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Sherri Shepard says Friends wasn't black enough.

posted 3 years ago by kuatorises (7467)
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https://people.com/tv/sherri-shepherd-on-lack-of-diversity-on-friends/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=60f2202098e52000013d1155&fbclid=IwAR1YnWSvAZTzkIgMlkLY7HSR_RgSHMvFB5r4faTSrggOsz2DZuFScbDrl2Y

Ross dated a black woman and Asian woman, but that's not my point.

Hilarious she says that and her worked in Living Single and The Jamie Foxx Show - two almost if not totally exclusively black shows - is mentioned. *facepalm* Shows like Girlfriends and Martin say hi too. I can't with this fake outrage/hypocrisy with race anymore. I have no tolerance for it.

[–] samoanjoes (50747) 3 years ago

I'm offended that Sherri Shepherd isn't an actual shepherd.

[–] TimMC (9143) 3 years ago

Oh shit!

A black celeb being racist.

Is this new?

LOL

[–] kuatorises (7467) 3 years ago

I don't think Shepard is racist at all. She's a pretty harmless person. A hypocrite, sure. Racist, no. MANY shows that era and older had almost entirely black casts, some of which she was a part of.

[–] Gd5150 (10991) 3 years ago

They chic Ross dated was hot. Aisha Tyler.

They also cast her as a paleontologist. Not something cliche and worthless like a stripper or rapper or prostitute.

[–] kuatorises (7467) 3 years ago

Ross dated an Asian girl too.

There's almost 30 black people on Friends: https://www.buzzfeed.com/adaenechi/we-counted-all-the-black-people-that-appeared-in

[–] Kowalski (57268) 3 years ago

"I would always tell people, 'If you see a Black girl in the background walking through, that's probably me.'"

"Another role she scored was for Friends, in 1998. "I had a wonderful time on Friends. I really did. They were so really, really wonderful."

CLICKBAIT GARBAGE...BOTH YOU,THIS ARTICLE AND ALL THE RESPONSES TO YOUR POST ARE MISINFORMED,IGNORANT TROLLING.

[–] kuatorises (7467) 3 years ago

Good Lord, you are a raving lunatic.

[–] Kowalski (57268) 3 years ago

READING...IT'S FUNDAMENTAL AND SHIT,BRO.

[–] Keelai (31782) 3 years ago

Shepard is 100% correct!

The problem isn't the friends themselves who were all white. The problem was repeatedly showing a TOTALLY WHITE ENVIRONMENT in NYC. Places where they visited and people they interacted with were all white which makes zero sense in NYC which is overwhelmingly POC. The soap opera Capital had the same issue. An all white cast in DC!!!! Really? Have you been to DC?

The two POC they dated amount to tokenism.

Now, I'm going to defend Seinfeld!!!!!
Again, all the friends were white. I have zero problem with that.

Unlike "Friends", "Seinfeld" showed a realistically diverse environment for NYC. African-Americans, West Indians, Africans, Pakistanis, Chinese, Native-Americans, Greeks, Puerto-Ricans, Cubans, Japanese, Jews, etc.

They went further. They had people in wheelchairs, deaf, canes, seniors, cancer, gay, straight, homeless, overweight, underweight, etc.

I always praise Seinfeld for it's diversity, ultra-realism and quirky storytelling.

I never complained about Newhart which was all white because it took place in Vermont which is overwhelmingly white. Likewise, Girlfriends and Martin are irrelevant since we don't know WHERE they live.

BTW, I have complained about shows when none of the actors speak in the local dialect.

If Friends had taken place in Vermont or another white area, then there would be no issue!!!

[–] kuatorises (7467) 3 years ago

*cough cough*

Living Single, Girlfriends, Martin, The Jamie Foxx SHow

*cough cough*

[–] Keelai (31782) 3 years ago

The creator already admitted Friends was racist and feared having diversity in public scenes because whites like yourself would object.

"Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman admits 'I didn't do enough' when it came to diversity"
https://ew.com/tv/marta-kauffman-friends-creator-diversity-atx-festival/

Your topic is a false narrative to incite racist and divisive comments.

Do you have anything more positive to do in your spare time?

[–] kuatorises (7467) 3 years ago

I like how you can't even respond to the BLATANT HYPOCRISY. It makes me smile to watch you completely avoid it, like it doesn't exist.

[–] Keelai (31782) 3 years ago

Your manufactured controversy is as phony as you.

My original comment already addressed your fake comparison.

I'm going to allow your racist topic to die by not replying like a previous poster suggested.

[–] kuatorises (7467) 3 years ago

Oh, that's right. The old "iT'S diFFerEnt" excuse. You did toss that in there.