Some media outlets still use Twitter/X as a source for news and opinion, otherwise I wouldn’t go near the site. Seeing some of the replies to a trailer for the upcoming Doctor who xmas special, I wonder why somebody feels the need to actively shit on a show they so clearly dislike:
Like most #DrWho fans, I won’t be watching. #DrWho is dead. The doctor is now black and gay, Sir Isaac Newton is now Indian, and the character of Rose is being played by a man wearing women’s clothing. #RIPDoctorWho #DefundTheBBC #DiversityHire
That quote alone has too many levels of wrong to pick over, but it will never not surprise me how little of the show’s humanist messages these people have taken to heart.
Edit: Thanks for the “duh, Twitter” responses. I do think it’s low hanging fruit to just blame the platform (which is, inarguably, a dumpster fire). Let’s talk about reactionary fans instead, yeah?
No, that is because the original trilogy is great, the prequels aren’t bad, but somewhat disappointing if you grew up with the original trilogy, and the sequels (except for Rogue One, which is great) are chaotic poorly written and awfully directed trash (most of the shows are pretty good, though).
This is your run of the mill bigoted far right xitter xit. Hate is all you’ll find there, for Doctor Who or for anything else that isn’t far right shit.