Friends has been at the center of a lot of conversations about a lack of diversity with the show. Lisa Kudrow has become the latest person from to comment.
“Pronouns were not yet something that I understood,” Marta Kauffman told the BBC. “So we didn’t refer to that character as ‘she.’ That was a mistake,’” she added.
The writer, 65, who created the long-running American sitcom with David Crane, said it was a mistake to use male pronouns and the word father to refer to the transgender woman.
Friends creator Marta Kauffman had previously announced her regrets concerning the lack of diversity in the show. She has now pledged USD 4 million to help African and African American Studies at Brandeis University. Friends: Creator Marta Kauffman Donates USD 4M Due to Guilt Over Lack of Diversity in the Show.