Jennifer Aniston Responds to the Generation That Finds 'Friends' Offensive

Jennifer Aniston knows that comedy and our culture have changed over the years.

The 54-year-old Friends actress wishes that we could all make fun of ourselves a little bit more.

“Comedy has evolved, movies have evolved,” Jennifer said.

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“Now it’s a little tricky because you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians, because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, make fun of life,” she told the AFP, per Yahoo!.

Years ago, “you could joke about a bigot and have a laugh — that was hysterical. And it was about educating people on how ridiculous people were,” Jennifer continued. “And now we’re not allowed to do that.”

“There’s a whole generation of people, kids, who are now going back to episodes of Friends and find them offensive,” Jennifer acknowledged. “There were things that were never intentional and others… well, we should have thought it through — but I don’t think there was a sensitivity like there is now.”

Friends aired from 1994 to 2004, lasting a total of ten seasons.

With the increased sensitivity, fewer comedies have been produced lately, but Jennifer says more comedy is actually what we need.

“Everybody needs funny! The world needs humour! We can’t take ourselves too seriously. Especially in the United States. Everyone is far too divided,” Jennifer said passionately.

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