David Schwimmer says he pushed for more diversity on 'Friends'
about a bunch of white people who live and/or congregate in an impossibly large New York City apartment. The show is extremely white in every way possible, despite being set in one of the most diverse cities in the country . Apparently, David Schwimmer tried to change that.
“I was well aware of the lack of diversity and I campaigned for years to have Ross date women of colour,” Schwimmerin a recent interview. “One of the first girlfriends I had on the show was an Asian American woman, and later I dated African American women.”One of Ross’s girlfriends, Julie, was portrayed by Asian-American actor Lauren Tom. Another, Dr. Charlie Wheeler, was played by Aisha Tyler, and Ross also briefly dated a character played by Gabrielle Union.
Of course, despite managing to inflict Ross’s unending whininess on a diverse collection of women, Schwimmer did apparently forget that shows about non-white friends also exist, telling the
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