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- Posted: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:31:04 +0000
melissa Ivory
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All I can think of is that one episode of Doctor Who
from the other year — Midnight — where the Powers That Be decided
that what that episode really needed was a lesbian. And, of course, there was
an obligatory 'O MAH GAWD, ITZ A DYKE' moment when they, out of nowhere,
brought up her sex life and she put the emphasis on 'she'. Yes, because
that was something that we wanted to know, needed to know,
and added to the character development, apparently.
from the other year — Midnight — where the Powers That Be decided
that what that episode really needed was a lesbian. And, of course, there was
an obligatory 'O MAH GAWD, ITZ A DYKE' moment when they, out of nowhere,
brought up her sex life and she put the emphasis on 'she'. Yes, because
that was something that we wanted to know, needed to know,
and added to the character development, apparently.
I don't think this is a fair description of what happened. The Doctor has a talent for getting
people's trust and in the case of the episode "Midnight", he and Sky was talking about travelling,
which is why she mentioned being alone and he asked why, prompting the response she
gave that her partner wanted space. It was a way to show that, in the future,
GLBT* persons will be see as absolutely normal.
Granted, that's not the only example of GLBT* in Doctor Who. There are also characters—
Captain Jack Harkness (Pansexual), Ianto Jones (Bisexual), Lady Cassandra (Trans*),
and Madam Vestra & Jenny (lesbians & partners)—who are just a small sample of
GLBT* inclusion in the new production of this series.
In terms of the promotion for that episode, however, the one thing they advertised as a gimmick
through the period of around two weeks before was that there was going to be a lesbian character.
Every single magazine I picked up had Sky on the cover with the Doctor, and a quote from RTD
about lesbians. They made out it was such a huge ******** deal and that it would be a major part
of the episode when it was a two-second hint. All it did was make the anti-LGBT brigade notice it
was going to happen on a certain date and get out their 'NOT IF I CAN HELP IT' goggles.
Even a day before the episode was going out, all I knew about the episode despite having been a
huge fan at the time and buying up all UK magazines about it, was that it was going to be 'something
that outdoes even the Doctor', 'shakes his confidence' and which 'introduces a lesbian character'. To
be honest, I was more ******** excited that it had Patrick Troughton's son in it! Why was that not
a major point?!
(... And I have no idea who Madam Vestra and Jenny are...)
