In an interview, Jennifer Aniston said that an entire generation finds the popular 90s sitcom "Friends" offensive. Why do viewers find "Friends" problematic? What do you think? Is it fair to judge an old show like that or should creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman take accountability? Molly Gambhir reports.

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There was always a joke or two on how Chandler Bing's father was gay and a drag queen in Las Vegas in the hit sitcom 'Friends'. Years after the show aired its final episode, the co-creator, Marta Kauffman, apologised for misgendering Chandler Bing's transparent during the show's 10-year run. 
 
While speaking to a news outlet, Kauffman said, "Pronouns were not yet something that I understood. So, we didn`t refer to that character as 'she.' That was a mistake." 
 
She said she also regrets referring to the elder Bing character as a father rather than the mother. "We kept referring to her as Chandler's father, even though Chandler's father was trans," she told the outlet. 
 
In the early seasons of the sitcom, references to Charles Bing, who also went by the name Helena Handbasket, were relegated mainly to one-liner jokes like one from the first season in 1995 when Chandler (Matthew Perry) said, "If I turn into my parents, I`ll either be an alcoholic blond chasing after 20-year-old boys, or I`ll end up like my mom." 
 
In season seven, the character was finally revealed and was played by actress Kathreen Turner. Fans may recall how Chandler and Monica Geller (Courtney Cox) travelled to Las Vegas to meet his estranged parent at her drag revue and invite her to their wedding. 
 
The show never actually used the word transgender, instead referring to Charles as gay and a drag performer who would also wear women's clothes outside of drag shows. 
 
Kauffman said she recently fired someone for making a joke about a transgender camera person. "That just can't happen," she said. Kauffman also said she regrets not having enough diversity on the mostly White show, admitting she was "clearly part of systemic racism in our business."

There was always a joke or two on how Chandler Bing's father was gay and a drag queen in Las Vegas in the hit sitcom 'Friends'. Years after the show aired its final episode, the co-creator, Marta Kauffman, apologised for misgendering Chandler Bing's transparent during the show's 10-year run.

There was always a joke or two on how Chandler Bing's father was gay and a drag queen in Las Vegas in the hit sitcom 'Friends'. Years after the show aired its final episode, the co-creator, Marta Kauffman, apologised for misgendering Chandler Bing's transparent during the show's 10-year run. While speaking to a news outlet, Kauffman said, "Pronouns were not yet something that I understood. So, we didn`t refer to that character as 'she.' That was a mistake." She said she also regrets referring to the elder Bing character as a father rather than the mother. "We kept referring to her as Chandler's father, even though Chandler's father was trans," she told the outlet. In the early seasons of the sitcom, references to Charles Bing, who also went by the name Helena Handbasket, were relegated mainly to one-liner jokes like one from the first season in 1995 when Chandler (Matthew Perry) said, "If I turn into my parents, I`ll either be an alcoholic blond chasing after 20-year-old boys, or I`ll end up like my mom." In season seven, the character was finally revealed and was played by actress Kathreen Turner. Fans may recall how Chandler and Monica Geller (Courtney Cox) travelled to Las Vegas to meet his estranged parent at her drag revue and invite her to their wedding. The show never actually used the word transgender, instead referring to Charles as gay and a drag performer who would also wear women's clothes outside of drag shows. Kauffman said she recently fired someone for making a joke about a transgender camera person. "That just can't happen," she said. Kauffman also said she regrets not having enough diversity on the mostly White show, admitting she was "clearly part of systemic racism in our business."

'Friends' co-creator Marta Kauffman apologizes for misgendering Chandler's parent

Iconic show 'Friends' had some of the leading stars of Hollywood playing cameo roles. One of the most talked-about and remembered cameos was that of actress Julia Roberts.&nbsp; 
 
The show's creators Marta Kaufman and Kevin S Bright spoke to The Hollywood Reporter recently and revealed that it was Perry who convinced Roberts to appeared on the sitcoms with some flirting via fax.&nbsp; 
 
"Getting Julia Roberts was incredibly exciting," Kaufman stated. "We knew she would have the right touch for it. And when she said yes, it was pretty awesome" 
 
Bright stated that Perry had a significant role to play in getting the 'Pretty Woman' star on board.&nbsp; 
 
"Do you know the story of how we got her? Matthew [Perry] asked her to be on the show," Bright said. "She wrote back to him, ‘Write me a paper on quantum physics and I’ll do it.’ My understanding is that Matthew went away and wrote a paper and faxed it to her the next day." 
 
Staff writer Alexa Junge noted that they "may have met before the episode, but she was interested in him from afar because he’s so charming." 
 
"There was a lot of flirting over faxing," Junge added. "She was giving him these questionnaires like, ‘Why should I go out with you?’ And everyone in the writer's room helped him explain to her why. He could do pretty well without us, but there was no question we were on team Matthew and trying to make it happen for him." 
 
