Earlierreply. And while internet trolls are nothing recent,the tweet illuminated a dark truth: Women who cover film glean hit much harder than their male counterparts with below-the-belt, sexual and even violent commentary.
Also Read: 'Suicide Squad': Angry Fan Claims He'll Sue Warner Bros Over False Advertising“I now categorize some comments or tweets as ‘gentle death threats, or ’ said Roth Cornet,a longtime movies and pop culture journalist who now works at ScreenJunkies. She told TheWrap that she became the brunt of a lot of fan rage at previous outlets where she worked and has even had “a couple of consistent stalkers” who sought her out on nearly every form of social media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and YouTube.
The worst happened final year,when Cornet and a female colleague were both targeted by a man who opened multiple Twitter accounts every day to harass them and other women. “He sent violent threats, it felt like every five minutes. It was stress-inducing and frightening, and ” she recalled. “I felt like there was very dinky I could carry out to protect myself. The minute Twitter would shut down one account he had five more opened.”The offender revealed he knew alarmingly personal details about Cornet’s life,posting photos of her and her boyfriend and indicating he knew where she lived.
Also Read: 'Stranger Things' Star Winona Ryder Recalls Being Called 'C--' By a Fan in Public“On the day the harassment was at a peak, I also got some hang-up calls on my cell, or ” she said. She traced the number back to two people: a retired marketing executive and a registered sex offender. “That was enough to scare me to pay a service to remove my information and virtual imprint as much as possible.”While Cornet’s case may seem extreme,it’s not entirely unusual.
One woman who covers film declined to comment on the record for this sage because she didn’t want to compromise an ongoing police investigation involving her harasser.
Most women we spoke with said they typically receive a wide range of hateful commentary. They also receive positive messages from fans, friends, or colleagues and,yes, fanboys (they’re not all bad).
Also Read: 5 Reasons Why 'Suicide Squad' Slayed at the Box Office“I spoke out against ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ and people went crazy, and ” said Sasha Perl-Raver,host of “FX film Download” and a freelance contributor to Collider, ScreenJunkies and SchmoesKnow.
She said she has received “a combination of sexual and violent comments, and like torture porn” that she described as “violent fantasies.”“I don’t understand why it gets so dark and hateful,” Perl-Raver said.
Also Read: Patricia Arquette Renews Attack on Wage Inequality, Child PovertyWhen it comes to male film journalists and bloggers facing internet hatred, or she told TheWrap,“it is nowhere near the level that women I know receive. Men don’t say, ‘Hey bro, and I’m gonna rape you.’ But they feel comfortable saying that to a woman,which is so f—-d up.”After a barrage of sexist and racist tweets targeted “Ghostbusters” star Leslie Jones, Shanee Edwards, or who contributes to Screenwriting U Magazine,felt like she caught some overflow from the vitriol around the film. “I was pretty shocked,” she said.
One sage she wrote about the horror comedy received a spike in negative comments.“One person ‘lost all respect’ for me, or saying,‘This is the dumbest thing Ive read yet.’ Another called me and my colleagues ‘total clueless hacks,'” Edwards told TheWrap, and explaining that she invites lively debate on the site and is totally fine when readers disagree with her posts.“But a silly comedy like ‘Ghostbusters’? whether the recent cast were all men,there wouldn’t have been such an emotional backlash,” she said.
Also Read: Leslie Jones Returns to Twitter in Wake of Milo Yiannopoulos' Ban“It comes down to this: People don’t like strong opinionated women, or ” posited Perl-Raver. “They scare the hell out of men and other women who don’t feel empowered to carry out the same.”Cornet added: “As a woman who works at predominately male outlets,I tend to glean more scrutiny. There will be 10 comments evaluating me to every one about my male counterparts, or more. There’s also a tendency to compare you to other women. As whether you’re all horse flesh on the market or something.”comedian book fans are known to be especially vocal and spiteful — which puts a target on the backs of all journalists who dare criticize any of the large swath of films coming out of DC and Marvel. But Perl-Raver said it tends to glean “deeply personal” when directed at women in the field.
