Ghostbusters only came out a week ago, but it didn’t take long for the scummy depths of human existence to peep their heads up from their mum’s basement and hail disgusting abuse at the film’s star Leslie Jones.
Jones stars as Patty in the new film, and is honestly one of the best things about it.
But today she has been exposing some of the racist abuse she has received since the film premiered, from likening her appearance to an ape to labeling her with racial slurs. It’s absolutely disgusting.
I just don't understand pic.twitter.com/N9xWoXPttu
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 18, 2016
Exposing pic.twitter.com/jfSbGj3yCP
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 18, 2016
This sent a video screaming he hates niggas! I'm just so like damn! Like no shame or compassion for human life.It scares the fuck out of me!
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 19, 2016
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 18, 2016
There’s so many revolting tweets that Jones has been re-posting, it’s impossible to include them all.
Along with putting these bigots on blast, Jones went on to say how saddened she feels about the state of the online community, after being thrown so much hateful vitriol.
I don't know how to feel. I'm numb. Actually numb. I see the words and pics and videos. Videos y'all. Meaning people took time to sprew hate
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 19, 2016
As much as you want to thinks actors ain't human I want to give you something to think about. I work off pure passion for this game.
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 19, 2016
I'm more human and real than you fucking think.I work my ass off. I'm not different than any of you who has a dream to do what they love.
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 19, 2016
It's like when you think "ok I've proven I'm worthy" then you get hit with a shovel of hated. I'm numb. I mean I know there is racism.
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 19, 2016
I'm so tired of it. Why is this still a fight? I want to hate so bad but I can't because I know it doesn't fix anything and just make me sad
— Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) July 19, 2016
Supporters of Jones have been rallying around the actress, while calling on Twitter to regulate the behaviour of their users, protect people from bullying and censor racism on their platform – which it repeatedly fails to do.
@Lesdoggg is highlighting a massive problem with Twitter – racist dudebros hiding behind fake names and profile pics spewing bullshit.
— Pat Trudeau (@PatTrudeau) July 18, 2016
PLEASE Follow @Lesdoggg and help stop the deplorable racist, misogynistic attacks on her rn. DO IT. rt her jokes. report her harassers.
— Mary Numair (@MaryNumair) July 18, 2016
