I watched the finale of Sex and the City on Sunday along with millions of others. I read the articles leading up to showtime -- and some of the reviews after it aired -- both positive and negative.

I read about Carrie leaving Petrovsky for a number of reasons: his work, her work, Paris, New York. But did anyone mention "the slap?" And anyone who did accepted the "it was an accident" excuse. Are you kidding me? And shame on the writers for making it seem worse for a woman to be eating alone in a Paris cafe than it would be to be slapped and have your diamond necklace ripped off. Okay, the necklace breaking was largely symbolic. But the slap gets so little pickup in the media. Why is that?