Student Op-Ed Laments ‘Lack of Attention to Race Issues’ in New ‘Ghostbusters’
25th July 2016
I am not making this up.
The movie’s treatment of Jones’ character Patty was not satisfying as it resorted to the sassy black woman stereotype. However, as Jones often plays the type of character she did in the film in comedy sketches, I can only give the film’s makers the benefit of the doubt and hope they were riding on Jones’ comedy character that she has built for herself, as Patty did have some of the best lines.
I guess having a fat ugly black woman as one of the ‘scientists’ wasn’t empowering enough. Oh, well.