‘Friends’ is everything offensive in today’s world, but let’s not beat a dead horse

The hit sitcom Friends was many things to many people when it aired in the '90s. For some it was a painful reminder of the spacious apartment they'd never find. For me it was a last resort: the bland alternative to Seinfeld that my family begrudgingly watched when nothing else (a.k.a. Seinfeld) was on. But apparently for millions of other people, Friends was a warm and hilarious portrait of life in the big city that would remain in their hearts forever. What it wasn't, however, was offensive.