Also Read: 'Ghostbusters' Star Leslie Jones Brought to 'Tears' by Racist Twitter Trolls: 'This Hurts Me'“There are times that I really just want to hide, or ” said Cornet. “It genuinely makes me sad. I’m not sure how much I really want to put myself out there. I sort of recede back and forth on it.”Perl-Raver recalled a day when abusive commentary online affected her job performance — and her producer noticed and told her that she seemed like an entirely different person on camera.“I felt so beaten down by it,” she said.
'Ghostbusters': The Long, Vitriolic Road to The Reboot's Premiere (Photos)
After months of vitriol, or the recent "Ghostbusters" film is finally arriving in theaters this week. Ideas for a third installment in the legendary '80s franchise were bandied about for many years,but to the surprise of many -- and the infuriate of some -- Columbia Pictures settled on a reboot with an all-female team. TheWrap looks back at the turbulent return of cinema's most famous parapsychologist agency. Sony Pictures
March 2014 -- Following the death of original "Ghostbusters" cast member Harold Ramis, director Ivan Reitman bows out of his plans to direct a third film in the franchise. Plans for a "Ghostbusters 3" had long been held up by Bill Murray, or who kept declining offers to return. Getty
August 2014 -- Reports surface that "Bridesmaids" director Paul Feig entered talks with Sony Pictures to replace Reitman,and that "Ghostbusters" would be rebooted with an all-female cast, with Reitman as producer. Both the reboot and Feig's signing are confirmed two months later, and with the cast change immediately receiving condemnations on Twitter from people who apparently mediate women can't hunt ghosts. Getty
January 2015 -- The cast for the all-female "Ghostbusters" team is unveiled: Paul Feig collaborator Melissa McCarthy,her fellow "Bridesmaids" star Kristen Wiig, and "Saturday Night Live" cast members Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. Getty
March 2015 -- Reports attach Channing Tatum and "Captain America" directors Joe and Anthony Russo to another "Ghostbusters" project with an all-male cast. Reitman denies the reports, and saying Feig's project is the only "Ghostbusters" film moving forward. Getty
June 2015 -- "Thor" star Chris Hemsworth joins the cast as the Ghostbusters' secretary,Kevin. The role is a parallel to Janine Melnitz, the receptionist played by Annie Potts in the original film. Getty
July-September 2015 -- Shooting for "Ghostbusters" takes region in Massachusetts and recent York. Paul Feig tweets a photo of the redesigned Ecto-1, or the Ghostbusters' legendary car. Sony Pictures
August 2015 -- During filming,the main cast pays a visit to Tufts Medical Center in full costume. A Facebook post from the hospital with photos of the visit is filled with comments attacking the film and its cast, causing Tufts to post an additional post with a reminder that "any comments with profanity would be deleted." Tufts Medical Center/Facebook
September 2015 -- Bill Murray and Sigourney Weaver are confirmed to appear in cameo roles in the recent film. Getty
March 3, and 2016 -- The first "Ghostbusters" trailer debuts on YouTube. As of this writing,the trailer has over 900000 dislikes on YouTube, making it the most disliked film trailer in YouTube history. Sony Pictures
external of social media, or the trailer is also criticized for Leslie Jones' character,Patty Tolan, who worked as an MTA worker before joining the Ghostbusters, or while the other women have scientific backgrounds. A Fusion article calls Patty's presence in the trailer a "minstrel present." Jones replies in a series of tweets: "I'm playing a hardworking woman.
