Sarah Jessica Parker is defending her decision to not often talk about politics on social media by pointing out that other major elections took place before apps like Instagram existed.
While appearing on the Monday episode of Nicolle Wallace’s The Best People podcast, Parker explained that she tries to avoid political conversations on social media and argued that there’s a better way to express her thoughts on important topics.
“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,” Parker said. “I really was so thoughtful about how I wanted to talk about the 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.”
The Sex and the City actress said that there are “so many ways to work toward a more civil society” and she pointed out that “FDR 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,” Parker continued.
Parker said that people have urged her to “be vocal” as a public figure, though she has had to find her own way to be “comfortable being vocal.”
“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,” she said. “And I just feel like I want to be helpful. I don’t want to hurt something that matters to me.”
When it comes to educating herself on political matters, Parker said that she reads a lot and tries to understand “what is scary and what is dangerous.” She added that she also wants to know “the difference between something being said and the reality of it happening.”
While Parker does not want to be pressured into endorsing political candidates, she has been known to advocate for political teams she believes in. She previously endorsed then-Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, in the 2024 presidential election against President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance.
“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,” she wrote in an Instagram caption in October 2024, which was accompanied by a photo of her hanging up a sign featuring Harris and Walz’s names. “With an abundance of joy, optimism and pride, I am voting for Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz.”
