'I mean we’ve always encouraged people of diversity in our company, but I didn’t do enough.' Friends
character, Ross Geller, to date women of color as a way to offset the all-white main cast.
"I was well aware of the lack of diversity and I campaigned for years to have Ross date women of color," he said. "One of the first girlfriends I had on the show was an Asian American woman, and later I dated African American women. That was a very conscious push on my part." "I'm very aware of my own privilege as a heterosexual white male whose parents were able to pay for a private education for me," he continued."I've always felt a sense of responsibility to give back and to call things out if I see an abuse of power."
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