By Tribute on July 19, 2016 | 5 Comments
The new Ghostbusters has undoubtedly become one of the most controversial films of the year, simply because of its all-female cast.
Now the flick’s director Paul Feig has come to the defense of one of his most-attacked leading ladies — Leslie Jones.
Following Leslie’s epic Twitter troll call-out last night, the director had the hashtag #LoveforLeslieJ trending after Tweeting “Leslie Jones is one of the greatest people I know. Any personal attacks against her are attacks against us all. #LoveForLeslieJ @Lesdoggg”
The hashtag immediately shot to the top of Twitter’s trending list, with a slew of fans and celebrities singing the Saturday Night Live star’s praises, including Margaret Cho, Anna Kendrick, Zoe Kazan, and Ghostbusters co-writer Katie Dippold, who called Leslie “Not only brilliant but one of the kindest people I’ve ever met.”
Leslie, who’s blasted the sexist anti-Ghostbusters trolls before, took to Twitter Monday night to re-post many of the misogynistic and racist messages she’s received these past few months.
For example, this heinous comparison:
I just don’t understand pic.twitter.com/N9xWoXPttu
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 18, 2016
The actress sent out re-Tweet after re-Tweet well into the wee hours of the morning, voicing her frustration with the social media platform, and calling for stricter rules for user-to-user interaction.
Twitter I understand you got free speech I get it. But there has to be some guidelines when you let spread like that. You can see on the
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 19, 2016
Profiles that some of these people are crazy sick. It’s not enough to freeze Acct. They should be reported. — Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 19, 2016
Leslie then decried all the undeserved vitriol, saying she’s in “personal hell,” and adding later, “I leave Twitter tonight with tears and a very sad heart. All this cause I did a movie.”
I feel like I’m in a personal hell. I didn’t do anything to deserve this. It’s just too much. It shouldn’t be like this. So hurt right now.
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 19, 2016
I leave Twitter tonight with tears and a very sad heart.All this cause I did a movie.You can hate the movie but the shit I got today…wrong — Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 19, 2016
The reboot that started it all, also starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, and Kate McKinnon, received generally solid reviews and hit theaters this past weekend with a $46 million debut.
Tell us below — do you think Twitter should adopt stricter guidelines for what users should or shouldn’t be allowed to post, or is it all part of free speech?
Here are just some of the supportive messages Leslie has received in the past 12 hours, all starting with Paul’s:
Leslie Jones is one of the greatest people I know. Any personal attacks against her are attacks against us all. #LoveForLeslieJ @Lesdoggg
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) July 18, 2016
I love @lesdoggg
Not only brilliant but one of the kindest people I’ve ever met— Katie Dippold (@katiedippold) July 18, 2016
Also. @Lesdoggg. You’re amazing. What happened to you on Twitter today is awful. We need your light & your fight #LoveForLeslieJ — Sophia Bush (@SophiaBush) July 19, 2016
I’ve got real #LoveForLeslieJ ! Used to do mics with her years ago. Do u remember the Rumba room @Lesdoggg ? Lol. I’m sure you don’t.
— Damon Wayans Yunior? (@wayansjr) July 19, 2016
Stand with @Lesdoggg #loveforlesliej she is an inspiration and a legend in the making pic.twitter.com/dqotlPAETd — Margaret Cho (@margaretcho) July 18, 2016
Hey, @twitter & @twittersupport: You need to head to @Lesdoggg‘s feed & start deleting the accounts of the racist shits spewing crap at her.
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) July 18, 2016
PD & I met @Lesdoggg on a plane 3 years ago. She was unbelievably kind, funny & shone so bright, it was crystal clear that she’d be a star 💗 — zoe kazan (@zoeinthecities) July 18, 2016
Just left @Ghostbusters and had SO MUCH FUN! That sequence in the smoke was everything!! #AnswerTheCall #GirlsKickingAss #LoveForLeslieJ
— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) July 19, 2016
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Other than the use of profanity, or direct threat to individuals, I don’t support the curtailing of twitter. I do believe we can see these people for who they really are – namely hateful, bigotted individuals who sit in dark places and throw stones because they are mad at the World. Limiting free speech just allows these people to hide, amd it could lead to the censoring of others who deserve a voice.
Fortunately she’s okay with the negative stereotypes reinforced by the characters in her movie.
People are filthy, foul creatures. #LeaveLesAlone
I don’t understand what this is about.Leslie Jones ✔ @Lesdoggg
Where is the rape idiots. I said nothing about rape you f***ing morons. I was talking about being match to another strong brother. (she calls people morons, and the word idiot {which is a person with developmental disabilities in a certain range} and curses at people but that’s fine? Having a child in my family who is an idiot by medical definition & can’t live a normal or fulfilling life and my family members who love and care for this young-man/child, I am deeply saddened and hurt that twitter allows the word for certain mentally challenged to be used as a derogatory term then protect the same person from hurtful attacks. My family member would have graduated high School recently if he could have went to school. How old is this woman? Can she dress herself, feed herself,speak in sentences? His Mother does all that for him and I know how deeply wounded she would be to hear this woman to use a disparage the disabled while talking about her feelings being hurt!!!!!!!
Ummmmm, are you having the same conversation as everyone else, ‘your name’? And by the way everyone uses the term idiot. You said moron yourself, so what are you talking about? Did you know there are people who have morons in their family and it’s a touchy subject because they’ll be morons their entire lives and someone will have to take care of them forever? Shame on you.