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Hey Upper East Siders!<\/em> As we all await the reboot<\/a> of the pop-culture phenomenon that is Gossip Girl<\/em><\/a>, it’s important to note that there are some not-so-serious and utterly shocking revisions<\/a> to the show. For one, the haughty black limousines that chauffeured Manhattan’s elite have been exchanged for Ubers. The scandalous web blog will be replaced with an Instagram account (essentially our modern-day IG gossip columns). And our once-vapid leading stars might be having intellectual conversations of generational wealth on the steps of Constance Billard.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Variety<\/em><\/a>, showrunner Josh Safran revealed that the revival will shift its gaze to the gravity of the social authority affixed to wealth, rather than focus on the characters’ ostentatious displays of luxury. \u201cThese kids wrestle with their privilege in a way that I think the original didn\u2019t,\u201d said Safran. \u201cIn light of [Black Lives Matter], in light of a lot of things, even going back to Occupy Wall Street, things have shifted.\u201d The 2007 original was undoubtedly fraught with its exorbitant glorification of privilege but it is exactly what viewers at the time had an insatiable appetite for \u2014 a glimpse into the insular aristocracy of the upper-upper class. However, the sociopolitical climate is different now and the hyper-connectivity of social media definitely puts us in proximity to the oblivion of the wealthy more than ever before. He continued, \u201cI think the first [Gossip Girl<\/em>] showed a little bit of wealth porn or privilege porn, like, \u2018Look at these cars, or here\u2019s a montage of the best plated food you\u2019ve ever seen,\u2019\u201d said Safran.<\/p>\n

In the first iteration, Dan Humphrey (played by the incomparable Penn Badgley) was a reflection of how easily we can become engulfed in the immoral compass of the all-powerful rich as we climb the social ladder. Now, Zoya Lott (played by Whitney Peak) will take on the role as the incoming scholarship student exploring proximity to vast privilege for the first time. This time, Safran says, will be \u201cmore in wanting to be like the characters and less having what they have.” He adds “through Zoya\u2019s eyes, you get a little bit of, \u2018Careful what you wish for.\u2019\u201d We can all appreciate a smidgen of social consciousness here and there, but as one Twitter user put it<\/a>, we all hope there’s some “Kim, there’s people that are dying” detachment left as fodder for the OG fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29094,"featured_media":27638,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[38,16],"yoast_head":"\n'Gossip Girl' Reboot Will Surprisingly "Wrestle With Privilege"<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The hotly anticipated 'Gossip Girl' reboot will focus less on the opulence of the Upper East Siders and shift its gaze to the privilege of the protagonists.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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