Posted on 01/26/2015 1:32:52 PM PST by GulliverSwift
File this under “the one where Friends fail to fits in with ‘modern gender politics'”.
By the standards of circa-2015 political correctness, does the long-running sitcom pass the test? The show that brought a huge young audience to NBC’s primetime lineup in the 1990s was apparently a hotbed of anti-gay, misogynistic antics and all-around bigotry.
That’s according to the historical revisionists over at Slate, where Ruth Graham has been taking notes while binge-watching reruns on Netflix. Could it be the next Amos ‘n Andy?
Isn’t the problem obvious? In the 1990s, PC extremism was still confined to college campuses, while a primitive, bitter-clinging America at-large had yet to be indoctrinated.
From her sofa, Graham has found appalling examples of behavior that “wouldn’t play” in 2015, finding some that come across as “painfully CBS”. Ouch!
(Excerpt) Read more at mediaequalizer.com ...
I see there’s a thread title for that under Aricles, which I didn’t see...so I’ll take further comments there....but yes...it is very good!
I can go with cute. She has a definite comedic talent...I enjoyed her with Matthew Broderick in “Election.”
I liked “Legally Blonde.” I understand there’s a musical of it; I heard a song on the Sirius Broadway channel.
As for Julia Roberts...shouldn't that mouth have a hook in it?
Wasn’t that the SAG awards?
Yes it was but hers were not SAG ing : )
That is her claim to fame. She is perky.
LOL
Very liberal for its time period (90s-2000s). Now it’s considered tame compared to the shows popular today.
I think so too. She’s the “girl next door” type.
“Friends” was only missing the token black, and added one in the last season; otherwise it was the ultimate in PC.
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