To real witches, the Wicked Witch of the West, The Sanderson Sisters, and other such depictions would come across as hideously offensive minstrel show performances. amirite?

What about the witches in Macbeth?

We just call it hollywood stereotyping. But really irks me us every crime drama that has "obligatory spoopy occult murderer" episode that basically implys occult = murderer.

Those are sacred matriarchs you are slandering. Better bipiddy bopiddy back up there before you get a spell put on you and your little dog too.

personally, I'm fine with it. it's just a stereotype.