, few have attained such a lasting place in mainstream culture. When was the last time you heard about the streaming services bidding a billion dollars for the rights to a black sitcom?Friendswas based on a book by a white woman, and its two main creative forces, Darren Star and Michael Patrick King, were both white gay men.
"You guys are just as much a part of systemic racism as well because it’s a system,” Thede said. “That’s what I keep telling people. It’s not one person being racist ruining everything, it’s a system that was set up by racists to encourage and teach racism and disguise it. No one was supposed to know it was wrong, that was the point. We were supposed to look like we were yelling for no reason.
"We’re supposed to be made to look bad. And now, people know better and when you know better, you do better and that’s all that people are asking for."
ok ok. but i CLEARLY remember a whole lot of people complaining when the show was on the air about the lack of diversity. Friends
Love the crew on friends set lol nipples galore thanks to air con 😈😈🤣🤣🤣