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#FeministAMovie hashtag reminds us why Hollywood needs those all-female reboots

Things got ugly.

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Nayomi Reghay

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We already know that Rihanna and Anne Hathaway are in negotiations to join the cast of Oceans 8, an all-female reboot of Oceans 11. The news comes hot on the heels of the success of the all-female Ghostbusters reboot, and it begs the question: What if all movies were feminist?

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Leave it to Twitter hashtag #FeministAMovie to sort out the answer.

The hashtag, which was trending Thursday, led to some humorous tweets.

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https://twitter.com/SeanMcElwee/status/763795068906012672

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https://twitter.com/Some_BlackGuy/status/763760705942061056

https://twitter.com/InnerDaemons/status/763833815995289600

But there were also many, many hateful ones.

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https://twitter.com/Integralmathyt/status/604162800290648064

https://twitter.com/Grassy_Knoll/status/763772504334819329

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It also reminded us that you can’t say “feminist” without people obsessing over female grooming habits.

https://twitter.com/danmsnyder/status/763702141454258176

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Ugh, thanks trolls.At the very least, the hashtag also managed to deliver this truth-bomb.

https://twitter.com/justlikeluna/status/763764206428651520

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