Poor Yorick

Is the Sitcom “Friends” Actually Offensive by Today’s Standards?

Or do some people need a lesson in offensive comedy?

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6 min readMar 31

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Okay, so apparently Jennifer Aniston says that there is a whole generation now who will be offended by Friends.

Well, first of all, this isn’t newsworthy. There are all kinds of things happening in…

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