The problem with the cast is not that the Ghostbusters are all women, it's that it's three white women and one African American woman. Further, the one AA woman's character is clearly meant to further the racist cultural stereotype of black women being loud, crude, and ghetto fabulous. Why couldn't she have been educated at Columbia or Brown, politically active, with at least a small amount of screen time dedicated to showcasing the epic struggle of trying to make it the paranormal removal services, an industry completely dominated by wise cracking, white males, with advanced degrees, historically unavailable to women and minorities. At least two of the white women need to be re-cast. One should have been a single mom latina who recently lost her cleaning job at Trump Tower due to her undocumented status. The other should have been cast as either an Indian or Asian, trying to break free from the confines of a life steeped in mathematics, programming, and general overachieving, so that she could experience the fulfillment of the modern, sexually liberated, New York woman. Keeping one white female is fine as long she portrayed as openly gay, who's in it for the pure adrenaline rush of taking down slimers and ghouls and roaring around NYC in the 1959 Cadillac hearse that she personally restored and maintains. Also, she spends a couple of nights a week on the couch at the office because "ya know, my wife's bustin' ma balls again". And Chris Hemsworth? Uh no. No matter how nerdy you make him, that's still Thor. A huge, testosterone infused, muscled up, hyper-masculine, insult to feminism. Hello, #rapecultureanyone?

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You don't have to preface every complaint with your disclaimer about approving of the cast. We get it, you're ok with the female recasting and everyone else is sexist.

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The amount of legit, spiteful HATE for an all-women version of this movie is straight up disturbing. I get that it feels like a cheap ploy - and I agree that is - but the level of vitriol has gone past complaining about that aspect and instead comes across as insanely sexists. It's creepy, and I'm not going to NOT bring attention to it.

That said, on the same token, you don't have to call me out in EVERY ******* thread either. Seems your goal on this board lately has been playing TCTTS police. No matter where I post, you follow up with some passive-aggressive (re: smiley face icon followed by your true feelings) counter point, and it's getting super old. And if I truly am being annoying or coming across as holier than thou or whatever, then maybe it's time I take a break for a while. Because no matter what I say lately has been met by uber-sensitive posters with over-reactionary/opposing opinions. At least more than usual.

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Ah yes hate. Perhaps the American people are straight up sick and tired of Hollywood and the media shoving SJW **** down our throats for no ****ing reason and then getting angry when none of us give a **** about the show/movie because it's full of political bull**** about how we're bad people because we're men (many of us white) and straight. There is no hate, you're just seeing the realization of years of pent up anger over this issue. People now actively root for this garbage to fail because it's nothing but pandering and it's so obvious that it's impossible to ignore.

You work in Hollywood, yo live in a damn bubble of leftists, communists, Bernie Sanders' supporters, SJWs, and other crazies who have no business talking about politics. Yet you're whining about the "hate" when everything about this movie is a slap in the face to the average man? "IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS MOVIE YOU'RE A SEXIST MISOGYNIST ****LORD." Get over yourself and get out of here with your self righteous ****.

While I like the way TC acts on this board less and less slowly becoming our go to entertainment snob, attacks like this are completely ******ed and unnecessary.

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While I like the way TC acts on this board less and less slowly becoming our go to entertainment snob, attacks like this are completely ******ed and unnecessary.

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His views are representative of general society now and typical of how Hollywood views the average person. He lives in a complete bubble and is surrounded by people who essentially are seeking to destroy Western civilization, so how exactly should we react to that when he's starting to display the exact same political views in more and more of his posts?

Come on man. Can't you post your disagreement without the extreme personal attacks? Unlike the politics board, this one is actually fairly civil (well unless you post book info in the show only GoT thread).

Maybe it's not fair of me to pile on, but man, given that he's so hellbent on destroying Western civilization, I don't feel bad posting this picture I found of TCTTS:



I think you guys are on to something.

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Yet you're whining about the "hate" when everything about this movie is a slap in the face to the average man?

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He lives in a complete bubble and is surrounded by people who essentially are seeking to destroy Western civilization

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These may be two of the most utterly insane things I have ever read on TexAgs, which is saying something. That some of you get THIS angry over an all-female remake of an '80s movie - in which grown men shoot lasers at ghosts - is hilarious if it wasn't so sad. Don't get me wrong, I love the original Ghostbusters. It's an all-time classic, and deservedly so. But some of you are acting as if it will cease to exist the second this new version is released.

