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A few months ago the television series “Friends” (which had worldwide success from its premiere in 1994) was harshly criticized for the lack of diversity in its characters, as well as homophobic details, which caused Martha Kauffmann -one of the creators of the program- recognized his mistakes. Now Jennifer Anistonwho gained fame thanks to the show, spoke about it.
During the promotion of his latest film Murder Mystery 2 (in which he shares credits with Adam Sandler) Aniston commented to AFP that comedy has evolved, but that a whole generation of new viewers have found “Friends” offensive: “Now it is a bit complicated because you have to be very careful, which makes it very difficult for comedy actors. Because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, we make fun of life.”
Jennifer also said that when “Friends” achieved success was another era, and that now the scripts are different: “There were things that were never intentional and others… well, we should have thought about it carefully, but I don’t think there was a sensitivity then like there is now. We can’t take ourselves too seriously, especially in America. Everyone is too divided.”
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