Batard 2,502 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 So since Netflix has uploaded Friends to its roster, millennials have complained about how misogynistic and homophobic the series is. Personally, whilst I’m not surprised people want to complain for the sake of complaining I’m astounded by some of the complaints levelled at the series. Kathleen Turner who played Chandlers trans-father is not only genius casting but she nails the role. Now it’s being judged by today’s standards as showing a lack of respect to the gender non-conformity movement. So are these complaints justified or is it absolute bollocks? I side with the latter. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/friends-netflix-sexist-racist-transphobic-problematic-millenials-watch-a8154626.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandoEFC 7,190 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Jesus wept. Show them some Family Guy or South Park and their heads will probably explode. If you don't like it or it offends you, don't watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batard 2,502 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Just now, RandoEFC said: Jesus wept. Show them some Family Guy or South Park and their heads will probably explode. If you don't like it or it offends you, don't watch it. Family Guy is a great shout, they’ll go ape shit at its unwavering irreverence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 6,837 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Batard said: So since Netflix has uploaded Friends to its roster, millennials have complained about how misogynistic and homophobic the series is. Personally, whilst I’m not surprised people want to complain for the sake of complaining I’m astounded by some of the complaints levelled at the series. Kathleen Turner who played Chandlers trans-father is not only genius casting but she nails the role. Now it’s being judged by today’s standards as showing a lack of respect to the gender non-conformity movement. So are these complaints justified or is it absolute bollocks? I side with the latter. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/friends-netflix-sexist-racist-transphobic-problematic-millenials-watch-a8154626.html I was reading about this as well... I think there are a certain amount of individuals that wouldn't be happy unless we destroyed anything that had gone before in a time where views were different. Comedy was vastly different then to what it is now and what was considered humour back then is now considered offensive/sexist or racist now... Some seem certain to try and impose their will on the world regardless if something happened 300 years ago or just last year.. It does get a bit tedious to hear it all the time.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batard 2,502 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: I was reading about this as well... I think there are a certain amount of individuals that wouldn't be happy unless we destroyed anything that had gone before in a time where views were different. Comedy was vastly different then to what it is now and what was considered humour back then is now considered offensive/sexist or racist now... Some seem certain to try and impose their will on the world regardless if something happened 300 years ago or just last year.. It does get a bit tedious to hear it all the time.. I think it goes deeper mate, I think - well assume - that this is as much to do with their bloated sense of entitlement and because Friends pre-dates their existence. Well the start at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,662 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Clickbait media scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batard 2,502 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Kitchen Sales said: Clickbait media scam. Aye but I find this stuff the truly Snowflake generation shit. Friends has been on tv constantly since it ended on repeat and yet now it’s ripe for offence? Absolute arse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge 14,438 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Sometimes I think that this whole millennial shit is just a well-organised pisstake where the whole generation pretends to be offended by everything in order to annoy the rest 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batard 2,502 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Just now, nudge said: Sometimes I think that this whole millennial shit is just a well-organised pisstake where the whole generation pretends to be offended by everything in order to annoy the rest Surely would rank as the greatest wumming of modern times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 6,837 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, nudge said: Sometimes I think that this whole millennial shit is just a well-organised pisstake where the whole generation pretends to be offended by everything in order to annoy the rest Well its bloody working... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Honey 3,662 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, Batard said: Aye but I find this stuff the truly Snowflake generation shit. Friends has been on tv constantly since it ended on repeat and yet now it’s ripe for offence? Absolute arse. I know, but these tiny minority extremists are getting more attention than they warrant. Every young generation has an authoritarian wing and some sort of excessive aggressiveness. The independent actively go seeking controversial opinions on twitter to make a story that will rile enough people to get some retweets, likes, shares etc that will drive up their revenues. It leads to "this generation" etc. Remember, this forum is probably 90-95% millennial generation, how many of them are potty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan 16,925 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Fucking joke hearing this. Absolute cunts to complain about it. Not worth listening to them if the first time they're watching Friends is in 2018. It'd be like me complaining about some of the jokes you get in Fawlty Towers when I first watched it about 15 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 6,837 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Stan said: Fucking joke hearing this. Absolute cunts to complain about it. Not worth listening to them if the first time they're watching Friends is in 2018. It'd be like me complaining about some of the jokes you get in Fawlty Towers when I first watched it about 15 years ago. We should give them things to attack and keep them busy, start re-runs of 'Love Thy Neighbour' and 'Till Death Do Us Part' on Netflix then maybe we can overload their tiny minds and then we can have the buggers sedated when they implode and have huge meltdowns... 'Mind Your Language' would be another good shout for re-run.