[user104658]

As an additional thought - they could actually do a historical story line and just have him explain that the TARDIS is applying a perception filter (as with "psychic paper", and why companions can understand and speak alien languages) that makes people see him as white. Might be a bit controversial but it's within the established abilities of the TARDIS so... ... it is possible... ...

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

As an additional thought - they could actually do a historical story line and just have him explain that the TARDIS is applying a perception filter (as with "psychic paper", and why companions can understand and speak alien languages) that makes people see him as white. Might be a bit controversial but it's within the established abilities of the TARDIS so... ... it is possible... ...

Oh you mean in case he encounters racism in different time periods he travels to ?. Well Rosita managed fine in that Christmas special ( I know she was from Victorian time anyway) , but when the cyber queen gave her a hard time she just punched her lights out.

Also Martha seemed fine in Shakespearean time , Shakespear even fancied her. But yeah She experienced racism in the family of blood episodes though. I guess they'll always be some ignorant moments to reflect the time era they're in .

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

As an additional thought - they could actually do a historical story line and just have him explain that the TARDIS is applying a perception filter (as with "psychic paper", and why companions can understand and speak alien languages) that makes people see him as white. Might be a bit controversial but it's within the established abilities of the TARDIS so... ... it is possible... ...

And reading what you said earlier , It's realistic to address the discrimination when he goes back in time. Also not everyone he meets in the past will be out and out racist . They'll probably be some surprised looks when he walks past them or something. If he's travelled to anywhere pre 1970 or further back of course.

As for the doctor's preference, it also seemed obvious to me that he was more interested in women especially in the Rose days . But I don't know what they did when Whittaker took over ?. I think he just sometimes let other kisses happen but I wouldn't say it was romantic.

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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

[Oliver_W]

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

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.

[user104658]

OK now I'm pretty sure RTD is trollin' .

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[Oliver_W]

I doubt they're gonna be a long term companion, they're probably just in for the 60th

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

I doubt they're gonna be a long term companion, they're probably just in for the 60th

I don’t necessarily mean the casting itself - I mean making her Rose (or a version of Rose, or maybe just someone else called Rose?). There’s just no way RTD isn’t deliberately poking.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I don’t necessarily mean the casting itself - I mean making her Rose (or a version of Rose, or maybe just someone else called Rose?). There’s just no way RTD isn’t deliberately poking.

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Some people think they may be the child of Donna and Mr Donna, because they're mixed race and Donna is white while her husband is black. She called her child Rose because despite the mind block, that name means something to her...

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

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Some people think they may be the child of Donna and Mr Donna, because they're mixed race and Donna is white while her husband is black. She called her child Rose because despite the mind block, that name means something to her...

That theory would rely on the trans actress playing a cis female which seems somewhat unlikely... if the character is trans then it doesn't make sense that Donna came up with the name Rose. Though I guess they could do the same thing but with Donna suggesting the name Rose, a sort of "it just jumped into my head... I have no idea why..." scene.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

That theory would rely on the trans actress playing a cis female which seems somewhat unlikely... if the character is trans then it doesn't make sense that Donna came up with the name Rose. Though I guess they could do the same thing but with Donna suggesting the name Rose, a sort of "it just jumped into my head... I have no idea why..." scene.

Hmm fair point ...

Maybe Donna goes crazy, and is like Mother Bates, and forces her son to dress up like a girl and calls him Rose?