The Doctor Who Thread

I wish that I could take a shot of something every time something is called 'SJW pandering.' It's basically just reactionary snarl phrase at this point, most often used in places where its not warranted (like, well, here.) It's used as a flimsy means of shutting down discussion.

I just ignore the people who whine about stuff being 'SJW' at this point. They're not exactly worthy of respectable discussion.

So from what I can gather, "The Doctor" is some sort of transdimensional time alien...thing that takes a new form every once in a while because reasons. Unless I'm missing something, the only question that should be raised by it taking a female form now is "Why haven't you done that before?" What the hell does it care what shape its genital take?

Technically he takes a new form every now and then because the franchise is decades old and they wanted to keep going when actors left.  They should've had a woman years ago but the BBC is always a little slow on the uptake.
Ppl care because you can't sneeze on the internet without it being a SJW conspiracy these days, and Jodie saying something about being a feminist really didn't help.

The lore explanation is that Time Lords(the species which the Doctor belongs to) have the ability to regenerate which would cause every cell in their body to change and they would take on a new physical appearance and have a bit of an altered personality. Usually it happens whenever the Doctor has become too injured to survive.

In reality what they needed was an in-universe reason as to why they were going to replace William Hartnell as the very first Doctor way back in the 60s as he was unable to continue the show due to health issues. Ever since it's been a staple of the series that the Doctor changes every couple of seasons and we all get to argue about who our favourite Doctor is(and those who don't say Tom Baker are wrong =P).

Up until now the Doctor has always been played by a male actor but they've never actually explained why he never turned into a woman before. To be honest I bet they could have gotten away with it 10 years ago a lot easier than they will now, because it's been a fan theory since the original show in the 60s that a Time Lord might be able to regenerate into a different gender even though we only got actual confirmation in the last few years.

Amen to that.

BBC is going to fail like Marvel Comics did after they decided to do what they did to pre-existing male characters. 

At the same time you can't go anywhere without a single thing being racist and sexist.

And if they don't fail? The Master/Mistress received stellar applause when Michelle Gomez took over the role of the Doctor's personal foil and nemesis. I wouldn't say that changing characters based on gender is something that is inherently flawed. 

Now, there is a point to be had if they keep shoving the fact that the Doctor is a woman down our throats every episode, but they may well not do that. I mean, Jodie Whittaker has only just been announced as the Doctor, and beyond basic pre-production, nothing has even been made for the character yet. Hell, 12/Capaldi still has a Christmas special before he totally regenerates into 13/Whittaker. The announcement is less than 48 hours old, and you're already seeing people here (several of whom admit to never having even watched the show) shouting from the high heavens that its some kind of SJW-pandering ploy.

Has anyone actually stopped and considered that maybe Jodie Whittaker wasn't hired because she's a woman, but because she's a good actress? The show doesn't exist just so that it can trigger some people who like to pretend that a glass ceiling doesn't exist. It exists because its entertainment, it's profitable, and the show has a long history of selecting doctors based on merit. I see no difference here for Mrs. Whittaker, even if I do have some reservations on her specific style of acting being right for the role.

Just as it's the same for many sexists and racists to come on and denounce a lot of material unjustly as 'SJW-propaganda'. Just saying.

My advice; quit playing to dog whistle politics and snarl words, and stop looking for ammunition to use in some bizarre sense of cultural warfare. That applies every bit to alt-right MRA nutjobs and wingnuts as it does to moonbat SJW tumblrinas and snowflakes.

Pretty odd, considering that the entertainment industry is rather well known and documented for its sexism (*cough* gender-pay gap *cough*.)

And not just in Hollywood, mind you.

I'd have to agree with this guy quite a bit. It feels more like a political maneuver rather then something to support the story. Who knows...maybe it will pleasantly surprise people.

But for the sake of fairness, lets see what I can find on the other side for this: