Misogynist men lobby to have Ghostbusters title changed to Ghostbustresses
Andrew Barr | CBC Comedy | Posted: July 14, 2016 7:43 PM | Last Updated: July 14, 2016
PETERBOROUGH, ON—Paul Feig's long-awaited Ghostbusters reboot hits theatres this weekend and, although most seem excited about the new all-female crew, a small contingency are not sold on the chromosome switch.
"Maybe if they called the movie Ghostbustresses, I could get on board," mocks Randy Flynn, his friends around him chuckling. "I just don't understand how a lady is gonna beat up a ghost. My girlfriend runs out of the bathroom every time she sees a spider."
"I hope none of the ghosts tell them they look tired!" Chester Davidson chimes. "That would probably send all of them running home."
It's not terribly uncommon for a misguided man to believe that a woman can't do a "man's job", but this new breed of ghost-bros seem to believe that a woman can't even do a job that is completely fictional, in a movie that's not real, when they are just acting, which is their job because they are actors.
"I'll tell you right now, if I have a ghost-related emergency, I don't wanna wait an hour for my ghostbuster to powder her nose," Brad Barkley says, piling on to the unfortunate bit.
Eager for a less Red Bull-fueled take on the matter, we reiterated these comments to some women buying tickets for the film and gathered their thoughts.
"In a time of need, I'd rather have some women show up than a bunch of children," Tina Mills jabs. "Are these guys even old enough to get into the movie?"
"Those guys must be ghosts themselves," Sarah Kirkman says with a wry smile. "Their views on women are from a lifetime ago."
Last we talked to Dawn Galway, who logically broke down why she thinks the gender shift was a good move:
"I think it makes sense that the ghostbusters would be women," she says, confidently. "I believe we're more spiritual people, generally speaking. If I thought my house was haunted and called my guy friends, they would just laugh at me. But I can think of a few girlfriends who would come running over, ouija board in hand. That's who I'm gonna call! Who are you gonna call?" She laughs.
"I think it makes sense that the ghostbusters would be women," she says, confidently. "I believe we're more spiritual people, generally speaking. If I thought my house was haunted and called my guy friends, they would just laugh at me. But I can think of a few girlfriends who would come running over, ouija board in hand. That's who I'm gonna call! Who are you gonna call?" She laughs.