Although “Friends” was broadcast in the years 1994-2004, crowds of viewers from all over the world are still following the fate of six young people living in Manhattan, New York. Although the production has become a cult classic over the years, it was not without controversy during its filming. Two specific episodes caused the most confusion.
Two episodes of “Friends” have been taken off the air
It is worth remembering that the passage of time changes the perspective from which a given work is viewed – perhaps today the audience would react differently, but in the 1990s it was not possible to fully avoid controversy. Two episodes were even taken off the air. All because of the topics they touched upon.
One of the controversial – for those times – episodes took place in the second season of the series. Then Ross Geller’s ex-wife was getting married to her new partner. Initially, the man was unable to cope with it, but eventually accepted Carol’s love relationship, which was symbolically confirmed by the fact that he led her to the altar. The episode premiered in 1996. However, as it turned out, not all viewers liked it. Due to the story of a same-sex couple, some televisions in the United States banned the episode.
Over the years, the controversy surrounding “Friends” increases
In turn, in the second of the “forbidden” episodes, the Joey and Chandler thread appears. Friends come across a free channel on TV with … adult content. – Just remembering about such films made me prior to its premiere, the episode was not advertised, and premiered at night – on the filmomaniak.pl website. In turn, on British television, it is said that it is still impossible to watch this episode.
Although many years have passed since the last episode of “Friends” was broadcast – it seems that the controversy around the series is growing. Some of the criticisms relate to “too little ethnic diversity in the cast”. But that’s not all. “Friends” is also criticized for sexist lyrics that allegedly appear in the series, as well as numerous accusations against Monika’s weight, who once struggled with obesity.
Source: Gazeta
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