The New Doctor Who Star Is a Woman, and the Internet Cannot Handle It

Last night the BBC made its long-awaited announcement about who would be the next actor to play the Doctor on Doctor Who. It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times, depending on whether or not you are deeply invested in the idea that women can’t be space aliens.

Because the 13th Doctor will be played by actress Jodie Whittaker.

How bad ass does she look when she takes off that hood? The doc is in.

Jodie Whittaker is an actress from the acclaimed ITV crime drama Broadchurch. (Broadchurch stars two former Doctors, the new Doctor, and a ton of other Doctor Who alums. Broadchurch showrunner Chris Chibnall will also be taking over as the new Doctor Who showrunner.)

Whittaker also starred in Attack the Block, a truly excellent sci-fi comedy about a teen street gang that has to fight off an alien attack. Attack the Block also introduced the world to John Boyega, star of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Whittaker is an excellent actress with a lot of great work on her resume. She is also the first woman to play the Doctor in the decades-long history of Doctor Who. As one might expect, the Internet has become a shower of tears from the enraged sexists of the universe, who insist that the Doctor cannot be a woman.

Let the tears commence.

https://twitter.com/Thetaspodcast/status/886617887036907520

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That would actually be awesome. There’s no reason the Doctor has to be white. Casting a non-white actor would have been even more progressive. And the weird thing is that Doctor Who is supposed to be progressive and inclusive. It’s like the people complaining have never actually seen it.

Dancing in the streets.

Of course, the not-sexist part of the Doctor Who fan community has been bathing in those tears like a wonderful spa day.

https://twitter.com/thewhoaddicts/status/886661297621934080

This one is actually just really sweet:

This is not the first time a Time Lord has regenerated into a different gender, either. The Time Lord known as the Master previously regenerated into a woman played by actress Michelle Gomez. She went by Missy, short for Mistress, and was spectacular in every way.

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The Time Lord called the General has been a white man and a black woman. None of the others even blinked at the change.

What do you think of the new Doctor? Let us know in the comments.

 

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