Wow, way to be a jerk Twelve. Yeah, I really disliked that exchange. It was really childish, which maybe by itself would have been okay since the Doctor is often childish, but it actually made me really uncomfortable. Like, I'm sure the writers didn't mean it that way, but I feel like it has some really unfortunate overtones to have an old white man be that condescending to a young black woman.
He would've taken her. He just wishes she didn't have another battle to fight. Ooh, that's an interesting take on it. I hope she does come back, I liked her a lot!
Also I didn't think about The Magic School Bus while I was watching but that's such a great comparison. Man, I loved that show when I was a kid.
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Date: 2014-09-03 10:10 pm (UTC)Yeah, I really disliked that exchange. It was really childish, which maybe by itself would have been okay since the Doctor is often childish, but it actually made me really uncomfortable. Like, I'm sure the writers didn't mean it that way, but I feel like it has some really unfortunate overtones to have an old white man be that condescending to a young black woman.
He would've taken her. He just wishes she didn't have another battle to fight.
Ooh, that's an interesting take on it. I hope she does come back, I liked her a lot!
Also I didn't think about The Magic School Bus while I was watching but that's such a great comparison. Man, I loved that show when I was a kid.