One can only hope the six core Friends characters would have been interested in such a course during their education.
That said, Schwimmer has defended the series for being ahead of its time in other ways, including its portrayal of sex and gay marriage.
While co-creator Marta Kauffman has said the show was a product of its time (and her own ignorance), she’s come to accept that guilt along with taking some action.
The show centered around six white, heterosexual 20/30-somethings —who were also thin, attractive and had bafflingly few money problems — traversing adulthood’s highs and lows in New York City.