COMMENT ON CONTROVERSY...

My previous post had a lot of good comments, but one

that I thought cut right to the heart of the matter in a simple,

matter-of-fact way was the one below by Dave S.  I thought

it deserved a spot of its own, so here it is.

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I'm also disappointed that we've been given a female Doctor

apparently in the name of political correctness.  To me, the charac-

ter that I've been watching and reading about since at least 1980 is a

male, and I feel it will be difficult for me to adjust to a female playing

the role.  If anyone wants to label me a sexist over that, go right

ahead, I've been called worse.

What I find remarkable is that the views of me and people like

me are simply being dismissed as the ramblings of old fogies or met

with hostility - one comics professional (who I don't believe I've heard

of) can post on Twitter that anyone who doesn't like the casting can

'STFU and don't watch it' and this is not only tolerated, but con-

gratulated.

It seems as if some people have just decided that if they shout

louder than others, then their opinions become the default correct

viewpoint that everyone else should either adhere to or be dis-

missed and abused.

I do not want a female Doctor.  Should anyone want

to take that personally and abuse me for it, go ahead. 

Someone in the Daily Mail comments section made the point

that this casting is like Jackie Chan playing Poirot.  It reeks of

stunt casting, cheap sensationalism used in lieu of actual ideas.

I'm undecided right now whether I'll be watching the next

series.  Part of me wants to give it a try - it is after all something

that has meant a lot to me for almost my entire life, but part of me

also thinks that the Christmas special might be a good jumping-off

point.  If I switched off just as the regeneration scene starts, I would

have seen The Doctor in his final body, meeting his original self,

and passing away having fought the good fight so many times.

 

I'm also concerned at Chris Chibnall's comments that he

always intended to cast a female Doctor - shouldn't he be looking

for the best actor available, irrespective of anything else?  The fact

he's said that just confirms to me that this is a gimmick, a way of

causing controversy simply to get attention. 

Anyway, that's my thoughts for the mo.

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