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Is Anyone Surprised?

Carol Platt Liebau | May 01, 2008 12:08 PM

Today we learn that Miley Cyrus is a big fan of "Sex and the City" -- a show with an oh-so-distinguished pedigree. After all, it's the program that shaped Lindsay Lohan's "dating philosophy."

Cyrus' allegiance to SATC hardly makes her unique among young girls. As a psychologist pointed out in this New York Times piece way back in 2002, "the habits of 'Sex and the City'-style dating have trickled down to teenagers: think of Samantha at 14, not at 40."