{"id":3659,"date":"2024-07-16T07:55:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T07:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakstne.com\/blog\/?p=3659"},"modified":"2024-07-16T07:55:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T07:55:53","slug":"jennifer-aniston-says-a-whole-generation-now-finds-friends-offensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakstne.com\/blog\/jennifer-aniston-says-a-whole-generation-now-finds-friends-offensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Aniston Says A \u2018Whole Generation\u2019 Now Finds Friends Offensive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jennifer Aniston has sparked a huge debate after claiming\u00a0Friends<\/em>\u00a0is now offensive to a \u2018whole generation\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Aniston, 55, starred in\u00a0Friends<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>as Rachel Green for 10 seasons between 1994 and 2004.<\/p>\n

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It was one of the biggest sitcoms\u00a0ever\u00a0<\/em>and still has major rewatch potential to this day. However, some of the jokes on the TV show have not aged so well.<\/p>\n

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So much so that Aniston has claimed Gen Z finds\u00a0Friends\u00a0<\/em>\u2018offensive\u2019.<\/p>\n

But not everyone agrees, and the\u00a0Murder Mystery<\/em>\u00a0star\u2019s comments have sparked a pushback online.<\/p>\n

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Aniston tells AFP that \u2018comedy has evolved\u2019 and this makes it more difficult to be funny nowadays.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow it\u2019s a little tricky because you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians, because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, make fun of life,\u201d Aniston says.<\/p>\n

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\u201c[In the past] you could joke about a bigot and have a laugh \u2013 that was hysterical. And it was about educating people on how ridiculous people were. And now we\u2019re not allowed to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The\u00a0We\u2019re The Millers<\/em>\u00a0actress continues: \u201cThere\u2019s a whole generation of people, kids, who are now going back to episodes of\u00a0Friends<\/em>\u00a0and find them offensive.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere were things that were never intentional and others\u2026 well, we should have thought it through \u2013 but I don\u2019t think there was a sensitivity like there is now\u2026 Everyone is far too divided.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jennifer Aniston has sparked a huge debate after claiming Friends\u00a0is now \u2018offensive\u2019 to a whole generation.\u00a0Credit: NBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It does seem that there is some merit to Aniston\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n

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The problematic aspects of the show have been well-documented, with the treatment of Chandler\u2019s transgender father, comments about lesbian couple Carol and Susan, and the general lack of diversity attracting particular criticism.<\/p>\n

Ross\u2019 treatment of women has also been questioned by Gen Zers.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI can fully see Ross hurting one of the women in his life and not feeling remorse,\u201d one TikTok user says in a video.<\/p>\n

However, others pointed out that although young people criticise\u00a0Friends<\/em>,\u00a0they still love it!<\/p>\n

One person has taken to X, formerly known as Twitter, to write: \u201cI love\u00a0Friends<\/em>\u00a0and still watch it constantly. But I\u2019m also aware there are some things that wouldn\u2019t be said today or storylines that wouldn\u2019t be done because, with time, more awareness and education about some issues have become more widespread. Both things can be true.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another adds: \u201cCelebrities of all kinds need to stop pretending that a small group of people being mad at them on Twitter for brief periods of time is some kind of systemic disadvantage that prevents them from doing what they want. They earn tens of millions every year in\u00a0Friends<\/em>\u00a0residuals.<\/p>\n

\u201cGen Z-ers LOVE\u00a0Friends<\/em>\u00a0and keep its valuation at hundreds of millions of dollars. It\u2019s one of the most popular and beloved shows of all time. There ARE legitimate criticisms of the show but they\u2019re not even making noise in the face of how beloved it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where do you stand in this debate?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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