Cat Tales: Miscellany and Mischief

July 23 (30DBC)

July 23 30DBC Prompt: Recently, the popular and long-running British television show Doctor Who announced that a woman would be taking over the main character's role for the first time in its history, and naturally men are upset about this decision (this particular article doesn't come right out and say it, but there are some pretty vile and vulgar responses out there...trust me *Wink*). When are men gonna finally understand that everything isn't about them, and that they have to share things and realize women are just as capable as they are...especially when it comes to acting?

Well...this prompt didn't leave any biases out, did it?

Personally, I don't see why everything has to come down to a sexist argument. Sure, a woman actor is just as capable of playing "The Doctor" as a male actor. But it's understandably new and different from the decades of male actors who have gone before, and die-hard fans of the series have mixed feelings, I'm sure. Nobody should be saying things that are cruel and vicious, I give you that. But why does any criticism of a woman actor have to be interpreted as, "Well, it's just because she's a woman, isn't it?" And then the feminazis feminists take their chance to thoroughly scold anyone who would DARE leverage even a well-deserved criticism or question about the popularity or the future of such a change in actors.

I'm not saying this is what's going on here. I had no idea this was even happening, to be honest. But I have a feeling that even fans who would shrink from doing anything labeled as "sexist" have their ponderings and their mixed feelings about a woman actor taking over such an iconically male role--not because a woman isn't capable of doing the job, but just because it is a MAJOR change.

Plus, there's always been criticism each time a new Doctor comes onto the show. It's only natural--people get used to one actor, and then another comes with their own style and interpretation. Some hate him/her, some love him/her, but it all has a learning curve to it. Then people settle down to the new Doctor, and the cycle starts over.

Humans hate change, and I really think that, at its most innocent and common sense level, that is where the pushback is coming from. Not from a place of sexism. Perhaps some pigs out there are running their mouths and saying awful things, but I think they are the minority in this case, and should be ignored, because all they're doing is spewing a lot of hot air.

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