Last weekend, the many, many fans of the long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who were blessed with a trailer that revealed the identity of the new Doctor, and a ton of people are seriously butthurt about it for one reason: she’s a woman.
Meet the Thirteenth Doctor – Jodie Whittaker. #DoctorWho #Doctor13
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Before I go on, in case you’re not familiar with the show, Doctor Who is a British TV series that’s been on the air since the 60s. In a nutshell, it’s about aliens, robots, and time travel. It’s good stuff, really.
The main character, the Doctor, is an alien who bops around in a time-travelling blue British police box, and each time he “dies,” he regenerates as a different person. That’s why the Doctor has been played by 12 different dudes over the course of six decades.
Just look at all these Doctors:
This time, however, the 13th incarnation of The Doctor will be played by British actress Jodie Whittaker, who is a woman. Not a dude, as the previous 12 Doctors happened to be.
Not surprisingly, fans are freaking the fuck out about the Doctor coming back as a woman, and took to Twitter to bitch and moan about it.
https://twitter.com/GhisPerrier/status/886609854307192834https://twitter.com/DX_1/status/886608857325346816
I'm not watching anymore
— Dan k (@DanKeeble619) July 16, 2017
Okay, I understand that change is difficult when you’ve had a man play the same character since 1963, but let’s not forget that the Doctor is literally a time-travelling alien who always comes back to life, so a female reincarnation was bound to happen at some point.
And that’s why other fans shut that hate down real quick. Well, among other reasons, too.
Merriam-Webster has six simple words for those sexist "Doctor Who" fans https://t.co/sqJ1SaKP2B pic.twitter.com/845gNezKBe
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) July 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/markhoppus/status/886610594329178112https://twitter.com/anxiouslion/status/886584672121180162
oh my god manchildren, please stop complaining about doctor who pic.twitter.com/6du2gsoS9V
— Swear Trek (@swear_trek) July 17, 2017
In an interview with BBC, Whittaker, a.k.a. the Thirteenth Doctor, said:
“I’m beyond excited to begin this epic journey with Chris and with every Whovian on this planet. It’s more than an honor to play the Doctor.
“It means remembering everyone I used to be, while stepping forward to embrace everything the Doctor stands for: hope. I can’t wait.”
H/T: Barstool Sports