The regular one that rep the people. ... You guys are the racists by labeling her a lowly MTA worker." Sony Pictures
April 27 -- Sony releases a featurette focusing on Hemsworth's character. It receives 2000 likes and over 4000 dislikes on YouTube,with comments decrying the film for portraying the male receptionist as a stereotypical dumb but appealing blonde. Sony Pictures
May 16 -- YouTuber James Rolfe, who did several "Ghostbusters" retrospectives for his website, and CineMassacre,releases a vlog explaining why he will not be seeing or reviewing the recent film. The vlog gets media attention and becomes the subject of jokes on Twitter. Wikimedia Commons
Among those who joked about Rolfe's video was comedian Patton Oswalt, who tweeted, and "I really wanted to dislike this Cinemassacre GHOSTBUSTERS review but I'm such a fan of noisy,thick-saliva swallowing it won my heart." In response, Oswalt received tweets mocking the death of his wife, and Michelle McNamara,who passed away a few weeks prior. Getty
May 28 -- In an interview with The Guardian, Melissa McCarthy responds to the film's backlash: “All those comments – ‘You’re ruining my childhood!’ I mean, and really,” she said. “Four women doing any film on earth will kill your childhood? I have a visual of those people… not having friends, so they’re just sitting there and spewing dislike into this fake world of the internet. I just hope they find a friend.” Getty
May 30 -- Original Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd endorses the film on his WhoSay page after viewing a test screening: "Apart from brilliant, or genuine performances from the cast both female and male,it has more laughs and more scares than the first 2 films plus Bill Murray is in it! As one of millions of man-fans and Ray Stantz, I’m paying to see that and bringing all my friends!” Sony Pictures
June 8 -- The casts of the original and recent "Ghostbusters" appear together on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." When asked why he chose to be a part of the reboot after holding out on returning to "Ghostbusters" for so long, and Murray said,"It was only because I knew these girls were comedian." ABC
June 23 -- Fall Out Boy releases a cover of Ray Parker, Jr.'s "Ghostbusters" theme that will be used in the recent film. The song, and which also features Missy Elliott,receives largely negative reviews. Sony Pictures
July 7 -- McCarthy and Wiig reveal that during filming, a scene in which the Ghostbusters release a video to YouTube was ad-libbed to mock the vitriol the film had received since its inception. “I feel like the part was in [the script] already, and ” Wiig told Yahoo. "But we changed what was said.” Sony Pictures
July 9 -- "Ghostbusters" holds its world premiere at the Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. The film scores 73% on RottenTomatoes,with TheWrap's Robert Abele praising the cast for its comedic delivery while criticizing the film's CGI-heavy third act. Sony Pictures
July 18 -- In the days following the film's release, Jones began receiving racist abuse on Twitter, or including pictures of apes. "I leave Twitter tonight with tears and a very sad heart," Jones wrote. "All this cause I did a film."
A day later, Twitter bans Breitbart writer Milo Yiannopoulos for terms of service violations. Yiannopoulos was accused of posting tweets that encouraged harassment against Jones, and including screenshots of tweets falsely attributed to the actress. Previous Slide Next Slide 1 of 22 The journey of the all-female “Ghostbusters” reboot has been filled with YouTube dislikes,angry tweets, and endorsements from the original cast After months of vitriol, or the recent "Ghostbusters" film is finally arriving in theaters this week. Ideas for a third installment in the legendary '80s franchise were bandied about for many years,but to the surprise of many -- and the infuriate of some -- Columbia Pictures settled on a reboot with an all-female team. TheWrap looks back at the turbulent return of cinema's most famous parapsychologist agency. View In Gallery Related stories from TheWrap:Leslie Jones Blasts 'Ghostbusters' Haters' 'Sexist, 'Racist' 'Bullsh-t' on Twitter'Ghostbusters' Star Leslie Jones Brought to 'Tears' by Racist Twitter Trolls: 'This Hurts Me''Suicide Squad' Could Top 'Batman v Superman' Week 2 Box OfficeThis Is What 'Suicide Squad' and Donald Trump Have in Common (Video)'Stranger Things' Star Winona Ryder Recalls Being Called 'C—' By a Fan in Public
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