Roberts appeared in two episodes of the series back in 1996 and played &nbsp;Susie Moss, a former friend of Perry’s character Chandler Bing, who tricks him for a hook up to get her revenge from him for a childhood prank.&nbsp; 
 
Perry and Roberts reportedly dated briefly after filming for these episodes but never made it official.&nbsp; 
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Iconic show 'Friends' had some of the leading stars of Hollywood playing cameo roles. One of the most talked-about and remembered cameos was that of actress Julia Roberts.

Iconic show 'Friends' had some of the leading stars of Hollywood playing cameo roles. One of the most talked-about and remembered cameos was that of actress Julia Roberts. The show's creators Marta Kaufman and Kevin S Bright spoke to The Hollywood Reporter recently and revealed that it was Perry who convinced Roberts to appeared on the sitcoms with some flirting via fax. "Getting Julia Roberts was incredibly exciting," Kaufman stated. "We knew she would have the right touch for it. And when she said yes, it was pretty awesome" Bright stated that Perry had a significant role to play in getting the 'Pretty Woman' star on board. "Do you know the story of how we got her? Matthew [Perry] asked her to be on the show," Bright said. "She wrote back to him, ‘Write me a paper on quantum physics and I’ll do it.’ My understanding is that Matthew went away and wrote a paper and faxed it to her the next day." Staff writer Alexa Junge noted that they "may have met before the episode, but she was interested in him from afar because he’s so charming." "There was a lot of flirting over faxing," Junge added. "She was giving him these questionnaires like, ‘Why should I go out with you?’ And everyone in the writer's room helped him explain to her why. He could do pretty well without us, but there was no question we were on team Matthew and trying to make it happen for him." Roberts appeared in two episodes of the series back in 1996 and played Susie Moss, a former friend of Perry’s character Chandler Bing, who tricks him for a hook up to get her revenge from him for a childhood prank. Perry and Roberts reportedly dated briefly after filming for these episodes but never made it official.

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The Black Lives Matter protest that has spilled over on the streets of America, has put many things into perspective. A lot of pop culture content from the past are now coming under scrutiny about the way it represented the African-American community. 
 
One of the most popular shows of our times, 'Friends' has been a point of discussion in last couple of years over its lack of representation. The shows six lead characters were all white and only one of the characters dated people of colour.

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Now, weighing in on the current discussion around representation, the show's writer and creator Marta Kauffman has said the show would have been very different if it was made in present times. 
 
Speaking at a virtual TV festival in Texas, Kauffman said that if she had her time again, she "would've made very different decisions". 
 
According to media reports, she became tearful when asked what she wished she had known at the beginning of her career in television. 
 
"I wish I knew then what I know today. Sorry, I just wish I knew then what I know now. I would've made very different decisions. 
 
"I mean, we've always encouraged people of diversity in our company, but I didn't do enough and now all I can think about is, what can I do?" 
 
Kauffman added, "What can I do differently? How can I run my show in a new way? And that's something I not only wish I knew when I started slow running, but I wish I knew all the way up through last year." 
 
Last year David Schwimmer, who played Ross in the hit series, too had addressed the criticism around the show and said to The Guardian, "One of the first girlfriends I had on the show was an Asian American woman and later I dated African American women. That was a very conscious push on my part." 
 
Lisa Kudrow who played Phoebe in the show, last month had stated that it was "progressive" at the time but would not feature an all-white cast if it was made today. 
 
Kauffman along with co-creator David Crane and the six leads are gearing up for an unscripted reunion episode that will be streamed on HBO Max.

The Black Lives Matter protest that has spilled over on the streets of America, has put many things into perspective. A lot of pop culture content from the past are now coming under scrutiny about the way it represented the African-American community.

The Black Lives Matter protest that has spilled over on the streets of America, has put many things into perspective. A lot of pop culture content from the past are now coming under scrutiny about the way it represented the African-American community. One of the most popular shows of our times, 'Friends' has been a point of discussion in last couple of years over its lack of representation. The shows six lead characters were all white and only one of the characters dated people of colour. 'Gone With The Wind' pulled down from HBO Max amid anti-racism protests Now, weighing in on the current discussion around representation, the show's writer and creator Marta Kauffman has said the show would have been very different if it was made in present times. Speaking at a virtual TV festival in Texas, Kauffman said that if she had her time again, she "would've made very different decisions". According to media reports, she became tearful when asked what she wished she had known at the beginning of her career in television. "I wish I knew then what I know today. Sorry, I just wish I knew then what I know now. I would've made very different decisions. "I mean, we've always encouraged people of diversity in our company, but I didn't do enough and now all I can think about is, what can I do?" Kauffman added, "What can I do differently? How can I run my show in a new way? And that's something I not only wish I knew when I started slow running, but I wish I knew all the way up through last year." Last year David Schwimmer, who played Ross in the hit series, too had addressed the criticism around the show and said to The Guardian, "One of the first girlfriends I had on the show was an Asian American woman and later I dated African American women. That was a very conscious push on my part." Lisa Kudrow who played Phoebe in the show, last month had stated that it was "progressive" at the time but would not feature an all-white cast if it was made today. Kauffman along with co-creator David Crane and the six leads are gearing up for an unscripted reunion episode that will be streamed on HBO Max.

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