After years of anger over criticism of the lack of racial diversity aimed at the series she co-created with co-star David Crane, creator of the cult show “Friends,” Martha Kaufman admits she today understands the complaints and tries to strike at sin with a generous financial contribution.
Kaufman, 65, said that for years she felt that she was deliberately treating "friends", with the main argument being the lack of what is known as Diversity - diversity, especially when it comes to the integration of black actors in the lead roles.
"It was hard and frustrating," she admitted.
But today, as mentioned, she makes it clear that she understands where the criticism came from and even accepts it.
Martha Kaufman, Photo: Gettyimages
She admits that the series' failure to be more diverse and inclusive was a symptom of alignment with the racist system prevalent in society - an enlightenment that hit it hard in the days after George Floyd's death in 2020 and the storm that arose around the case.
That storm, she added, was the one that recently led her to the decision to donate $ 4 million to Brandeis University, where she studied, to set up a program to study Africa.
"I have learned a lot in the last 20 years. Accepting guilt and admitting it is not an easy thing," she admitted in an interview with Yahoo.
"It hurts to look at yourself in the mirror and I'm embarrassed I could not have made better decisions 25 years ago."
Capoman added that since her contribution was published, she has received many loving and supportive responses.
"I only received love. It surprised me on some level because I did not expect it to be published on such a scale, but I was flooded with emails, messages and posts that only expressed support from people who understood it was something that should have happened a long time ago."
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