The One where Ross Meets Elizabeth's Dad – Season six, episode 21 The One where Ross Dates a Student – Season six, episode 18Īs the title would suggest, Ross, a university professor, starts dating a student – and his shocked when he learns that’s not merely “frowned upon” but plainly forbidden by the powers that be. This time, it’s pegged to Joey’s interview with an entertainment reporter (a tricky exercise for Joey, who tends to put his foot in his mouth while speaking to the press).Ģ22. The One with Joey's Interview – Season eight, episode 19 That storyline seems plain weird, and the rest of the episode isn’t compelling enough to make up for it.Ģ23. Remember that weird time Rachel dated a guy named Danny who had an uncomfortably close relationship with his sister? Yes, I had blacked it out too. The One with the Inappropriate Sister – Season five, episode 10 The One with the Male Nanny – Season nine, episode sixĪka The One Where Ross and Rachel Find the Absolute Perfect Nanny After a Difficult Search but Have to Let Him Go Because Ross Has Outdated Ideas About Masculinity.Ģ24. It's a very sweet moment so why, oh why, ruin it with an entire storyline about Chandler’s sexuality and whether he gives off some kind of gay vibeĢ25. Ross visits his family as they prepare to say goodbye to his late grandmother, and discovers dozens of sweetener packets (which she loved to collect) tucked away in her bedroom closet. The One Where Nana Dies Twice – Season one, episode eight “How goes the dancing? Gay yet?” Monica asks him in one of those moments that will remind you that Friends hasn’t always aged well.Ģ27.
Look, the storyline in which Joey agrees to help Mr Treeger practice his ballroom dancing is, in part, rather cute – but it’s ruined by the mockery he faces for it. The One with the Ballroom Dancing – Season four, episode four This is one example of how pop culture has contributed to those issues.Ģ28. This one doesn’t really need to be explained, does it? Activists have spoken at length about the stigma and shame associated with being intersex. Rachel Green’s former classmate Will (played by Jennifer Aniston’s then-husband Brad Pitt) wanted to make up an embarrassing rumour about her in high school, and apparently, the most humiliating option was to make Rachel supposedly intersex. The One with the Rumor – Season eight, episode nine
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