All joking aside this is seriously one of the most disturbing things I’ve ever seen.
Remember when Christian Bale went around to visit victims of the shooting at a screening of Dark Knoght Rises? Sure the media made a deal about it later but there weren’t many pictures of it because it was just between him and the people he was visiting without without any PR hype. Bale rarely involves himself in PR shit so it just seemed real.
Or the way Johnny Depp carries his Jack Sparrow outfit around with him do he can randomly appear at children’s hospitals to cheer up some sick kids.
That stuff is class.
THIS is just fucking disgusting. Like any of these kids even know who the fuck these bitches are supposed to be when only 2 of them are recognizable actors and the fucking trailer for this thing isn’t even out yet.
It’s purely using the suffering of children to promote their cunt of a movie.
se: this movie is gonna fuckin suck.
wow I am genuinely crept out
I hate this
I remember seeing all the pictures for this. NONE of the kids looked that thrilled to have these fake “Ghostbusters” in the room with ‘em. I’d have LOVED to have met Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson (I REALLY miss Harold Ramis being around, btw)…but this is horrific.
Are…. are they seriously using the cast of a movie that hasn’t even come out yet for this? Do they not realize why kids actually like this kind of thing? Its because the person is a famous and recognizable character. The kid has never even seen this movie, because it doesn’t even fucking exist yet. This kid isn’t going to think they’re being visited by the ghost busters, because this isn’t who they think of when they think of ghostbusters.
They aren’t super heroes, they don’t wear a mask or anything. You can’t just pretend to be another human character and expect to have that recognition. This would be like some kid wanting to see James Bond before he died and they get visited by Will Smith because he’s doing a new Bond movie in a year from now. They aren’t going to think that’s Bond, they’re going to think that’s fucking Will Smith in a suit.
They could have just went to places like this and did actual charity work but instead they had to make a fucking publicity stunt out of it and act like they’re doing terminal kids a favor by taking a selfie with some actresses they don’t even fucking know.
Weren’t they filming nearby and people at hospital put up window signs that said “Who you gonna call?” themselves to attract their attention? Accusing the actresses of being so awful for showing up as characters that nobody cares about seems like a pretty weird battle to fight when you do 1 minute of research.
“In a post on one of the pictures from their meeting, she said: “Last Friday, he [her baby) was rushed into tufts for emergency surgery, then went home on Saturday. Monday, I myself had my gallbladder removed. Then on Tuesday the little guy had to go back for emergency surgery number two and was told that he had to stay hooked up to antibiotics until Saturday.“The visit from these ladies was an uplifting treat. It also wasn’t just a promo photo op. They asked about him and chatted with us. No matter how you feel about the movie remake, you should do well to remember that this visit meant a lot to the people receiving it.“”
And before you comment on how the kid in the picture doesn’t look excited enough, she couldn’t have visitors so they posed outside of the room by request. A really sick kid doesn’t owe you a photogenic smile.
People seem to be disproportionally upset about some actresses visiting a hospital if you ask me.
Plus, even if you want to argue that Kate Mckinnon and Leslie Jones aren’t that well-known outside of SNL, you have to admit that Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy are pretty big household names at this point! I’m sure some people were just thrilled to see a celebrity come visit them! (so yeah, if I liked Will Smith and I knew he was going to play James Bond, I would be super happy to meet him, because omg Will Smith! In person!)
Also, arguing that sick people aren’t smiling enthusiastically is pretty damn gross! When your in the hospital, generally the last thing on your mind is how big and happy your smile is!
So, while you’re all reaching, can you get me the Chips Ahoy from the top shelf?
ridiculous misogyny aside are we just going to ignore how fucking racist OP is, and how much focus there is on the fact that one of the women is black. “mumbled ebonics,” “sheboon,” “whooping.” The other comments are racialized too, like will smith shouldn’t do this kind of outreach because HES NOT THE REAL JAMES BOND. Only white men can acceptably be “kind” to sick kids apparently
