Jennifer Aniston believes that audiences have shifted and that a whole generation now finds Friends offensive.

The actor said as much during a recent red carpet appearance for Murder Mystery 2, her Netflix comedy co-starring Adam Sandler . She told AFP that Gen Z viewers are far more sensitive than their millennial counterparts.

Theres a whole generation of people, kids, who are now going back to episodes of Friends and find them offensive, Aniston told AFP . There were things that were never intentional and otherswell, we should have thought it through.

But I dont think there was a sensitivity like there is now, she continued.

Anistons perspective spurred severe criticism on social media , with some claiming the actor was merely fabricating straw men to appear edgy. Aniston, who maintained a successful career after Friends ended in 2004, was certainly steadfast in her point.

Now its a little tricky because you have to be very careful, which makes it really hard for comedians, she told AFP, because the beauty of comedy is that we make fun of ourselves, make fun of life. [In the past] you could make a joke about a bigot and laugh.

That was hysterical, Aniston continued. And it was about educating people on how ridiculous people were. And now were not allowed to do that.