Friends has many funny episodes worth rewatching in its 10 seasons, but there are some that are difficult to get through for different reasons.

One of Friends' worst habits was its stereotyping of gender, and how that often played a role in the friend group. This can ...

In the end, the conversation about Fat Monica reminds us that body image issues persist, and as we revisit shows like Friends, we need to look beyond the laughs to understand their lasting impact.

Certain moments in pop culture just haven’t aged well: Think of Friends having Courteney Cox don a fat suit to play “fat Monica,” or Aaliyah’s hit “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number ...

During Friends Season 5 Episode 8 ... falsely believed that he was such a prize that he could judge Monica for being fat. The night ends with Monica overhearing Chandler speaking unkindly ...

and/or unattractive fat characters on TV and in movies (like "Fat Monica" from "Friends" or Gwyneth Paltrow's character in "Shallow Hal"), and thin friends complaining they "feel fat" in front of ...

When Friends first began ... was when she accidentally cut Chandler's toe after he called her "fat", he gets upset. When Monica tries to cheer him up, he accidentally blurts out that he loves ...

Their first thought was to stop and remain great friends, however it fails and ... After hearing Chandler call her Ross's 'fat' sister, Monica then began determined to lose her weight and was ...

And we live in cynical and reactionary times.” From the unflattering characterization of “Fat Monica” in Friends to John Travolta embracing a 30-pound fat suit to play Edna Turnblad in ...

There wasn't a lot - you just didn't see fat women. Like, there was Fat Monica on "Friends," which was Courteney Cox in a fat suit. There was Gwyneth Paltrow in a fat suit in "Shallow Hal." ...

As with “Friends,” fat suits too often are solely used as ... successfully snagged the role of the beautifully curvy Monica Lewinsky, so the producers are aware that sensible casting is ...

Friends treated this trans character as a ... As writer Kelsey Miller says in Vox, she isn’t just “Monica, fat”, she’s “Fat Monica” – a caricature of fatness, a faceless vessel ...