My previous post triggered the Stans of FRIENDS immensely and as predicted, they started appropriating the show’s narratives. Hence, with a hope to make these elitists introspect about their ‘sense of humor’, I wish to make a few more points.


The most common argument was - “FRIENDS depicted the reality and did not endorse the problematic behavior of the society.”

Before completely condemning this argument, I would like to know whether the production team of FRIENDS consulted or recruited any person belonging to the LGBTQ+ community or Feminist group? 

Or was it that the team, having neither the experience nor the awareness about the intensity of social issues because of living in their little privileged bubble, assumed themselves how to display the troublesome narratives of fat-shaming, homophobia, and sexism?

Representation shapes the narrative of an idea and helps in identifying the correct way of portrayal of humor so that it does not cross its boundary. This can never be done by people who do not have lived experiences, be it in any field.


Hence, it is neither my place nor yours to casually assert, viewing from our privileged lens, whether the depiction of reality was problematic or not. Moreover, personally speaking, if an institution with an indestructible power structure is ridiculed, it is any day funnier than the offensive derogation of those who already are struggling to break society’s stereotypes. 


Some people even had the audacity to say, “Moral policing of humor makes it boring.”

Our generation is in the need to introspect. Their inherited privileges have blinded them and made them lose compassion. Deriving joy and being ignorant of the immorality does not make you a person to indulge in moral arguments with. 


I do not wish to mention the senseless comparisons and arguments which changed the track from the core issue here. 

Folks, it is time for us to have an open mind and question ourselves, what makes us defend an imaginary show which has made billions and does not care whether we live or die but be ignorant to the people who are the victims of these cruel conservative standards of the society?