Sarah Jessica Parker avoids talking about politics online
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."
Sarah Jessica previously shared her opinion on the 2024 election back in October when she posted a picture of herself holding a sign supporting the Kamala Harris and Tim Walz campaign for the Democrats. The pair lost out on the presidency at the US election in November to Republican candidate Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance.
In the Instagram caption, she wrote: "For the love of my country, for our public schools, for books, for common sense gun laws, for a living wage, for opportunity, for women, for voting rights, the the Dreamers, for arts and culture, for my mother and senior citizens ...
"And for a certain childless cat lady I play on TV. With an abundance of joy, optimism and pride I am voting for Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz ."
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