'I don’t think it’s a place that’s deserving of any real complicated conversation': Sarah Jessica Parker tries to avoid talking about politics on social media
Sex and The City star Sarah Jessica Parker admits she tries to avoid talking about politics and complex issues on social media because it''s not "a place that’s deserving of any real complicated conversation".
Sarah Jessica Parker tries to avoid talking about politics on social media.
The Sex and The City star has admitted she doesn't want to use her platform to address complex issues because social media sites are not "a place that’s deserving of any real complicated conversation" and she worries anything she divulges could be "misunderstood".
During an appearance on The Best People podcast, she explained: "I often don’t talk on social media because I don’t think it’s a place that’s deserving of any real complicated conversation.
"I’m not interested in quick little snippets when it’s dealing with conflict or even elections sometimes.
"I really was so thoughtful about how I wanted to talk about the [2024 US] election because I think it turns into a distraction from a campaign. It turns into fodder. It’s misunderstood. You have no control over it."
Sarah Jessica added: "FDR [Franklin D. Roosevelt] was elected without social media [in 1932] ... Many things happened, right and left, Republicans and Democrats for many, many, many, many years - many generations were elected without someone having to say something on Instagram."
However, the actress is adamant she doesn't want to be drawn into a conversation about complex issues online, adding: "I’m not going to talk about stuff that I don’t feel educated on.
"I’m not going to jump in on really complex areas that I feel are deserving of far more thought, consideration, nuance - which I know no one’s interested in.
"And I just feel like I want to be helpful. I don’t want to hurt something that matters to me."
