Matt LeBlanc addresses complaints from offended millennial viewers that Friends is homophobic and sexist

Since arriving on Netflix, new viewers have slated Friends.

As reported previously, the arrival of Friends on Netflix marks the first time that younger generations have watched the show. Like everything else, the sitcom was the product of its generation but certain viewers have found various aspects of the show to be sexist and homophobic. Other people have noted the'fat shaming' of Monica and various other aspects of the show that the found contentious. https://twitter.com/ChristineCarr/status/948831602163048448 https://twitter.com/Skaikracha/status/949900968992432129 In an interview with the BBC, Matt Le Blanc (Joey Tribbiani) said that he 'disagrees' with these criticisms of the show. "I've heard those rumours too about people taking pot shots at Friends, but I don't want to get into that. I disagree with all that. On Top Gear we tend to steer clear of any sort of political content, nothing too topical. On Friends we steered clear of that kind of thing, too. Friends was about themes that stand the test of time - trust, love, relationships, betrayal, family and things like that," he said. LeBlanc is going to be a very busy man over the next few weeks because Season Top Gear returns on Sunday with LeBlanc hosting alongside Rory Reid and Chris Harris.