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Originally Posted by CrockAlley

The fact that their bodies are part of their conversation at all is a problem. Criticizing their comedic skills, fine. But what do their looks have to do with it? When Mattel made figures of the original Ghostbusters, was anyone saying, "I don't want action figures of those ugly men."? It just doesn't happen with men, and it shouldn't happen with women.

Judging all humans individually based on merit, still a pipe dream in 2016. I appreciate the eloquent remarks. I see some disturbing comments from certain people and I'm reminded of how appalled I was by photos in history books highlighting weirdos with signs supporting segregation in the 1960's. Like, you're on the wrong side of history, bruh. The sausage fests in movies and tv that dudes enjoyed for decades are diminishing, and women are enjoying nerdly pursuits more than ever. Sharing isn't so bad - without it I would not have met and married my own fine, foxy lady nerd! (two years in March!) People treat feminism like it's a bad word because many on both sides have embraced extremist notions of it. All it really stands for is "equality". If that threatens you, then you are very very small.

And come on guys, Kate McKinnon is incredibly talented. Both McKinnon and Wiig were phenomenal on SNL. Melissa McCarthy is admittedly pretty terrible, so I feel like she drags the overall quality down a bit. There are enough talented individuals attached to this thing that I've found reasonable cause for optimism, though. To pass final judgement on this before we've seen a millisecond of footage is asinine.