Jennifer Aniston defends the "friends" of the new generation who finds him "offensive"
The classic sitcom has been criticized to be transphobic and extremely white.
Almost 30 years after its creation, Friends is still extremely popular , thanks to the syndication and streaming services. But, although there were fans of the original race in the 1990s and in the early 2000s who thank the episodes for the umpteenth time, there are also young television fans on the show for the first time . Not that he was not criticized at all when he was released for the first time, but in the years that followed, Friends was re -examined and caught more flak for offensive jokes and its almost entirely white casting. In a new interview, Friends star Jennifer Aniston Defended the show against what it considers an increased "sensitivity" among a young generation of viewers. And she is not the first Friends Star to do it either. Read the rest to discover what she had to say about the state of comedy today.
Read this then: 6 classic sitcom episodes which are extremely offensive according to today's standards .
Friends has been accused of homophobia, sexism and other offenses.
Look around the internet and you will find many observations and lists on Friends Characters and jokes that would not fly today. The elements that have been widely criticized include the treatment of the character known as "Chandler's father", who is a transgender woman; Monica made fun several times because of her weight when she was younger; And Ross complaining that his son is not male enough. The show also lacks diversity, all the main characters being white and rights, as well as most of the support characters. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
Aniston said viewers are more sensitive now.
In a new interview with the French press agency AFP ( via Yahoo! News ), Aniston, who played Rachel in sitcom, commented criticism.
"There are a whole generation of people, children, who now return to episodes of Friends And find them offensive, "said Aniston." There were things that were never intentional and others ... Well, we should have thought - but I don't think there is a sensitivity as there are now. ""
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She thinks that actors are no longer "allowed to do" certain jokes.
Aniston also expressed his reflections on the current state of known comedy.
"Comedy has evolved, the films have evolved," she said. "Now, it's a bit delicate because you have to be very prudent, which makes the task really difficult for the actors, because the beauty of the comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, making fun of life . "
She said that, in the past, "you could joke about a fanatic and laugh - it was hysterical. And it was a question of educating people on the ridiculous people. And now we are not allowed to TO DO."
"Everyone needs funny!" THE Master Mystery 2 Star continued saying. "The world needs humor! We cannot take ourselves too seriously. Especially in the United States. Everyone is far too divided."
Matt Leblanc also spoke to defend the sitcom.
In 2018, the Aniston co-star Matt Leblanc referenced the reassessment of Friends While speaking of accommodation from the British program Top. .
"I also heard these rumors about people who take pots Friends , but I don't want to enter it. I do not agree with all of this, "said Leblanc, according to the BBC." Top. We tend to avoid any kind of political content, nothing too topical. On Friends We also moved away from this kind of thing. Friends Talked about themes that resist the test of time - confidence, love, relationships, betrayal, family and things like that. ""
David Schwimmer said Friends was "revolutionary" when it was broadcast.
David Schwimmer , who played Ross, said The Guardian in 2020 , "The truth is also that the spectacle was revolutionary in his time for the way he took care of such casual sex, protected sex, gay marriage and relationships. Gay marriage, my ex and his wife, to which I attended. "
He added: "I think that a large part of the problem today in so many areas is that so few is taken in context. You have to look at it from the point of view of what the show was trying to do to the era. I. "It is the first person to say that something was perhaps inappropriate or insensitive, but I have the impression that my barometer was quite good at that time. I was already really at 'Listen to social problems and equality problems.
Schwimmer also said he had asked for a more diverse casting in the series, which is why his character was dated from an Asian woman ( Julie, played by Lauren Tom ) and black women (including Charlie, played by Aisha Tyler ).
