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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The teens I know watch it. My 15 year old and her best friend love it. Mine even picked a shirt for Election Day that was Friends inspired.

Save some of the unfortunate gay jokes (product of the times), I don’t think it’s all that bad. Am I missing something?[/quote]

Well, there's the lack of diversity, for one thing. Apparently Schwimmer had to beg for girlfriends of color, and even then, Julie and Charlie were shallow characters with no substance to them whatsoever. There's a reason Aisha Taylor, Lauren Tom, and hell, even Christina Applegate and Paul Rudd didn't guest star.[/quote]

I wondered why none of the minority actors returned for this. Aisha Taylor and Lauren Tom were great, among the more dimensional guest star characters. I didn’t think they were shallow, but rather more logical choices for Ross. Rachel made no sense on paper, was a “heart wants what the heart wants” thing.[/quote]

By shallow, I meant that we never got to know them very well. This article in Marie Claire of all places explains it pretty well: https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a36522146/friends-women-of-color-romantic-racism/

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Both Charlie and Julie DID get their happily ever after! Charlie dumped Ross because her true love was Greg Kinnear. And remember how Julie fell in love with Russ? Russ was her true lobster!

That article is RIDICULOUS, IMO.  Ross and Rachel had known each other their whole lives.  Yes, Julie and Charlie were his professional peers, but that's not always how life goes.  And this line:

[b]Shows like Friends have told Black women, time and time again, that you can be the most accomplished, beautiful, funny, stellar person and you won’t get your Happily Ever After. Because there’s a white person out there the audience believes should have it more.[/b]

If I recall, at least one of these women dumped Ross.  And that white person was his lifelong love.  Give me a break.[/quote][/quote]

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