cargast:whovianfeminism:thedoctorchanges:aetherbleeding:Presented without comment(x)So, detractors,
cargast:whovianfeminism:thedoctorchanges:aetherbleeding:Presented without comment(x)So, detractors, lemme see if I’ve got this straight. Patrick Troughton wanted this. Peter Davison wants this. Colin Baker wants this. Carole Ann Ford wants this. Louise Jameson wants this. Freema Agyeman wants this. Matt Smith wants this. Karen Gillan wants this. And now we have word that Sydney Newman, attributed with giving the show its lead’s name and basic mode of transport—the same man, I remind you, who hired a female showrunner in nineteen sixty-fucking-three—wanted this. And somehow demanding a female Doctor is appropriation. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. —Wack’dHere’s the original source for that fun fact. What I find most interesting is not just that Sydney Newman wanted the Doctor to be a woman, but that he wasn’t interested in making the female Doctor a gimmick. His letter says:At a later stage Doctor Who should be metamorphosed into a woman. This requires some considerable thought – mainly because I want to avoid a flashy, Hollywood Wonder Women because this kind of heroine with no flaws is a bore. Given more time than I have now, I can create such a character.Newman wanted a strong female character in every sense. He wanted her to be interesting, he wanted her to be complex, and he wanted her to be flawed.So for all of you naysayers who think that a female Doctor would never be more than a ratings gimmick:#1) i will show this to every dude who is like ‘the ORIGINAL CONCEPTION of the doctor was male’ #well here’s the guy who was making that character concept and SHOCKER he thought it could include a female character #2) it’s slightly ironic that the original article refers to mr. newman as the show’s creator #when credit is generally given equally between him and verity lambert (you know. a woman) #like yeah he’s definitely a dr who creator (inasmuch as it HAS creators cos it is the work of many) but #you could totes read that op and not know that verity lambert existed #so thanx to the commenter who references her #yep female showrunner in 1963 how IS that #card-carrying member of the 60s who defense brigade right here sorry -- source link
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