Chris Chibnall’s interpretation of the 13th Doctor as a woman is a sexist, ratings-grab failure. Jodie Whittaker was not cast as the Doctor to advance women, but as a publicity stunt to boost ratings.
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On Gender Equality and Moffat’s Women.

Find the article on the 5WF Blog:
http://thefivewhofans.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/is-doctor-who-sexist.html

Original Article and Bechdel analysis here: http://rebeccaamoore.com/2014/05/29/university-study-on-sexism-in-bbcs-doctor-who-infographic/
Guardian article on Bechdel analysis:
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/may/30/has-doctor-who-become-more-sexist
Bechdel Test on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test
Section 28 on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_28
Yahoo article on Helen Mirren
http://news.yahoo.com/helen-mirren-talks-royalty-doctor-131930648.html

http://ofdiceandpenblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/sexism-in-steven-moffats-doctor-who.html I really enjoyed this article from Michael Ray Johnson, which is what i’m recommending for further reading if you’re so inclined.

http://incoherent.net/category/doctor-who-bechdel-project/ Incoherent.net’s blog series gives a Bechdel analysis of the classic series of Who.

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