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Sarah Jessica Parker Does Not Want To Talk About Sex, Baby

We were always a bit confused when Sarah Jessica Parker touted her no-nudity clause throughout all six seasons of Sex And The City, considering how often her character would appear in three-inch long skirts and see-through tops that left nothing to the imagination. Despite being the only actress out of the four leads who never technically revealed any T&A, we still walked away from the show with a near-perfect idea (unfortunately) of what SJP looks like naked. So why break out in a rash and put on earmuffs at the very mention of the word "sex," a word that's come to define her entire career, in this clip from last night's Conan?

When we heard the Smart People star uncomfortably discussing how incredibly uncomfortable "intimate" talk and even hearing the word "sex" spoken aloud makes her, our confusion overwhelmed us yet again. How could someone so prim and proper have spent years chatting about blow jobs and even more years dating someone like Robert Downey Jr.? She doesn't like "the tone" or "the subject" of conversations involving sex? Learning that the executive producer and star of the HBO show would never even watch it hardly increases our appreciation for a program whose legend is based around the open dialogue it created for women to air their opinions about the "vulgar"ities of intimacy. Are we the only ones?

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1:55 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Molly Friedman
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Benny at 02:11 PM on 04/11/08
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I always thought Sex and the City was a show about four New York trannies.

This show really 'spoke to' women?
the Librarian at 02:31 PM on 04/11/08
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Poor thing, why doesn't someone just level with her? Sex and the City is dated, overrated, and she was always too self-conscious to be hot.
farklefish at 02:34 PM on 04/11/08
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Ugh! This annoys me, too.
Deslander at 03:41 PM on 04/11/08
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At least this explains the gay husband.
Fama Est at 03:45 PM on 04/11/08
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Well, that explains why she has her hair pulled back so tight.
sundaeg1rl at 04:12 PM on 04/11/08
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I bet she'd talk to ME about her sex life. Every other bugger does, whether I want them to or not.
Old No.7 at 04:39 PM on 04/11/08
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She'd like to have a nude sex scene in the upcoming SITC film, but that would infringe on the copyright of "Equus".
Friedneckbones at 05:44 PM on 04/11/08
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I'm so glad the stork brought that kid she's always dragging around.
solipsister at 08:53 PM on 04/11/08
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She's looking an awful lot like Chloris Leachman in this clip. I mean the "Phyllis" Chloris. Hm.
waitinformyman at 10:36 AM on 04/12/08
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she looks stretched.
waitinformyman at 10:37 AM on 04/12/08
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it must hurt her face.
bitchybitch at 07:48 PM on 04/14/08
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This is just her passive aggressive way of getting everyone she ever meets to tell her about their sex life.
bitchybitch at 07:48 PM on 04/14/08
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I mean to stop telling her about their sex life.
sookie at 08:27 AM on 04/29/08
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@bitchybitch: yes
sookie at 08:37 AM on 04/29/08
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also i'm guessing [and i hope i'm wrong] that someone who is this uncomfortable at the mere thought of discussing sex---to the point where they break out in hives is the victim of a repressed abuse memory waiting to happen. [again, i hope i'm wrong].

btw, hives are one of the signs that someone is about to have a migraine. poor sarah, i wonder if that was happening to her during the interview.
MNelson2008 at 12:49 PM on 05/28/08
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Okay, so I have this theory. Something really bad happened to SJP during season 4 of SATC. Maybe Matthew cheated on her or something? I don't know but this "bad thing" coupled with her big head made for a really crappy show. It was also during this time that she started being "offended" about the whole "sex" thing. On shows she would talk about it and even on certain episodes, her disdain was written in to her character. Normally Samantha's antics would get a sideways glance and a giggle, but by the end of season 4 and for the remainder of the show (which SUCKED after season 4), Carrie was mortified by Samantha or would make this meanspirited jokes. SJP's newfound morality, I believe does not lie in her motherhood, but I think in her insecurities over growing old and perhaps losing some sort of ground in her marriage. Additionally, it was after season 4 that she got her crappy plastic surgery to thin out her nose... she looks OLDER because of the surgery. SJP's relaxed, witty, confident demeanor has been replaced with self-righteous arrogance. So sad, because I really liked her and the character of Carrie.
fembot at 03:08 PM on 05/28/08
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I watched a partial episode ONCE - a bunch of desparate 30 somethings (played by 40 something actresses) pretending to be twenty somethings who thought talking about sex made them interesting and witty.. instead of skanky.. now this interview just shows she knew how incredibly lame the entire series was.. that's really why she's embarrassed
Tony Comstock at 10:12 AM on 06/03/08
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Scripted, coached PR bullshit (and overly technical acting in her delivery.) In RL SJP is a stone freak.