Ghostbusters trailer criticized for racial stereotyping
Ghostbusters trailer criticized for racial stereotyping after white leads play brilliant scientists while black character is Subway worker
First trailer has been released for the new all female Ghostbusters film
It stars Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones
But film was criticized after three white actresses all played scientists
While Jones plays street smart NYC Subway worker - Patty Tolan
Some have called out the movie saying it relies on racist stereotypes
But Jones hit back on Twitter saying: 'Omg it's not science actually. 'It's a movie, shut up and go watch'
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It's the film fans have been waiting decades for. And today, the first trailer for the hotly-anticipated Ghostbusters re-boot was finally released.
But while many praised the hilarious clip, showing Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones battling New York's supernatural nasties, some have complained that the film is falling back on racial stereotypes.
That's because, while the white leads, McCarthy, Wiig and McKinnon, play brilliant engineers, professors and scientists, Jones' character is a simple NYC Subway worker.
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But Leslie Jones has hit back at the critics, and defended her role as Patty Tolan who joins the team because she knows the city better than anyone, and after she spotted a ghost while working at a subway station.
'Who gives a f***?' she tweeted. 'It's a movie, shut up and go watch. Omg it's not science actually. 'You guys b***h about nothing.'
She added that her white co-stars were 'not scientist either they are ACTORS!!' and said that even if her character had been a scientist, some people would have found reason to complain.
'If they made me a scientist you would be mad at what type of scientist. Seriously it's a f**king movie get over yourself.'
I'm with Leslie on this, and there are more problems with this movie then whether or not if the black woman is a scientist. The lack of creative from the script which shines through that first trailer being the main one.
First of all the trailer looks boring and second of all I think this is sensationalized. Ten people could be saying something about it and the Daily Mail will turn it into a controversy
First of all the trailer looks boring and second of all I think this is sensationalized. Ten people could be saying something about it and the Daily Mail will turn it into a controversy
I saw the trailer earlier and thought it was funny.
And I'm not even going to address the glaring classism that's required to consider it "racist" to portray a person as a subway worker instead of a scientists. No wonder this is a thing in the UK.
I saw the trailer earlier and thought it was funny.
And I'm not even going to address the glaring classism that's required to consider it "racist" to portray a person as a subway worker instead of a scientists. No wonder this is a thing in the UK.
