I think that fandom criticizing HN/FOB is incredibly unfair, when the novel was already written and set in 1913, and the racist of the time was addressed and condemned.
Word. I thought it was handled very well. Same goes for Martha getting her bitch on about the racist stereotypes in "The Shakespeare Code", for that matter. That's why I think these other incidents are just a matter of poor planning that is extremely unfortunate. I would call it racist, yes, just as I would call a lot of the show anti-feminist as well, but this is all a matter of "maybe you should think a little more about your implications, RTD" than anything else.
As for Rose and Martha, I just don't get the comparisons people make. Rusty, though, seems to want to amplify it, which is damaging. I mean, does everyone have to crush on the Doctor here? Rose, Jack, Martha, Lynda, Reinette, Joan (ok that one was necessary), the Master, Sarah Jane.
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Word. I thought it was handled very well. Same goes for Martha getting her bitch on about the racist stereotypes in "The Shakespeare Code", for that matter. That's why I think these other incidents are just a matter of poor planning that is extremely unfortunate. I would call it racist, yes, just as I would call a lot of the show anti-feminist as well, but this is all a matter of "maybe you should think a little more about your implications, RTD" than anything else.
As for Rose and Martha, I just don't get the comparisons people make. Rusty, though, seems to want to amplify it, which is damaging. I mean, does everyone have to crush on the Doctor here? Rose, Jack, Martha, Lynda, Reinette, Joan (ok that one was necessary), the Master, Sarah Jane.