Firstly, your use of the word "pasty white man" makes me laugh.

Secondly... the only reason the BBC have chosen a black man is to appease the woke.

How about the black woman who played Ann Boleyn, and who said "no part is beyond her". Is that okay? It is also okay if we blind cast Judi Dench as Rosa Parks?

Miscasting is causing more problems than it's solving. But is is a good excuse for shallow people to accuse others of racism for having a say on the subject.

Which is funny considering the Doctor is an ALIEN from another planet , they can literally be any race & gender & can look old or young. They're not human therefore it shouldn't be an issue.

I'll admit I was sceptical when the Doctor changed gender ,but I haven't actually watched any of Whittaker's episodes to.judge them. Also it's down to the writing aswell. I heard Whittaker got some bad scripts/ plots.

You have NO WAY of knowing that. No way at all.

NO way is a black doctor taking anything back to the glory days.

If you actually knew anything about the casting you would know he was casted but he smashed he audition out of the park and did better then anyone else, why would you want the better actor to be dropped in favour of a white man who didn't impress in his audition?

Tbf it's best to give him a chance.

I agree that the casting looks like another political move from the Show, but if he delivers a good performance, and this time the writers actually come up with interesting plots (and I don't mean talking about BLM 24/7) where he has big adventures on other planets with interesting antagonists, then I don't see why anyone would have an issue here.

Because in fairness all Jodie needed was for Chignall to come up with fun concepts.

Fantastic news to see this, a woman then a black man? I can imagine most people are very happy.

Great choice imo. From what I have seen of him he is a great actor.

What do YOU know about casting? I'm guessing nothing.

Let#ds hope Judi Dench smashes the audition to play Rosa Parks.

But the half dozen of you that think this a good idea will be able to carry the show? Right?

Anyone who watches the show because they enjoy it won't care what skin colour the doctor is. It will all depend on the writing.

RTD has already spoke about the casting process the first time they had auditioned since Matt Smith as both Peter and Jodie were personally chosen without auditioning for the role

ive watched sex education in the background, but i don't remember him so I couldn't say if he would be good bad or indifferent. I don't have an issue with him being a black Dr Who, im more concerned that they do a good job on the writing. If its aimed at kids again, i wont be watching

Oh I don’t watch the show anymore I just used to be a big fan back in the day so follow news on it. I don’t think ratings can be blamed on Jodie or this fella though, TV ratings are down everywhere year on year. No one watches telly anymore besides event shows like sports/Line Of Duty etc. Doctor Who which has been running for like 60 years on and off is hardly event Tv anymore. I’m sure even I’m A Celeb, a notoriously high rated show, did very poorly in the ratings last year. It’s all online streaming sites now I guess.

You tell me where in history it says the doctor has to be a white man? Just because the early years nobidy liked anyone but white men on TV doesn't mean it has to stay that way, if you don't like black people or gay people why don't you move to Russia? You would fit in well there

Should have been a little Indian fella if he really is a doctor.

Oh look at the gays...

Always comparing themselves to something.

The first series is really good, haven’t seen the second one though, nor have I ever watched skins so I wouldn’t be able to compare the two, would definitely recommend Sex Ed though

Also I dont know why your taking a major issue over this has they have had a woman, a black woman and an Asian man as a time lord over the years so why is this any different?

https://www.herocollector.com/upload...emembrance.jpg

Oh no, they have gone too far now

It always makes me laugh when people are adamant that a couple thousand year old, time travelling alien, that moves through space and multiple dimensions, who can regenerate whenever they die, just can’t possibly be black or a woman, because that is the thing pushing the limits of reality :joker:

David Tennant/Rose/Martha/Donna was the best era.

I hope they put him in a dress at least once just to melt the bigots brains

Im glad he wasn't asked back like it was rumoured as it would have ruined it for me, his era should be left untouched without him coming back

This thread is depressing.