hair gray hair gray hair. Does she have gray hair?' I'm sitting with Andy Cohen, and he has a full head of gray hair, and he's exquisite. Why is it okay for him? I don't know what to tell you people!" Parker said.
Michael Patrick King, producer and writer of "Sex and the City" who came back to work on "And Just Like That," echoed her comments in the interview.
"There were a lot of positive reactions," he said, referring to the initial announcement. "But one bitchy response online was people sharing pictures of the Golden Girls. And I was like, 'Wow, so it's either you're 35, or you're retired and living in Florida. There's a missing chapter here."
Parker said the comments she, Nixon, and Davis face make her feel as if people don't want them to be comfortable or happy at their age.
"They almost enjoy us being pained by who we are today, whether we choose to age naturally and not look perfect, or whether you do something if that makes you feel better," she said. "I know what I look like. I have no choice. What am I going to do about it? Stop aging? Disappear?"
With "And Just Like That" slated for a December release on HBO Max, disappearing doesn't seem to be in the cards for Parker or her castmates. Notably, however, "Sex and the City" alum Kim Cattrall won't be featured.
Addressing the long-time speculation of a feud between Cattrall and other members of the cast with Vogue, Parker simply said: "We have some new people, and we have some people who aren't back anymore."