Leslie Jones wants people to see 'Ghostbusters' before they call it racist
There was some backlash in the atmosphere when the first Ghostbusters reboot trailer dropped.
Many felt that having Leslie Jones, the one black actress co-starring in the film, play a transit worker who offers her particular set of skills to fight ghosts, is racist when her white co-stars play scientists.
Now Jones is busting the criticism in a series of tweets letting people know that she has no problem with that choice. She's also relieved that she and director Paul Feig made the movie, and not Twitter as a whole.
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First, Jones shared a message from a transit worker who thinks it's cool. Who knows the literal underbelly of New York City better?
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Then Jones gave her own two cents.
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Jones has kept the conversation going on her Twitter account, where she is retweeting and replying to fans.
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Tricia Gilbride was a Reporter for Mashable Watercooler. Tricia focused on the intersection of celebrity culture and the Internet. Previously, she worked as a fashion writer and a social media manager. She also edits Women-Artists.org, a blog and annual print publication, and looks exactly like her cat.
