Why do they always mention female doctors. If he has been regenerating 11 times as a male. I don't think he is going to all the sudden change his mind. Then again who knows.
I was saving this up for a massive rant on my blog but I'll vent here as I've seen it suggested everywhere today.
I'd fucking
hate a female Doctor. New Who has routinely shown women live life as consequence-free bitches that treat men like total shit, while the guys eat it up like pussies. See Mickey and Rory. Captain Jack is the
only strong male character we've seen, and this is likely due to his general lack of interest in women.
Having a female Doctor would just cement everything I hate about the gender politics in New Who. No doubt she'd be sexually aggressive in a way that any guy would be considered a rapist by society for behaving.
I look at River Song, and I see exactly how a female Doctor would be written. Fuck, fuck, fuck no. I bet a female Dotor would be able to slap the male companion with total impunity.
Jack doesn't lack interest in women (well not until torchwood anyway) as the character's portrayed in Who he's clearly very interested in Rose, and Martha, aw heck he's interested in
everybody!
The comment about strong male companions. There was a time when I thought this, but to be honest I think you probably have to go back as far as Ian to find such a character. (I'm going to ignore Steven, Ben and co because I just haven't seen enough of them.) Anyway:
Jamie. He's great, but let's be honest, a lot of the time he is the comic relief, he's often portrayed as a bit of a fool, especially by Zoe.
Harry. Again played as the fool whilst the Doctor or Sarah Jane save the day.
Adric. Whiny duplicitous little shite (and he's grown on me because of that) but again hardly a strong male role model.
Turlough: Coward, and again duplicitous, though as with the others he does have his moments (but then so do Rory and Micky).
Really are the modern male companions
that different? The trouble is that, since Pertwee,heck even Troughton to an extent, the Doctor has been the male lead of the show, so the male companion has, for the most part, needed to be downgraded somewhat, or even dispensed with entirely.
Here's a wacky notion, if we did have a female Doctor, would we then get a strong male companion? A male Ace or Leela, or Sarah Jane, or Donna, or Amy?
It's really dangerous to rule anything out in advance. A lesson I learned with Daniel Craig many years ago, and why when they announced the 11th Doctor was a child I didn't rant and rave, I gave him the benefit of the doubt.
Don't get me wrong, if they hired Amanda Holden as a female Doctor I'd be wary, but if they hire someone like Olivia Coleman, someone with the acting chops for the role, well I won't let the fact she wears a skirt put me off.
As for the slapping, I think you do have a bit of a point there, but Who is far from being alone in this regard.
As for women humiliating men, well for all that Rose took the mickey (ahem) with Mickey, you could argue she was as poorly treated by the Doctor. We're talking a man who leads women on here, makes them imagine they can have a relationship with him they never can. Now that's insidious!
