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Because the Doctor has always been a man, the same as Bond has always been a man and, before I get accused of sexism, I have no desire to see a Mr Marple or a Captain Ken Janeway either, and I'm the guy who spent 8 years writing a fanfic series with a female Captain.

I don't see anything that's gained from making the Doctor a woman, unless you found the perfect actor for the role and she happened to be a woman, but to just do it to be different or edgy...well I'll leave that to Ron Moore!
 
I meant to check my reference before posting. Fuck me. :lol:

Is that a request?! :rommie:

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I rarely, if ever, see this argument from people who have been following the show for years and fully grasp the show and character of the doctor.

At the risk of generalizing (and sure that's possible), the argument seems to come from the casual viewer who sees this as a sort of sexual predujice and injustice that needs to be corrected.

Thankfully, those running the show fall into the former group.
 
It is a bit silly, I mean if you want a show with an eccentric female lead then make it! Don't change an existing show to fit what you want?

Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to reboot Alias...only this time Sydney Bristow is a man! Whooo!!
 
^And what about how sexist Wonder Woman is? How dare they go sixty years and not make Wonder Woman a man at some point! Jeez... :angel:
 
Hey, what's good for the goose is good for the gander and all that... :angel:

I'm sorry but that kind of terminology is just so old fashioned. I think it's time the gander was reimagined as a goose...and vice versa.

And can anyone imagine if River was revealed to be the 13th Doctor? The resulting fan explosion would be way bigger then Belgium....:lol:
 
Actually, I think that River's existence pretty much fills the gap in the "female Doctor" market. Other than that, there's really nothing to be gained in my opinion. The current formula, a little reminiscent of The Avengers, is tried-and-tested.

Of course, if they ever (heavens forfend!) reboot the series' continuity, a re-think of the nature of regeneration might be a good idea.
 
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It's quite the giggle that some people are simultaneously of the opinions that the Doctor just "is a male" and should never be anything else and that he should never show any romantic interest in a member of either sex.

Wouldn't it be simpler to just pronounce him to be without genitalia or gender of any kind? Some folks would feel their childhoods were safer, that way.
 
as far as i'm concerned, he's a male. he's been married and had kids. on Gallifrey. he's been married and certainly shagged about since.

and Rose is not his 1TL.
 
River is the 13th Doctor. Love thy self. :)
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That's the best theory I've ever heard! :guffaw:

I can see the regeneration scene now...

Legs! I've still got legs!

Fingers! Ooh, lots of fingers!

*looks down*

Boobs?! I'm a girl?!


Hey, what's good for the goose is good for the gander and all that... :angel:

I'm sorry but that kind of terminology is just so old fashioned. I think it's time the gander was reimagined as a goose...and vice versa.
What's good for the goose is better for the gander and what's good for the gander will earn the goose a smack. Is that better? :D


Wouldn't it be simpler to just pronounce him to be without genitalia or gender of any kind? Some folks would feel their childhoods were safer, that way.
Well, there goes my fantasy life... :( :wah:
 
It's quite the giggle that some people are simultaneously of the opinions that the Doctor just "is a male" and should never be anything else and that he should never show any romantic interest in a member of either sex.

Who in this thread is talking about having sex? I thought this was about gender. :confused:

Wouldn't it be simpler to just pronounce him to be without genitalia or gender of any kind? Some folks would feel their childhoods were safer, that way.
But, we're not talking about people's childhood here. We're just talking about the nonsense idea of The Doctor becoming a woman.

I'd agree on how silly the "no-sex" thing is, but that's an entirely different thread... :techman:
 
I've always felt gender is the one thing that can't change during regeneration. I mean that would mean losing or growing certain body parts, not to mention estrogen and testosterone. Regeneration is already far fetched as it is, let's not make it completely out there.
 
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