Friend Guest star Stephen's park A complained poisoning environment has been mourned where he and the others have tolerated racist name calling and many more.

Monday, March 3, during the episode "Pod meets the world," Daniel Fishel Park asked about an open letter published in the 5th A “disappointed” time on the set "Very huge" seatcom.

"You wrote an incredibly bold mission statement to Hollywood about the problem that you faced as an Asian actor to Hollywood to Hollywood to Hollywood - and especially you felt that you might be proud," Fishel said. "Can you tell us what the effects of that letter were then?"

Park immediately Naming Friend As the showAdding, "It was at that time, I felt that it was a toxic environment. James Hong Was the actor in the episode with me, and (Assistant Director) was calling him on the set and you know, originally saying, 'Where is the F -East? Get Oriental Guy. "" "

He continued: "This is not the first time that it happened, you know, but this is the environment where it is a usual business in Hollywood in 1997, I think it was. And no one felt the need to correct it or say anything about it. So it is normal behavior. "

Park, who Appeared in two episodes Friend In 1997, the screen actors tried to contact the Guild, so he wrote a "mission statement" that he sent to a publication. The park had several interviews but none of them were published.

He mentioned, "I was so aware and so angry that I was watching everything through the nation's lens." “I felt that there was no freedom. I didn't feel any freedom. So, I had no idea what I was going to do, but I just decided to drop. I told everyone, 'I'm not acting anymore.' "

The incident led the park to go back one step from acting. In the end he was a "climbing back to business slowly." The park has been present since its return Boy Mits World, Law and Order, The Venture Bros. And Crazy about youThe

Park Not the only guest star To talk about the lack of diversity of the show. Adam Goldberg Pre -criticized Friend'Basically all the white cast.

"From the diversity, looking back, it seems insane," he said Free In September 2021.

Goldberg said that the TV was lacking in variety at that time, "Ideal", he added, "I spent a lot of my career complaining about how the Italians could play the Jews. You see (Robert) de Nero Jews play, but you rarely see someone who is acting a Jewish actor Italian. So where was my head. "

He also added: "Or I will get a response to not getting enough American, which you know, if you want to say to someone now you will probably be dismissed. Or maybe not, because the All-American has become a Gulf. But yes, the whole culture was like that, and television was just a widening of that culture. "

David Shuimer, Meanwhile Guardian In January 2021 that he "promoted for years for juice (colorful) Ayesha TylerIts character was launched but he was confronted with the reaction to pitch an "All-Black Friend or All-Asian friend".

Actress Erica Alexander Shuimer's comments were summoned by X, "Hey @Davidsvimer @Friendstov - Ru is seriously telling me that you have never heard the #Livingl? We have discovered the template! YR Welcome Bro."

Schwimmer, as a response Issued a long apology prayerThis says, "If my quote is out of context, it is rarely under my control. I assure you I didn't mean to explain any disrespect."