This is the one where Jennifer Aniston reflects on Friends.
Jennifer recently addressed the controversy surrounding some Friends scenes, noting that comedy has shifted over time. The 54-year-old said that because of that change, many viewers respond to episodes of Friends differently than how audiences reacted when the TV series first aired from 1994 to 2004.
“There’s a whole generation of people, kids, who are now going back to episodes of Friends and find them offensive,” Jennifer told AFP. “There were things that were never intentional and others… well, we should have thought it through but I don’t think there was a sensitivity like there is now.”
Digging deeper on the topic, Jennifer said that comedy has evolved in a way that can make it tough for entertainers.
“Now it’s a little tricky because you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians, because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, make fun of life,” Jennifer said. “[In the past] you could joke about a bigot and have a laugh—that was hysterical. And it was about educating people on how ridiculous people were. And now we’re not allowed to do that.”
