so it's seen as insulting and racist for Martha to not be as loved as Rose (even though she was loved, just not by the Doctor).
I have to disagree with you here, if you don't mind. I think that she was as loved, just in a different way. The Doctor is the kind of being who loves someone he knows is a friend and a Companion with both his hearts. With Rose it became romantic, with Martha it was platonic. I think the reason a lot of people who ship Doctor/Martha were so disappointed was because it was fairly obvious that the Doctor (9) fell for Rose early on. He seemed to have a thing for her right off the bat. That didn't happen with Martha, so some people may have jumped to the conclusion it has something to with racism.
I think its absurd to ever accuse the Doctor of racism. It was in TSC when Martha voiced concerns about being carted away as a slave, and the Doctor said she looked "human" to him. That's how the Doctor views people--as people. I believe the Doctor really has no concept of discriminating against anyone for genetics (except perhaps the Daleks, but that's totally understandable, wouldn't you agree?). To him, discrimination because of one's skin color would make about as much sense as discriminating against someone because of the color of their eyes, or their hair, or something else that doesn't mean a damned thing.
So, to get back to my point-the Doctor loves Martha. He really, really does. He just wasn't in love with her, and there's a difference. It was obvious, though, that he took her for granted a few times during the course of series three, and sometimes he was harsh with her when he shouldn't have been, but that doesn't mean he didn't love her.
I'm hoping that in the beginning of series four, the Doctor will appreciate what he had with Martha when she's not there. Absence, they say, makes the heart grow fonder. It would be good for him to miss her, and realize that Rose is really gone from him, and he can move on, that's it's okay to move on. Then, when Martha came back, having a complete reversal where he's getting feelings for her, and she's acting aloof, like she doesn't care for him anymore. I wouldn't mind that at all. It's a kids show, so of course they couldn't go too far and make it soap opera-ish, and I wouldn't want them to drag it out, but I would like to see some mutual romantic feeling happen before Martha and the Doctor's tenure is over.
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I have to disagree with you here, if you don't mind. I think that she was as loved, just in a different way. The Doctor is the kind of being who loves someone he knows is a friend and a Companion with both his hearts. With Rose it became romantic, with Martha it was platonic. I think the reason a lot of people who ship Doctor/Martha were so disappointed was because it was fairly obvious that the Doctor (9) fell for Rose early on. He seemed to have a thing for her right off the bat. That didn't happen with Martha, so some people may have jumped to the conclusion it has something to with racism.
I think its absurd to ever accuse the Doctor of racism. It was in TSC when Martha voiced concerns about being carted away as a slave, and the Doctor said she looked "human" to him. That's how the Doctor views people--as people. I believe the Doctor really has no concept of discriminating against anyone for genetics (except perhaps the Daleks, but that's totally understandable, wouldn't you agree?). To him, discrimination because of one's skin color would make about as much sense as discriminating against someone because of the color of their eyes, or their hair, or something else that doesn't mean a damned thing.
So, to get back to my point-the Doctor loves Martha. He really, really does. He just wasn't in love with her, and there's a difference. It was obvious, though, that he took her for granted a few times during the course of series three, and sometimes he was harsh with her when he shouldn't have been, but that doesn't mean he didn't love her.
I'm hoping that in the beginning of series four, the Doctor will appreciate what he had with Martha when she's not there. Absence, they say, makes the heart grow fonder. It would be good for him to miss her, and realize that Rose is really gone from him, and he can move on, that's it's okay to move on. Then, when Martha came back, having a complete reversal where he's getting feelings for her, and she's acting aloof, like she doesn't care for him anymore. I wouldn't mind that at all. It's a kids show, so of course they couldn't go too far and make it soap opera-ish, and I wouldn't want them to drag it out, but I would like to see some mutual romantic feeling happen before Martha and the Doctor's tenure is over.