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Post by Harmless elf on Sept 20, 2018 2:32:37 GMT
A group of all white people. and the fact that it's 3 Guys and 3 girls and one of those guys isn't black or one of those women isnt Asian, it just would never happen today and if it did it would be scorned like it was the devil.
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Post by hi224 on Sept 20, 2018 2:33:42 GMT
lots of shows wouldn't at all.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 20, 2018 3:22:57 GMT
Even at the time, that was brought up reasonably regularly.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Sept 20, 2018 3:39:29 GMT
Even at the time, that was brought up reasonably regularly. And if it was set in Nampa, Idaho, it wouldn't have. I've been to NY a few times. Try finding a group of six friends who are all white. |
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 20, 2018 3:54:21 GMT
Even at the time, that was brought up reasonably regularly. And if it was set in Nampa, Idaho, it wouldn't have. I've been to NY a few times. Try finding a group of six friends who are all white. Probably correct. I wasn't questioning the legitimacy of the complaint, just stating that it wasn't just something that would happen now. Whether or not artists have a responsibility to reflect "the real world" is another discussion. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Sept 20, 2018 5:01:03 GMT
And if it was set in Nampa, Idaho, it wouldn't have. I've been to NY a few times. Try finding a group of six friends who are all white. Probably correct. I wasn't questioning the legitimacy of the complaint, just stating that it wasn't just something that would happen now. Oh, I know. I was just adding to what you said. |
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 20, 2018 6:35:53 GMT
Probably correct. I wasn't questioning the legitimacy of the complaint, just stating that it wasn't just something that would happen now. Oh, I know. I was just adding to what you said. No problem |
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Sept 21, 2018 17:55:17 GMT
All things considered, the Phoebe character would mostly likely be singled out to have been non-white. Followed by Joey, and maybe Chandler.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Sept 21, 2018 22:12:19 GMT
That apartment would cost a fortune, even if all six of them moved in together!
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Post by Nora on Sept 22, 2018 1:03:56 GMT
A group of all white people. and the fact that it's 3 Guys and 3 girls and one of those guys isn't black or one of those women isnt Asian, it just would never happen today and if it did it would be scorned like it was the devil. true but that doesnt make it a bad show and they did have 1. an important gay and asian characters pretty early on 2. crossdresser and possibly a gay transgender person who was loved 3. they heard the critisicm mid way and added black characters and eventually had a major black character as a major love interest. so they adapted and listened. so they are ok in my book. too bad today diversity is almost more important as content and craft.  it should be an important part but not overpower content and craft/ |
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Post by kls on Sept 29, 2018 8:17:03 GMT
A group of all white people. and the fact that it's 3 Guys and 3 girls and one of those guys isn't black or one of those women isnt Asian, it just would never happen today and if it did it would be scorned like it was the devil. It does seem far fetched, but maybe a little less if you consider it's not like they were all supposed to be random people who met each other in NYC. Ross and Monica are siblings and Rachael is their high school friend and they grew up in a mostly white community in the first place. And weren't Chandler and Ross college roommates? |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Sept 29, 2018 18:33:51 GMT
A group of all white people. and the fact that it's 3 Guys and 3 girls and one of those guys isn't black or one of those women isnt Asian, it just would never happen today and if it did it would be scorned like it was the devil. It does seem far fetched, but maybe a little less if you consider it's not like they were all supposed to be random people who met each other in NYC. Ross and Monica are siblings and Rachael is their high school friend and they grew up in a mostly white community in the first place. And weren't Chandler and Ross college roommates? I don't live in New York but I live in a city that is probably just as multicultural, and I don't think it is at all far-fetched that a group of six friends would all be white. My friends are all white, and that's not because of any racism from my part. In any case, I am sure the other poster was referring to it being unlikely that a present-day TV show would have an all-white cast and not to real life. |
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Post by Pep Streebeck on Oct 2, 2018 21:59:06 GMT
I thought it seemed pretty normal. And, it was a show for white people. If it was a 70's or 80's show there would be more of a mixed (at least black/white makeup). Friends came out right around the time they started putting out exclusively black shows. So, that's where all of the black characters went - to black shows where they hung out with other black characters. 70's and 80's shows were way more integrated.
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Post by Marv on Oct 2, 2018 22:21:50 GMT
Meh...theres plenty of racially uniform sitcoms out there today.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Oct 7, 2018 20:00:39 GMT
Todays world sucks.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Oct 7, 2018 20:18:49 GMT
Good.
Be happy it existed at all if that's a thing amongst white folks.
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Post by Marv on Oct 7, 2018 20:22:02 GMT
Good. Be happy it existed at all if that's a thing amongst white folks. It’s not. Most white folks I know never watched Friends. |
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Oct 7, 2018 21:26:52 GMT
My guess is that 99% of the shows made before 2018 would not fly today.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2018 22:34:47 GMT
All things considered, the Phoebe character would mostly likely be singled out to have been non-white. Followed by Joey, and maybe Chandler. They would have to have given her some kind of talent then because I don't think a ditzy non white chick would go down too well. Joey would work as a black guy because Joey was (supposedly) a good looking pick up artist. Chandler is a bit neurotic I would say Asian but again that would be Non PC. All the characters are actually very flawed so in a way you can only do it with White characters. You would have to make the females all near perfect as well now though. " Basically what you would end up with is The Big Bang Theory. |
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it should be an important part but not overpower content and craft/
