Doctor Who: 5 Unavoidable Arguments Against A Black Twelfth Doctor (And Why They're Wrong)

3. He Won€™t Be Able To Travel Before 1950!

doctor who guido(bonus points if they only cite America€™s civil rights movement as their evidence) Everyone knows black people contributed nothing to the world and were second-class citizens before the 1950s and when they started fighting for equal rights. Everyone knows that except for anyone with a basic grasp of history. Before I get into the nitty-gritty of how non-white folk have contributed to the world and how they were treated in various civilizations across time, the show has addressed this before. In Martha€™s first trip back in time, to England under Queen Elizabeth the First, she asks the Doctor if she€™ll be carted off as a slave due to her ethnicity, which the Doctor reacts to with confusion. We also see black extras in the background. Similarly, in Vampires of Venice, the Doctor works with Guido, a black boat-builder, seeking out his missing daughter, Isabella. Two minutes alone with a history textbook will tell you that throughout all civilizations in earth€™s history, non-white folk were there. They were leaders, they were priests, they were shopkeepers, they were royalty, they were servants and they were people like you. Beethoven was almost definitely mixed race. If you€™ve seen Django Unchained, you€™d be thinking about Alexandre Dumas. And even in periods where race was a limiting factor, black people pushed through and succeeded. Mary Seacole. The Black Pioneers. Harriet Tubman. The upcoming film 12 Years A Slave, about Solomon Northup, is a prime example of how even in one country the views of race could be varied. I€™ve gotten off track, sorry. Long story short, just because it€™s set in the past doesn€™t mean race is necessarily a limiting factor. And do you reallythink that€™s going to stop the Doctor?
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