dufus Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 The Doctor is a Time Lady for the first time. BBC The INSIDER Summary: BBC has announced that a woman will be playing the title role on "Doctor Who" for the first time ever. Jodie Whitaker will take up the mantle from Peter Capaldi when the Christmas special airs this December. The reactions from fans have been mixed. A lot of fans feel like the Doctor should always be a man, and will be boycotting the show. For the first time in its 54-year run, Doctor Who's titular character will be played by a woman. The much-buzzed about announcement was made this past Sunday after the Wimbledon's men's finals. In a dramatic video, BBC revealed the 13th Doctor as Jodie Whittaker, well-known for her role with costar and former Doctor David Tennant on "Broadchurch," as well as the popular sci-fi mystery show "Black Mirror." Although it has been confirmed by Whovian lore for some time now that the time-traveling alien known as The Doctor can regenerate into any form, regardless of race, gender, or even species (can you imagine a Dalek Doctor?), the Doctor has always been a white man since the show premiered in 1963. The announcement of the historic gender change has sent a shockwave through the fan community, and reactions are mixed, to say the least. Many are furious that the tradition of the show has shifted course and equate the change to a "liberal agenda." R.T. Davies had respect for Doctor Who's history. Steven Moffat and Chris Chibnall use it as a venue for PC propaganda. #BoycottDoctorWhopic.twitter.com/CCTsmzbkcJ —Darren Stuart (@boogiejuice69) July 16, 2017 If regeneration means Doctor Who can be a woman then why can't Doctor Who be a horse? I bet the lefty liberal pc brigade can't answer that —Martin (@Geordie_in_VA) July 16, 2017 The Daily Mail doing what the Daily Mail does.#Pathetic#DoctorWho#DoctorWho13pic.twitter.com/p6eQnS12Wk —The Last Timelord (@TimelordLast) July 17, 2017 Fans are claiming that they will boycott the show, and others vow to never watch again. @ChrisChibnall why have you ruined my childhood,my sons 6yr old son 2 for pandering to PC, Loosing the core of the show #boycottdoctorwho —[email protected]. (@cookson2011) July 17, 2017 A woman can't be Doctor Who He's a doctor, not a nurse —Big Woke Smoke (@Mick_Kraut) July 16, 2017 Others are defending the casting choice: An alien "randomly" regenerates into 12 consecutive white men, but sure, a woman in the role of Doctor Who is weird. #JodieWhittaker —Charles Clymer�️� (@cmclymer) July 16, 2017 *Enters mind of someone who objects to woman taking role of Doctor Who* "Wow, it's so much smaller on the inside"#DoctorWho13 —Peter Broks (@peterbroks) July 16, 2017 But Whittaker wants to reassure fans of her respect for the iconic nature of the role: "I want to tell the fans not to be scared by my gender," Whittaker told the BBC in her first interview post-announcement. "Because this is a really exciting time, and Doctor Who represents everything that's exciting about change. The fans have lived through so many changes, and this is only a new, different one, not a fearful one." She already has blessings from current and former Doctor Who actors: B O O M � Change isn't a dirty word!!!! � #Doctor13https://t.co/TNmw2qnD1W —Freema Agyeman (@FreemaOfficial) July 16, 2017 Jodie Jodie Jodie Jodie Jodie!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ��� —Karen Gillan (@karengillan) July 16, 2017 Although some fans are adverse to change, Doctor Who has been evolving sociopolitically for several seasons now. On the sixth season, the show depicted its first inter-species lesbian romantic relationship. And this past season, the new companion, Bill, is a lesbian character with romantic interests and dating woes. The fandom has been loudly buzzing with speculation about a female star ever since The Doctor's nemesis, the Master, regenerated on the eighth season into a quirky, sarcastic woman nicknamed Missy. So, the signs were there for a female Doctor. It was only a matter of time. The show is also getting a new showrunner, Chris Chibnall ("Broadchurch"), who will be replacing Steven Moffat next season. http://www.thisisinsider.com/doctor-who-first-woman-jodie-whittaker-sexist-reactions-2017-7 controversial for me i know but that a red line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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