Here is the BBC's complaints address.

No thats not what I meant. I was just pointing out its a weak argument.

Where does it say the Doctor is male btw? If you cant tell me this, why are you moaning? Other than 'its always been this way?'

Roll on the distaff Doctor Who and the black James Bond; I really don't give a ****.

Nobody is saying that. This is a discussion about feminism and political correctness.

Maybe 50 years of the doctor being male? You're argument is saying the history of the character doesn't matter whereas I disagree, it is very important.

It's not a weak argument for a tv character that is why you had to resort to slavery, when you have no true argument resort to terrible things and try to make them the same

And the doctor has always been male, changing a characters gender is not a small regeneration it is a big change, would you oppose a male black widow?

*sigh* - tbh if you're this outraged about a TV show casting a character with someone who has a vagina instead of a penis, I think you need to reevaluate your priorities Im afraid.

It's a show about a regenerating time traveller with two hearts and the fact that this one has ovaries is impossible?

Can I be annoyed that people are changing things that I have grew up with to pander to a crowd?

What's wrong with that?

And why is it a big change? Are women inferior to men? I wouldn't care about the gender of Black Widow.

Apparently so



They're not really changing anything though are they? The Dr is still a Time Lord, still has the Tardis etc

It could be the best season of Dr Who ever but you'd still hate it, as the Dr is a woman, not a man, right?

Is that a serious question? If you were forced to change gender would you be happy? (If you are trans say you were forced to stay as your original gender)

I have not said that, it is a weak argument I am arguing that characters should stay the same gender not be changed to pander to a crowd.

I would it is a female character and changing that goes against the character.

I will hate the fact that they have changed the character yes.

Do you think gender is some small thing? Do you think you would be ok if you became the opposite gender tomorrow?

Would you accept James corden playing president xi?

Difference is I am male. The Dr is still a fictional alien with two hearts, who can regenerate into different human forms. Nowhere has it ever said, that human form can never be female.

What has President Xi got to do with anything?