Friends boss shares regret over misgendering a trans character on the show
has been criticised in a number of ways. The biggest one being that we did not have enough representation of Black people," she said.
"And over the course of the last few years I've gotten to the point where I can say unfortunately yes, I am guilty of that. And I'll never make that mistake again. I was clearly part of systemic racism in our business. I was unaware of that, which makes me feel stupid."That was a very valid, extremely difficult criticism which still… I get emotional about," she continued.
"If I knew then what I know now, there are certain things I would have changed. But I didn't know them and I have since learned."criticism of the show, admitting:"I don't think it's aged well. It was a 30-minute sitcom. It became a phenomenon, but no one ever took it seriously as a social comment." You can hear Marta Kauffman discussing friendships, race and sexism with presenter Kim Chakanetsa and Ghanaian director Nicole Amarteifio onstreams on Netflix in the UK, where it also airs daily on Comedy Central. In the US, you can stream the show onThis content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.
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