Doctor Who gets a sex change.

KDulius · 2017-07-17T00:24:48+00:00

The Doctor is more than simply a worldly character that is above matters of sexuality. He never once attached his ego to his gender. And now that the Doctor is a lady, I will hope that philosophy continues.

As for this being a "feminist pandering political move", I don't see that. There has been interest for a long while to see an actress take on the role of The Doctor, but showrunner Steven Moffatt has blocked that from being a reality at every turn.

Now, I skipped the majority of the Capaldi era (the beginning of series 8 failed to capture my interest), but the view of the writing is mixed; some love it, some hate it. The prevailing wisdom is that more feminist-friendly storylines were brought into series 10, which BBC pressured Moffatt into greenlighting.

Now, with the new showrunner casting a woman in the role, the BBC might - and I stress might back off on casting influence over the writing now that there's this giant in-your-face change. I'm hopeful enough to give series 11 a try. Plus, Whittaker was a great presence on Broadchurch.

blueyb · 2017-07-17T03:23:34+00:00

Can we please not. Seriously, can we please not rise to the bait, here? Can we not fly off the handle just because the new Doctor is a woman?

This is not a men's rights issue. Let Roosh at his Return of Kings call for the same boycott he calls for every time. Let the media reporting "MRAs call for boycotts" be as false as they were for Mad Max and Star Wars.

goodfoobar · 2017-07-17T01:32:58+00:00

The following line is the most concerning.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/doctor-jodie-whittaker-replace-peter-152819072.html

She said fans must not be "fearful", added that she is a feminist who does not want to be “boxed in by what you’re told you can and can’t be”.

The last season was full of you-go-girl and boys-suck undertones and that statement makes it look like it will continue.

mikesteane · 2017-07-17T01:58:01+00:00

I wonder if she's going to be a like a real female doctor; putting in less hours, leaving to have a baby, retiring earlier and not seeing as many patients. Will the programmes now be 30% shorter?

RapeMatters · 2017-07-16T23:24:26+00:00

Well, he can regenerate into different people. Just because he's never regenerated as a woman before doesn't mean he can't.

I'm pretty ambivalent at this time. We'll see how she handles the role.

HiredMind · 2017-07-16T23:54:30+00:00

The fastest way to change the culture is not to create new cultural icons. You have to corrupt and/or destroy the old ones first.

OnTheSlope · 2017-07-17T00:50:49+00:00

Who cares? Why can't the doctor be a dame?

Startthecar27 · 2017-07-17T00:50:21+00:00

Tom Baker.

2017-07-17T15:52:53+00:00

We'll see where this goes. I like the idea. I think it gives the writers some interesting new options.

Now, if they use this as a platform to do little more than talk down at the vast majority of their fans (see also: ghost busters 2016) then thats a problem and they'll likely pay for it in viewership (see also: ghost busters 2016)

Elfere · 2017-07-16T23:38:54+00:00

Just to be clear... We here at mensrights are happy with equality of a Phoenix like character right?

Folamh3 · 2017-07-17T04:02:23+00:00

Complaining about this stuff makes the entire movement look bad. It's a TV show. Stop getting upset over nothing.

thrway_1000 · 2017-07-17T06:23:49+00:00

https://archive.is/38brZ

Startthecar27 · 2017-07-17T13:19:06+00:00

It was first stated in The Deadly Assassin that a Time Lord can regenerate twelve times (thirteen incarnations in all). There were exceptions to this rule, however: when the Master reached the end of his regenerative cycle, he took possession of the body of another person to continue living

From Wikipedia. She is number 13. What gives?

hottake_toothache · 2017-07-19T15:01:10+00:00

I like the idea. It has the potential to be fresh and different for the show.

Too bad it's happening in the current media climate where it feels like artists have a gun to their head to push the feminist agenda. That somewhat sullies what is otherwise a good idea.

Title	Doctor Who gets a sex change.
Author	ThePigmanAgain
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Comments	51
Date	July 16, 2017 11:01 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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