However, again... I agree that this new version looks like complete and utter trash. Everything from the premise (obviously) to the jokes to even the cinematography comes across as tired, cliched, and just plain uninspired. My ONLY point is that some of the hate for this movie seems to be directed not at the things I just mentioned, but rather at *women* instead. Which comes across as creepy, f*cked up, and sexist. There ARE men's rights activists protesting this movie. It's a legit thing that's been covered by multiple online outlets, and not a leftist thing or part of some liberal agenda. It's just factual reporting. And intentional or not, a lot of MRA dialogue has been echoed nearly word-for-word in some of the posts in this thread.

Which leads me to my next, more personal point... a fair number of you lately - in this thread and others - have been jumping to and attacking this stereotypical version of who you perceive me to be, outside of this message board, which couldn't be further from the truth. First of all, I spent the first 25 years of my life in Texas. I come from an incredibly conservative family who I talk to multiple times a week, one that depends on the oil industry for its livelihood, for God's sake. The vast majority of my close friends in LA are either fellow Texans or from the midwest, and definitely not California or New York natives. I seriously laugh at all this "Hollywood bubble" talk. As if I attend liberal parties at Bill Maher's house, sipping champaign and smoking weed with Michael Moore as we all come up with ways to sh*t on bad movies when we're not trying to "destroy Western civilization" (ha, seriously, I can't get over that). If anything, Los Angeles is whatever you want it to be, politically and culturally speaking. Anyone who's ever spent more than a few days here would know that, instead of spouting off the most cliched, stereotypical, fear-mongering jargon about the whole place being full of snobs and elitists hell bent on starting wars on Christmas or whatever. Not to mention, my dad would have shot me already had I gone full-liberal or "Hollywood elite."

That said, enough people have complained lately that the way I "act" is rubbing them the wrong way, and I fully admit that I can do a better job of not coming across like d*ck on this board. I legit try to be an inviting person on this board. I try to be fun and encouraging and affable. I try to respond positively to every post I can and encourage discussion. It makes my skin crawl when someone mocks me for defending my "precious Entertainment Board." I've said it before, and I'll say it again... thinking of myself as some kind of insider-expert for or self-appointed "king" of a message board is about the lamest thing I can possibly think of.

Yes, the more ingrained I get in what I'm trying to do professionally, the more I naturally want to talk about it. And a number of you seem to enjoy being along for the ride and enjoy whatever stories and anecdotes I may have. But on the same token, a number of you are making it crystal clear that I'm apparently coming across as a know-it-all assh*le in the process. And for that I apologize. That is never, ever my intention. I will say that, frankly, I do enjoy arguing sometimes. I like to challenge people's ideologies. But I love having mine challenged as well. Either way, if I've come across as an assh*le, I will try to do better.

What I am proud of, however - save for the one time I snapped at an idiot on this board who would NOT stop telling people they'd go to hell for lusting after Beyonce - is that I have never, ever been as frothing-at-the-mouth mad as some of you are, to the point of telling someone to get essentially GTFO. Especially over a movie about "busting" ghosts. Let's tap the brakes a bit, have some perspective, and PLEASE try to understand that most people here aren't as agenda-driven or as egomaniacal as we may think they are. Which goes for the way I can sometimes view posters on this board as well.

I always enjoy your posts TCTTS. Don't take this place so seriously, remember that it's an Internet forum.

I don't hate the women for doing this movie at all (well, besides Leslie Jones). Do think the people in charge were stupid for thinking an all female cast and a fresh coat of paint on one the greatest movies of the 80s would somehow automatically guarantee money. They deserve all the bad things in life to happen to them, and only them.

If I were to take guess as to who's taking this whole thing too seriously, I'm going with the dude who thinks Hollywood is essentially seeking to destroy Western civilization.

Vander just take yourself to the politics board, literally no one cares about your Hollywood tinfoil hat. We are Just here to talk about movies, I can't stand people who go out of their way to ***** about movies having a political agenda. Who gives a **** as long as it is a good story and is entertaining.

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Lasers?!

LASERS?!?!?!

Jesus Christ. Some people need to take it down like five notches.

I take responsibility for lighting the match, but I definitely did not expect it to turn into this.

TC, you're good people. As I said in my last post, I was poking fun, nothing more.

TCTTS crossed a line ( or at least the streams) with that laser comment.

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Jesus Christ. Some people need to take it down like five notches.

I take responsibility for lighting the match, but I definitely did not expect it to turn into this.

TC, you're good people. As I said in my last post, I was poking fun, nothing more.

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Congrats on the perfect gif for the situation.