Posted on 27 May 2020
The 2016 Ghostbusters reboot set an ugly pop culture template. Suddenly, to merely dislike a female-centric film made one a sexist if not an outright bully. That media narrative took hold during the rollout for the anticipated film, the biggest gender swap project to date. Since then, similar themes have greeted the release of Birds of Prey, Charlie’s Angels and Captain Marvel.