I would be butthurt if they made Bond a woman. I wouldn’t see it and I would refuse to watch another one until they returned to “James Bond”. If they made a movie about Tombraider with a male Laura Croft I would imagine that that franchise’s fans would have an equally WTF reaction. I don’t necessarily have a problem with a black Bond; I actually think Idris Elba would do a great job with the role, although I think any new Bond should start at an earlier age. The argument is just against the changing of a character for no reason other than identity politics. If they remade Lethal Weapon I would prefer they kept Danny Glover’s character black since the character was originally black.

By the way, the woman Ghostbusters movie is getting a bad reception because it was one of the worst trailers for a comedy I’ve seen, not to mention it is a remake of a beloved classic.

EDIT: I would definitely say that’s it’s not for the better to take Bond away from the ultimate male fantasy status that he has. There’s nothing wrong with masculinity.