Tory MP Nick Fletcher blames crime in young men on female Doctor Who

[mexico1970]

Were you more offended when a white actor was cast as Othello or a black actor that was cast as Anne Boylen for TV dramas?

I can't wait to see Danny Dyer cast as Nelson Mandela, now that'd be interesting ;)

 

[BobKowalski]

That's quite an assumption you've jumped to there. Conveniently slipping over the issue I'm talking about to play the racism card, well done you.

back to the point. Diversity agendas and equality committees = Positive discrimination. And guess what mate, that's still discrimination. Why is forcing it going to be a positive? You can answer my point perhaps rather than play the race card like an eleven year old girl who doesn't like mature debate?

Because it’s about creating opportunities that previously barely existed. The system from politics, business, the media, some sports etc., positively discriminates in favour of privately educated white males. The system is geared to this and is widely accepted as the norm, even if it excludes the majority of the population.

So, when a company/organisation tries to buck that trend, ie a female Doctor Who, a time travelling alien with two hearts, it is immediately denounced and people scream about quotas or positive discrimination as if blissfully unaware that the Doctor has been played by a white male for half a century.

Your angst at too many black faces in adverts, whilst blind to the discrimination you happily accept and feel comfortable with, reveals your own cultural prejudices.

 

[mat]

I can't wait to see Danny Dyer cast as Nelson Mandela, now that'd be interesting ;)

"Which of you facking white Cunts wants an Half Nelson?!"

 

[bluethrunthru]

seems that a lot of people can lose their shit over what is really nothing - proving to their manipulators they are still available to have their opinion manipulated when required. Nobody cares about the important stuff any more

 

[everythingchangesbutblue]

White people played people of colour for decades in film and tv and if anyone says it's not right then certain people scream "cancel culture" Woke" "pc gone mad" yet, if non white actors get more roles or heaven forbid play fictional characters not previously played by people of colour then the same certain people scream "cancel culture" "woke" "pc gone mad"

Curious.

 

[Ancient Citizen]

Nah, not enough dinosaurs that care if it's a female doctor in real life. Bigots and intolerants shout the loudest on social media but the overwhelming majority are not fuckwits.

So the conclusion is, it lost half its viewers because of poor scripts.
Glad that's sorted.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Lets guess who will lose their shit over this ad - I could predict but it will be more fun for them to out themselves

Heartwarming Christmas advert featuring Santa getting a boyfriend goes viral – video

A Christmas advert made by the Norwegian postal service Posten showing Santa Claus in a gay relationship has been praised as 'beautiful', 'powerful' and 'progressive'.

www.theguardian.com

 

[everythingchangesbutblue]

So the conclusion is, it lost half its viewers because of poor scripts.
Glad that's sorted.

You seem to want it to be because of other reasons yet also it seems you don't want say what those reasons are. Curious.

 

[Ancient Citizen]

You seem to want it to be because of other reasons yet also it seems you don't want say what those reasons are. Curious.

Not at all, I'm interested in hearing why folk think it lost half its audience.

 

[BobKowalski]

Not at all, I'm interested in hearing why folk think it lost half its audience.

The rot started when Tennant left. Lack of strong storyline/concepts, poor scripts and poor choice of Doctors. Capaldi was unwatchable. The current one slightly better, but not for me.

Basically, the same thing that happened first time around.