The Importance of Diversity in the Media
A few days ago, the BBC revealed who the new Doctor would be in Doctor Who . It was announced that Jodie Whittaker would be taking on the role, from Peter Capaldi , which received a mixture of reviews. Whittaker’s Doctor will be a very important one as she will be the first woman to play the role. This is a tremendous step for gender equality in the media but left many people wondering why there is a need for the Doctor to be played by a woman when the actor has been male for the show’s history. I can respect this point of view, however, the main point of criticism here would be that the Doctor is an alien who regenerates into a completely new person, so why could that person not be a woman? I am not going to preach on about feminism or woman’s rights because, as a male, I do not feel I can comment or ar gue my poi nt on behalf of women as I can never understand what it feels like to be misrepresented due to being a woman . As a...