Chandler in 2015

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Here’s an aspect of Chandler Bing’s character from Friends that I hadn’t considered, possibly because I really haven’t watched the show since the ’90s.

When it comes to women, Chandler turns out to be just as retrograde as Joey, but his lust comes with an undercurrent of the kind of bitter desperation that I now recognize as not only gross, but potentially menacing…If an actual friend behaved this way, I’d be tempted to slap him. After all, if we’ve learned anything in the last few years, it’s that nerds are not necessarily sweet and lovable; they can also be misogynist jerks, or worse.

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