And unlike the new “empowered” Ghostbusters, Janine was not shallow. And unlike Kylie of Extreme Ghostbusters, Janine had no trouble physically holding a proton pack. She saved the guys in The Real Ghostbusters more than once. The first two seasons of The Real Ghostbusters had a fantastic female character. I’m a Ghostbusters fan… and you know what? I liked Janine! When they made the Real Ghostbusters animated series Janine was fleshed out and made into a strong and likable character… well, until Q5 came along with all their “suggestions” that ultimately hurt the series but the less said about that Children’s show advisory group the better… Why was she degraded? Well, for Marketing purposes of course! Ever since they announced the new female Ghostbusters movie, people didn’t just act as if there never was a female Ghostbuster before (ignoring the likes of Kylie from Extreme Ghostbusters and Janine in The Real Ghostbusters) but Janine specifically was targeted as some sort of horrible, anti-feminist thing that must be mocked and or forgotten at any cost. I am making this thread in honor for a recently degraded female hero. That’s not empowering.Īnd yes, the stupidity that they were “destroying” ghosts instead of capturing them.įor the REAL female Ghostbuster: A tribute to Janine Melnitz: I also didn’t appreciate that the marketing and “fans” fixated on the “genius” character licking her proton blaster. The original had humor but I could still imagine it taking place in my universe. Chris Hemsworth’s character was so ridiculous and over-the-top that it was hard for me to take the film seriously. The Ghostbusters reboot was mostly tired old jokes and slapstick (like the crowd surfing scene) and improv.

Ghostbusters made me want to study parapsychology.

It’s not about “Female ghostbusters.” I, as a woman, never questioned that I could be like Egon Spangler when I grow up. And no one was upset when Janine repeatedly rescued the guys in The Real Ghostbusters animated series. She was literally the leader for the whole series. No one bashed Kylie leading the Ghostbusters in The Extreme Ghostbusters animated series.

She is still hiding behind the “People are afraid of Women” narrative.

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