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Originally Posted by bitontheslide
they have had black assistants for ages and thats never been an issue. Why would there be a problem with a black doctor. I just don't get it. You either enjoy the show or you don't, and that is predominantly driven by the writing
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I think the issue is more that people don't trust the motives behind the casting, rather than the casting itself.
Most people probably wouldn't have cared if the Doctor had been cast as a woman and/or non-white back in like 2010, but the way the entertainment industry has "progressed" means people's surface level traits are more important than anything else.
Doesn't mean Gatwa can't be a fantastic Doctor, I trust RTD.