Remember that female reboot of Ghostbusters and the insanity that ensued? Men were literally claiming that the film “ruined their childhoods.” And Saturday Night Live cast member Leslie Jones was cyberbullied beyond belief.
Ok I have been called Apes, sent pics of their asses,even got a pic with semen on my face. I’m tryin to figure out what human means. I’m out
— Leslie Jones ? (@Lesdoggg) July 18, 2016
Yeah, that happened. It was not a good look for a lot of online male squad.
Well… guess what? It happened again!
Meet writer Geraldine DeRuiter. She dreamed up a legit interesting scenario where The Joker from Batman could be a woman.
No, seriously. This is great.
The Joker should have been a woman. And she finally went insane because too many random dudes told her to smile, so now she perpetually smiles while terrorizing Gotham.
— Geraldine (@everywhereist) June 1, 2019
It gets better…
She becomes a sort of folk hero for the women of Gotham. She unleashes financial records for companies that don’t compensate women properly. She blackmails cheaters and misogynists. She threatens the godd*mn Patriarchy. It’s terrifying and wonderful.
— Geraldine (@everywhereist) June 1, 2019
And the best villains are actually fighting for something that’s legitimately wrong…
The Batman needs to stop her to restore the order of things, but on some level, he’s conflicted. She’s a villain. But she’s right.
— Geraldine (@everywhereist) June 1, 2019
And this catchphrase is AMAZING!
Her catchphrase would be “Well, ACTUALLY …” and then she’d just trail off and laugh maniacally.
— Geraldine (@everywhereist) June 1, 2019
But yes, the man boys descended…
OMG, y’all, I suggested a girl should be in a comic and they are so, so mad and I can’t stop laughing pic.twitter.com/ImLIv9XKWu
— Geraldine (@everywhereist) June 1, 2019
Again…
The only sustenance I need today is fragile male tweets and hot pockets pic.twitter.com/Petq3FrdBO
— Geraldine (@everywhereist) June 1, 2019
And again…
Their fragile male rage just makes me stronger. ??? pic.twitter.com/UQl3J3zck6
— Geraldine (@everywhereist) June 1, 2019
And finally… the motherlode!
Holy sh^t this is like four different squares on Misogynist Twitter Bingo pic.twitter.com/QDrUiRObqU
— Geraldine (@everywhereist) June 1, 2019
Geraldine puts it in perspective…
Imagine getting this mad because someone suggested the bad guy should be a girl. But when we try to fight back at the government regulating our bodies we’re hysterical and out of line. ?♀️
— Geraldine (@everywhereist) June 1, 2019
But it just keeps… f*cking… going…
THE WAR ON MEN, HOUR 21: The women continue to harass us w/ their demands for equal pay, paid maternity leave, and representation in both the government and comic books. The men shudder at the idea of a female joker. Sandwich reserves are low and the women refuse to make us more. pic.twitter.com/IeKNYWmYPE
— Geraldine (@everywhereist) June 1, 2019
But one retweet basically sums it all up…
They were like that when I got here. https://t.co/SXjtTJFvcT
— Geraldine (@everywhereist) June 2, 2019
Guys… quick advice on how to respond to somebody suggesting a gender switch for a beloved comic book character?
“Nice! That’s been done time and time again in comics, so this would be a fun new angle.”
They’re COMICS.
It’s not your religion.
Calm the f*ck down.