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@cathannabel: We’re on this Forum because we care about Doctor Who. Some of us are feminists, SJWs even, some aren’t. Surely all of us want the show to be successful, to continue to capture the imaginations of children and adults, to retain the loyalties of long-standing fans (I’m one of those, I go back to the Troughton era) and to attract new fans. If the change makes some fearful about the future success of the show, I genuinely sympathise even if I don’t share that view, but surely all we can do is to wait and see.
Warriors? Hmm, surely not.
Not being a member of the ‘sisterhood’ – could this be a female version of the masons – I too want the show to go forth and prosper, but not with a female Doctor. It may or may not work, who can tell, but people like me don’t have to like it. Trouble is, I have never liked JW and my OH can prove it.
@lisa: So what’ s wrong with sex
My take is the Doctors can have anykind of relationship that they want to and we will all gain from their perspective .
What ‘s wrong with it? This is basically a childrens show, if you want sex there are plenty of shows around where this ‘activity’ features greatly. The joy of DW is that there isn’t any swearing or sex.
@mirime: My little boy is only four and has watched a few First Doctor episodes, seen clips on YouTube (he loves Clara) and has played with my Lego Tardis. He’s seen the new Doctor and made no comment at all on her being a woman.
At four years old, he probably doesn’t care being new to it.
I’m with Peter Davison!
@antaus: Personally I don’t think ALL feminists or SJWs are bad. I think there are people in both groups that see the wrongs and ills of society and do want to change them for the better. My major malfunction is with the people who run the organizations because from the experiences I’ve had, I don’t see them as having the best interest of the people at heart. I may be wrong but I don’t feel that way.
That’s makes at least two of us. what puzzles me is why these people agree to being called ‘guys’ and ‘actors?’ surely that is sexist?
@jimthefish: It’s going to be interesting to see how CC deals with this now that the Doctor is a woman. It’d be fun to see River return but I highly doubt she will. It’s unlikely that CC will want to use SM’s characters, any more than SM had any interest in using RTDs.
Not if CC has any sense. Alex Kingston would act JW off the screen.
I read an article recently, where it stated that the BBC were swapping male presenters for female presenters because they didn’t have to pay them so much. Charming aren’t they. However, perhaps they have decided to try the same thing with Doctor Who, and save some money. *she says cynically* A friend also told me that JW is politically active? The friend watches DW with her husband – he’s the fan – so has no axe to grind. Neither of them like the idea of a female Doctor either. Is anyone in any doubt that I’m against the idea? *rolls eyes*
Missy
@tardigrade: However, I actually think it may be a good time to ditch the Time Lord/Lady terminology altogether, as it’s not just the gender of the term that’s the issue. The modern connotations of “Lord” don’t sit well with the Doctor’s character. I don’t think that “Lady” is much better in that respect- it makes me think of “tea lady”, which doesn’t carry the right vibe either
. The Doctor could call herself “Gallifreyan”.Well now that’s a thought. Yes, you could call the show “The Gallifreyan.” She could also fix the fault and dispense with a blue police box altogether, and change it into something else. After a while, the title music could be changed too – why not? Just one problem, it wouldn’t be Doctor Who anymore.
@mirime: excellent article, captures why I love the twelfth Doctor so much.
Exactly.
When I was a child, we used to play games, and there was always a fight as to who would be the hero. Seeing as how we were all girls, obviousley someone had to take the male lead.
I cannot read all of your posts, there are so many, but find myself surprised that all of you have so much to say. We haven’t seen the first episode yet? No, I’m not being sarcastic, I mean it. Below are my only thoughts on the matter, and probably not anyone elses.
My feelings are that many viewers didn’t like Steven Moffat’s writing. Like my OH, some like all the “t’s” crossed and ‘I’s” dotted. I do not. I love a mystery, a puzzle, a look for clues.
I did read one post – somewhere- that SM preached at the viewer, and if they wanted that they’d go to church. He wasn’t preaching, he was addressing the young people who watch the show, I would have thought that that was obvious – or have we forgotten that this wonderful show is primarily for children?
Although I’ve enjoyed almost every episode since the series returned, the best (for me) have been since SM became head writer and Peter Capaldi the Doctor.
Since the exodus of SM and PC, I feel that I have lost two dear and trusted friends. Most peculiar for a fantasy programme for children, but that, to me, shows just how powerful this wonderful show was.Missy
