"Friends" Creator Donates $4 Million to Apologize for Lack of Show Diversity
Marta Kauffman, creator of “Friends” has donated $4 million to apologize for the lack of diversity in her New York-based sit-com.
“Friends,” which ran for 10 years and 236 episodes, was a very white show. The most prominent actor of color featured in the show was Aisha Taylor, who appeared in only nine episodes of the final two seasons as a love interest for both Joey and Ross, with no story-line��
So this is a thing that me and @penelopetheverytrans collaborated on, I did the doodles for the sprites and she put the video together. I hope y’all like it, makes me laugh :)
Taylor what the FUCK is wrong with you???? Why do you use a lunchbox with a woman you killed on it???? Because it's ironic? That is SO weird you peculiar little bug girl. Imagine being Golem or Tecton and the former supervillain who killed a member of the triumvirate shows up with a fucking kids lunchbox with that woman's face on it. What do you say? Do you ask her if she's a fan? Do you wonder if she's making a threat? Is it a statement where she's saying she feels no remorse (which she doesn't, she stares at the lunchbox for hours and gets more angry and convinced the murder was the right call over time). I think they all just don't ask about it and then Weaver leaves the room with her bedazzled Alexandria lunchbox and they all go "what the fuck, you guys saw that too right? Are we next? Is she gonna get lunchboxes with our faces on them?"
OBSESSED with how Ward dives into Tats and how she’s changed since GM. Get this woman some industrial strength excedrin and a therapist please
Also just got to her interlude in my read through and lord, love me some good Ace rep. We do not get enough and I love her story’s subsequent focus on other types of bonds (familial/platonic). Anyway: she!
so. a thought captured me the other day. about what kinds of cars the undersiders would drive if they could/did.
taylor - 1990 volvo 740. look at it. it just fits. practical and plain but kinda classy.
brian - i know everyone's thinking minivan or station wagon or sedan but honestly a 2005 ford mustang fits way too well. it's a muscle car that is generally widely regarded by car people as being thoroughly mediocre. brian, of course, would not know this. he would see a relatively inexpensive muscle car, think 'that looks cool' and buy it, not realizing that he is going through a midlife crisis at 17. aisha makes fun of him for it.
lisa - porsche 911 (paint: black with purple pinstriping). do i even need to explain.
rachel: older pickup truck, not sure what model (she doesn't care) with off-road tires and upgraded suspension. rusty, smells like dog food, and is probably pretty messy.
aisha: wins award for most terrifying car on the list. heavily modified dodge viper. swapped cams, bored cylinders, forged parts, turbochargers, upgraded exhaust, the works. also has a very cool paint job (something like jet black with neon pink and green accents). the kind of car the main antagonist in a movie about street racing would have.