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GrahamO
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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:25 pm Post subject: Jodie Whittaker |
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Nope. Bad move, political correctness gone mad.
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antht
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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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I'm disappointed that she's white
surely the new doctor should have been a gender neutral, black, asian refugee who identifies as a rabbit
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explorerJC
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FoulOleRon
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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Jodie Whittaker |
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GrahamO wrote: | Nope. Bad move, political correctness gone mad. |
Why an ad move Graham. I've notwatched broadchurch, can she not act?
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GrahamO
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 3:39 am Post subject: Re: Jodie Whittaker |
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FoulOleRon wrote: | GrahamO wrote: | Nope. Bad move, political correctness gone mad. |
Why an ad move Graham. I've notwatched broadchurch, can she not act? |
I'm sure she can act. But given the whines of cultural appropriation from some people when a person get a hairstyle that was traditionally worn by people of African descent, there's a strange silence when a male role is turned into a female, not because the role requires it, but because some luvvie at the Beeb decided it was a womans turn.
Whats next - Mr Marple ? Or Mrs Spartacus ?
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fat buddha
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 6:36 am Post subject: |
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you do know it's not real eh? it's a made up story.
so does it matter if Dr Who is white, black, male, female, shrimp, Dalek, robot or whatever the writers want to make them??
no - of course not. but the way some people are reacting to this is just stunning.
almost as bad as any changes the writers make to the Archers - which as we all know is real life....
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 7:38 am Post subject: |
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fat buddha wrote: | you do know it's not real eh? it's a made up story.
so does it matter if Dr Who is white, black, male, female, shrimp, Dalek, robot or whatever the writers want to make them??
no - of course not. but the way some people are reacting to this is just stunning.
almost as bad as any changes the writers make to the Archers - which as we all know is real life.... |
This...
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explorerJC
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 7:53 am Post subject: Re: Jodie Whittaker |
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GrahamO wrote: | FoulOleRon wrote: | GrahamO wrote: | Nope. Bad move, political correctness gone mad. |
Why an ad move Graham. I've notwatched broadchurch, can she not act? |
I'm sure she can act. But given the whines of cultural appropriation from some people when a person get a hairstyle that was traditionally worn by people of African descent, there's a strange silence when a male role is turned into a female, not because the role requires it, but because some luvvie at the Beeb decided it was a womans turn.
Whats next - Mr Marple ? Or Mrs Spartacus ? |
cultural appropriation doesn't come with a mirror...
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doug
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:23 am Post subject: |
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fat buddha wrote: | you do know it's not real eh? it's a made up story.
so does it matter if Dr Who is white, black, male, female, shrimp, Dalek, robot or whatever the writers want to make them??
no - of course not. but the way some people are reacting to this is just stunning.
almost as bad as any changes the writers make to the Archers - which as we all know is real life.... |
Exactly, The Doctor is a freakin' alien, and it has been established that Time Lords can change gender when they regenerate (The Master/Missy).
Of course it might end up being a load of crap, but I can't see why the choice of a female actor for The Doctor can't work, so why not wait and see ?
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FoulOleRon
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 9:18 am Post subject: Re: Jodie Whittaker |
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GrahamO wrote: | FoulOleRon wrote: | GrahamO wrote: | Nope. Bad move, political correctness gone mad. |
Why an ad move Graham. I've notwatched broadchurch, can she not act? |
I'm sure she can act. But given the whines of cultural appropriation from some people when a person get a hairstyle that was traditionally worn by people of African descent, there's a strange silence when a male role is turned into a female, not because the role requires it, but because some luvvie at the Beeb decided it was a womans turn.
Whats next - Mr Marple ? Or Mrs Spartacus ? |
Surely if the writer has the new Dr as a female, the role requires significantly less trousersnake?
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Jorgan
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 9:19 am Post subject: |
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EH? I'm no Dr Who fan, but isn't 'The Doctor' able to regenerate into any (human?) form? Seems to make sense.
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Tony Stark
Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 2486 Location: Milton Keynes
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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explorerJC wrote: | in the scheme of things it's probably he least of our worries...but i was hoping for diane abbott... |
She is already committed to the part of Jabba the Hut in the Star Wars remakes.
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GrahamO
Joined: 10 Apr 2005 Posts: 10203 Location: United Arab Emirates or an airport
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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doug wrote: | Exactly, The Doctor is a freakin' alien, and it has been established that Time Lords can change gender when they regenerate (The Master/Missy). |
If that were the true reason then it would be entirely reasonable.
But its not. Its the luvvies at the Beeb trying be PC.
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Tigger
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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GrahamO wrote: | doug wrote: | Exactly, The Doctor is a freakin' alien, and it has been established that Time Lords can change gender when they regenerate (The Master/Missy). |
If that were the true reason then it would be entirely reasonable.
But its not. |
Out of interest, which bit is not true?
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GrahamO
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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Tigger wrote: | GrahamO wrote: | doug wrote: | Exactly, The Doctor is a freakin' alien, and it has been established that Time Lords can change gender when they regenerate (The Master/Missy). |
If that were the true reason then it would be entirely reasonable.
But its not. |
Out of interest, which bit is not true? |
That the above 'reason' given for the choice of a female was why they did the change.
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