The Thirteenth Dr. and Sexism

Doctor Who is a popular T.V. series from the BBC. The Doctor has always been played by a male actor since the first Episode; Played by William Hartnell in 1963 to 1966, in the series The Doctor is only called the Doctor because he doesn't give out his first name. He travels through space and time in an old London police box called the Tardis which is much bigger on the inside, so much bigger it has a swimming pool but it’s never showed. When the Doctor arrives you know there’s going to be trouble…Everywhere he goes he's either fighting aliens or saving the planet from doom. He usually has a companion along for the ride and sometimes they even save him. When the Doctor dies he regenerates into a new body. He’s considered the same Doctor but has a whole new body since the old one has died. Some of the characteristics from the old Doctor have changed, and his personality can be slightly different. Every time the Doctor dies and a regenerates there’s a feeling of loss, we have to get used to the new Doctor all over again. But we haven’t been let down, because the creators of the show seem to always have the perfect replacement. Personally, my favorite Doctor’s were played by David Tennant (10th Doctor) and Peter Capaldi (12th Doctor). Since the BBC has reviled that the new Doctor is female played by actress Jodie Whittaker, I’ve noticed a few comments and articles on social media saying a percentage of people were unhappy and calling those people sexist. Do I think its sexist for people not to want a female Doctor? Well, I know there is sexism out there and was feeling a little concerned about the change and I as a Woman. It leaves so many questions. Since the Doctor has always been a male and regenerates as female will she be a whole different person? (What ever happened to the Doctor's daughter Jenny?)

Doctor Who: Catherine Tate

There has been a lot of strong women on Dr. Who. Catherine Tate played Donna Noble the 10th Doctors companion is one of them. When the Doctor first met Donna, he was surprised to find a woman in a wedding dress inside his Tardis; she was teleported there in the middle of her wedding by a malfunction. She demands to be sent back to her wedding only to find her guests having a party and getting along without her. She worked for a company called Torch wood when it was taken over by an evil Alien spider creature, she finds out that her fiancé was working with them. Donna and the Doctor end up fighting them and end up destroying them. After meeting the Doctor she decided her life wasn’t adventurous enough so she decides to go with him and they have many adventures together.

Deleks: Doctor Who

In the last episode, "Journey's End," there’s a fight against the Deleks. They’re robot type aliens that want to destroy the world. The Deleks captured the doctor and his old companions except Donna who was still in the Tardis. After touching a glowing hand in the Tardis, it sent shock waves through her and that’s when she became half human and Time Lord. She became Doctor Donna… She distracts the Deleks and destroys them and saves the planet. Later she had her memory erased so she can go back to a normal life. So my point is just for a brief time we had a female Doctor and she did a wonderful job! And I’m looking forward to see what this new character will bring. A lot of it probably has to do with change people sometimes fear change but that’s what the show is really good at. There are people excited for the new Thirteenth Doctor and now I’m one of them.