Zoe Kravitz, who recently appeared opposite Austin Butler in Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing, spoke about the famous NBC sitcom Friends, calling it outdated and criticizing it for “Super homophobic jokes,” and stating that it was one of the things she would like to leave behind in the 1990s.
Zoe Kravitz says Friends had ‘super homophobic jokes’ in it
Austin Butler and Zoe Kravitz recently discussed the 1990s with People Magazine. Their film, Caught Stealing, is set in that decade, and it made both of them miss certain things. Kravitz was all praises for the time. “Even just being in the apartment [on set] and seeing the Nintendo 64 on top of the TV. We had the GoldenEye , I saw that,” Butler said, adding that he misses not having a cellphone too.
Kravitz added to this, “Or my cell phone was that Nokia brick thing,…You had a big old thing, yeah,” she continued, “[I’m] really nostalgic for that time…Then also the fashion, all that stuff’s so cool. New York City and the grunge. … It’s a good time.”
But when she was asked what she did not miss from the time, she pointed out shows like Friends. “Super homophobic jokes on mainstream television. If you watch Friends now, you’re like, ‘Whoa, that’s….’ Kravitz said. Butler asked, “Wow, even in Friends?” to which Kravitz replied, “Oh, so much in Friends. Like, things that aren’t punchlines are punchlines. It’s wild. So maybe that? We can keep that there.” Butler added, “That’s crazy,…Yeah, keep that in the ’90s!”
So, it is quite clear that Zoe Kravitz is not impressed with how Friends aged. This has been a recurring criticism of the show. Of course, it belongs to a different era. Back then, most considered it to be very progressive and well ahead of its time.
Caught Stealing is currently playing in theatres across the United States. Stay tuned for more updates.
Originally reported by Sourav Chakraborty on ComingSoon.
