firebastard:

bisexualbaker:

firebastard: bisexualbaker: firebastard: bisexualbaker: Any time I hear someone say they’d like an all-women Ghostbusters remake if it only starred different women, I ask them which women they’d prefer to see in the roles. And then see what happens. I expect very amusing results, in a laugh-so-I-don’t-cry way.

Comedians or capable actors. Simple answer. Though honestly most of the writing team need to be fired too… Are you amused By your complete lack of specific names for replacements? Very. You’re doing an excellent job of proving my point.

If you care to re-read my post, BTW, you’ll notice that I specifically asked which women you’d prefer. “Other women” is not an answer.

The issue is in the writing really. Actors are paid to say words. The current actresses MIGHT be fine but damn the writing is poor. Look at either of the writers past careers and you’ll see that this isn’t a one off. Cheap, poorly written comedy consistently. But for the sake of argument. Catherine Tate, Kate Ashfield, Shappi Khorsandi, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Not that ive really put much thought into it, typically i dont over analyse the casting process but tend to notice when people are poorly cast.

Not to mention that this train of thought is somewhat stale. Asking for specifics to prove a point, people are allowed to not like something without providing alternatives. Youre allowed to not like the canadian president, or the pope without suggesting a better candidate. That people didn’t have specific replacements in mind when objecting to an all-woman cast is, in fact, the point I was trying to make. Congratulations, you’ve cleared that extremely low bar!

I also notice that Khorsandi is the darkest-skinned of the four you mentioned, and that they are all thin. I’ve no idea of the sexuality of any of your choices, but the current cast has at least one out lesbian on it. Any comment on that?



What does that point achieve? Well done, people dont over analyse everything for their personal preferences in casting choices? Why should they? Good job.

Any comment on that? No, because it doesnt matter. Really, so everything is about diversity, it doesnt matter who they are, what their capabilities are or anything because fuck me, there isnt a black woman? So you would be happier with people who are just plucked off the streets so long as there is one person from each continent of the world? Youre going to complain about the diversity in a casting choice when the original cast is very intentionally an ALL FEMALE cast? I bet their all Cis as well. All of them went through universities or academies so theres no diversity in their upbringing and education. Hell they’re all English speakers too, of course they are, their all american too!

BUT DOES THAT MATTER? Does the sexual preferences of an actress matter if they are going to be ACTING as some one else? Does the colour of ones skin matter if they can do the job properly? Does a cast need to be diverse to the extremes to succeed in being a good cast? No, no, no and no. Its a futile argument.

Good god, people get stuck on diversity to the point where the only thing they DO care about is a persons arbitrary characteristics not their merits.