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    The document discusses the TV show "Friends" and how it has received criticism for being politically incorrect. Specifically, it highlights jokes about Monica's weight, Ross' aversion to his ex-wife's sexuality, Joey's treatment of women, and Chandler's dislike of being called gay. While these topics could be seen as offensive today, the document notes that the show was created in the 1990s when societal views were different. It concludes that political correctness is subjective and will not affect all people in the same way.

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    The document discusses the TV show "Friends" and how it has received criticism for being politically incorrect. Specifically, it highlights jokes about Monica's weight, Ross' aversion to his ex-wife's sexuality, Joey's treatment of women, and Chandler's dislike of being called gay. While these topics could be seen as offensive today, the document notes that the show was created in the 1990s when societal views were different. It concludes that political correctness is subjective and will not affect all people in the same way.

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    The document discusses the TV show "Friends" and how it has received criticism for being politically incorrect. Specifically, it highlights jokes about Monica's weight, Ross' aversion to his ex-wife's sexuality, Joey's treatment of women, and Chandler's dislike of being called gay. While these topics could be seen as offensive today, the document notes that the show was created in the 1990s when societal views were different. It concludes that political correctness is subjective and will not affect all people in the same way.

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    The document discusses the TV show "Friends" and how it has received criticism for being politically incorrect. Specifically, it highlights jokes about Monica's weight, Ross' aversion to his ex-wife's sexuality, Joey's treatment of women, and Chandler's dislike of being called gay. While these topics could be seen as offensive today, the document notes that the show was created in the 1990s when societal views were different. It concludes that political correctness is subjective and will not affect all people in the same way.

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    Morales 1

    WW CLASS #13

    MORALES, VIANCA RONNIN P.

    MS. LORA MARIE LUMBA

    ENGLISH 12: PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION

    JANUARY 25, 2019

    READING AND WRITING EXERCISE # 1

    1. a. Definition: Political incorrectness in today’s context could be defined as an

    attitude or a manner of speaking employed by individuals or groups of people

    who give little to no regard whether what they say could be construed as

    offensive or downright rude by a certain number of people, especially those who

    are considered a minority in present society. Examples of these groups are

    women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and the like.

    b. URL: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/political-

    incorrectness

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvyPjI1k3FI

    2. a. Summary: One example that could be used to see what political

    incorrectness is, is the popular TV sitcom ‘Friends’. Created by David Crane

    and Marta Kauffman, the American TV show centers around a group of six

    individuals living in New York City during the 90’s, and comically tries to

    showcase all the complexities that fact entails. It originally aired from 1994 up

    to 2004 in the TV station NBC, but was later taken up by the online streaming

    site Netflix early in 2018, which introduced the show to newer, younger viewers.

    Unexpectedly, the show received a boatload of backlash from its audience,


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    saying that the show is downright problematic, promotes homophobia, body

    shaming, and emotional abuse, among other things.

    b. URL: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/friends-netflix-

    sitcom-problem-sexism-men-joey-phoebe-chandler-ross-rachel-

    a8168976.html

    https://www.nme.com/news/tv/friends-criticised-sexist-homophobic-

    netflix-2219739

    3. Out of the show’s 10 long seasons, the issues that most people find problematic

    are its reoccurring jokes against fat Monica, the aversion of Ross against his

    ex-wife’s true sexuality, Joey’s poor treatment of women, and Chandler’s strong

    dislike for being called ‘gay’, and it is easy to see how these issues could be

    considered politically incorrect in today’s context, considering that awareness

    and sensitivity regarding these topics have greatly increased in the past two

    decades. These offhand ‘jokes’ when taken out of the show’s context really

    could be seen as offensive and rude, considering that the butt of its punchlines

    are people who have constantly been given grief for their sexuality, the way

    they look, and even the way they act. However, one must not disregard that this

    particular sitcom was created way back in the 90’s, and the context then is

    vastly different from the realities of today’s society. The TV show ‘Friends’ is a

    reflection of the life, the norms, and the beliefs back in the day, and problematic

    as we may see it now, the same sentiment may probably not hold true to the

    people who watched it back then. Political incorrectness is subjective at best,

    and we cannot control what offends or affects every single person.

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