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maximoffsrogers:thenerdster47:theconfessionsofawhovian:http://theconfessionsofawhovian.tumblr.com/Except where does Martha’s race come into it?When he is constantly comparing a black woman to a white woman, saying that it is easy for him to swan around in 15th Century London after Martha expressed concern about being carted off as a slave, - with the added punch of some black women (presumably slaves) turning up in shot a second later - going undercover in a decade where she was going to be subjected to racist abuse by privileged white boys, and then being subjected to racist abuse by the Master, her race comes into it. Most of this isn’t really true, though.The Doctor isn’t “constantly” comparing Martha to Rose. He does this exactly twice: once in the first episode of the season when he tells Martha that she’s not replacing Rose, once in the second episode of the season when he says that “Rose would know” what to do but Martha is “just a novice.” I agree that it was rude of him to talk to Martha like this, but he cuts it out after that. That moment in “The Shakespeare Code” is the only time all season that he mentions Rose without being prompted. It was mean, but it was an isolated incident. I’m always seeing fans saying that Ten never shut up about Rose, and I just don’t know where they’re getting that idea. So when the confessor says “his whining and pining over Rose got so annoying,” well, first of all, I can’t really relate, since I thought that it was interesting to see his process of grieving and that it was understandable that he couldn’t just get over her loss. But that’s just me. More important is the fact that his “whining and pining” really does not last very long at all. Just three episodes, and it’s far from being all he does in those episodes. I agree that it’s insensitive for him to equate not being human with not being white. That line is racially tone-deaf. But the black women he points out to Martha aren’t an “added punch” at all. I’ve never seen anyone interpret them as slaves, nor do I see any reason to. There were plenty of free black people in England at that time—here’s a post from a historian about this very episode. Plus, he’s responding to her concern about being “carted off as a slave.” He’s comforting her by pointing out that the whitewashed version of history, where black people in England at that time are either nonexistent or slaves, is wrong.As for going undercover in a racist time period, the Doctor didn’t choose the time and place, the TARDIS did. Obviously it really sucks for Martha, and I could understand if someone thought the show shouldn’t have put her through that, but it’s not the Doctor’s fault. Neither is the abuse of her and her family by the Master.The Doctor is constantly praising and defending Martha and it’s frustrating to see how the fandom is always acting like he “treated her like crap,” in the words of this confession. I think she goes through a lot of stuff her white predecessor and successor don’t go through, some of which is specifically racist, but most of it isn’t the Doctor’s fault. I also find it frustrating to see how many fans didn’t want to see the Doctor going through a realistic and messy period of grief after the loss of Rose. Why is it so awful for the main character to have feelings that are explored onscreen? -- source link

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