America could be 4 months away from electing its first female president. So why can't we handle an all-women 'Ghostbusters'?

By Patt Morrison

July 13, 2016 4:30 AM PT

An all-gals “Ghostbusters” lands in theaters just as Hillary Clinton lands in the history books as the first female major-party presumptive presidential nominee. So why all the hate, and the stereotypes?

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Patt Morrison is a writer and columnist for the Los Angeles Times, where as a member of two reporting teams, she has a share of two Pulitzer Prizes. Her public broadcast programs have earned her six Emmys, her two non-fiction books were bestsellers and Pink’s, the Hollywood hot dog stand, named its veggie dog after her.

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