The 13th Doctor - does gender matter?
When the 13th Doctor was announced, I didn't think anything of it - beyond 'hurrah, Capaldi's going!' I have no reason to dislike him. I'm sure he's an excellent actor, but sometimes there's just...something you can't put your finger on, and so, as I did when Peter Davidson took on the role, I stopped watching Doctor Who. If it's not clear already: a) I'm a moderately avid fan of Doctor Who (yes, I know it's an oxymoron - see above); b) I don't think there's anything wrong with the 13th Doctor being played by a woman. There's no canonical reason why the Doctor should always be of one specific gender, and it's a positive move in a series that began in the early 1960s - a time when all TV/movie heroes were male. However... I have a problem with why , because it smells a bit dodgy, like the 1980s 'multiculturalism' in the UK that caused a great deal of social disharmony (more a social meltdown) in some areas...