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x 3,301 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: 'Mind Your Language' would be another good shout for re-run.. Think that's the equivalent of PC genocide. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nudge 14,438 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: We should give them things to attack and keep them busy, start re-runs of 'Love Thy Neighbour' and 'Till Death Do Us Part' on Netflix then maybe we can overload their tiny minds and then we can have the buggers sedated when they implode and have huge meltdowns... 'Mind Your Language' would be another good shout for re-run.. Imagine them watching I Love Lucy... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machado 1,690 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever... watch Californication. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,131 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Some people just love to piss and moan about anything these days. Not surprised that it's the snowflakes once again. 1 hour ago, Bluewolf said: We should give them things to attack and keep them busy, start re-runs of 'Love Thy Neighbour' and 'Till Death Do Us Part' on Netflix then maybe we can overload their tiny minds and then we can have the buggers sedated when they implode and have huge meltdowns... 'Mind Your Language' would be another good shout for re-run.. Think they'd take offence just by watching Windsor Davies calling his officers poofs on 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum', finishing off with suicide after realising Michael Bates was blackfacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 6,837 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Bluebird Hewitt said: Some people just love to piss and moan about anything these days. Not surprised that it's the snowflakes once again. Think they'd take offence just by watching Windsor Davies calling his officers poofs on 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum', finishing off with suicide after realising Michael Bates was blackfacing. 'The Black & White Minstrel Show' for those that remember that far back... I think we should get a petition up for these shows to come back... fight fire with fire and watch them all implode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,051 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) It's a programme that was made nearly 20 years ago, I imagine there will be moments in it that wouldn't get aired now. I don't really get the fuss over Friends. But like Harvey said, it'll be a small fraction of people complaining, hardly a problem amongst all "millennials". Edited January 14, 2018 by Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 6,837 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Danny said: It's a programme that was made nearly 20 years ago, I imagine there will be moments in it that wouldn't get aired now. I don't really get the fuss over Friends. But like Harvey said, it'll be a small fraction of people complaining, hardly a problem amongst all "millennials". 'Smelly Cat' was a classic mate... don't know what you are missing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,051 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: 'Smelly Cat' was a classic mate... don't know what you are missing No I watched Friends I meant the fuss people are complaining about 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 6,837 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Just now, Danny said: No I watched Friends I meant the fuss people are complaining about Oh right... slight mis understanding on my part there... Maybe this will make up for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,051 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Bluewolf said: Oh right... slight mis understanding on my part there... Maybe this will make up for it... Posting Taylor Swift will not make up for it... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panflute 599 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 It's a sign that these activists aren't very smart, because obviously this makes the public opinion sway against them. Even my mother is getting annoyed by this gender bullshit where normally she wouldn't care. All I'll say is that millennials didn't come up with all this crap by themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 6,837 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Panflute said: It's a sign that these activists aren't very smart, because obviously this makes the public opinion sway against them. Even my mother is getting annoyed by this gender bullshit where normally she wouldn't care. All I'll say is that millennials didn't come up with all this crap by themselves. Same here... If you don't like watching something then switch over or switch off, If you don't like being around people you find offensive or bigoted then fuck them off or stay away from them. History is exactly what it is.. History, old news, old ways, something we should be learning from to help ourselves move forward and better ourselves in our behaviors towards others... Let's go mad shall we.. Tear down the Pyramids that were built of the backs of slaves while we are at it.. I don't see anybody giving Egypt a fucking hard time but I suppose they will get there in the end once they have burned every book and bit of film/tv that offends their delicate nature... They can all go and do one as far as I am concerned... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 7,501 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Fucking hell, what is wrong with some people? Shows from a different decade should be judged by the standards of that decade. Not this fucking retarded decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,131 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 On 14/01/2018 at 11:58, RandoEFC said: Jesus wept. Show them some Family Guy or South Park and their heads will probably explode. If you don't like it or it offends you, don't watch it. The irony is that some episodes of South Park would actually back up things like equality and against homophobia and racism. Not that the soft twats would notice that before being offended mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Artful Dodger 1,831 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) Anyone who likes Friends enough to know whether this is true or false is a humourless bastard. Fucking awful programme. Edited January 17, 2018 by The Artful Dodger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Culture 1,650 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Milennials are the scourge of this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,051 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 8 hours ago, Smiley Culture said: Milennials are the scourge of this country. You're a millennial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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