DOCTOR WHO is ostensibly a children's program, but the Doctor has been teamed up with a number of attractive females over the years for the "dads" in the audience.
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http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017...r-stereotypes/
Are the Brits just going insane with political correctness?Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostPeter died saving Miles' family after Miles had been bitten by the Oz-enhanced spider. Miles took the mantle of Spider Man as a homage to the hero who saved his life.
There have been a number of women to wear the mantle of Wonder Woman. Queen Hippolyta , Artemis of Bana-Mighdall, Orana, Nubia, Cassandra Sandsmark, and Donna Troy all wore the mantle.
(Isn't Peter still alive in some iterations?)...>>> Witty remark or snarky quote of another poster goes here <<<...
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Originally posted by Adrift View PostEh, Miles Morales and Jane Foster are both widely considered part of the transparent attempt on Marvel's part to create the illusion of diversity in their line by hijacking established characters. A lot of fans found it irritating at the least. I think people want diversity, they just don't want it at the sake of established popular characters. We don't need half a dozen new Spider-Men that each correspond to a different ethnicity. A good writer should be able to create new and unique compelling characters with diverse ethnicities if that's what they're going for.
The underlined. Exactly. Marvel's comic sales are tanking because of poor writing and 'diversity' being used to trash established characters. But somehow it's the fault of the ignorant fans for not buying comics that disrespect them and the characters they love....>>> Witty remark or snarky quote of another poster goes here <<<...
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Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View PostAFAIK Miles Morales only took up the mantle of Spider-Man after Peter Parker died, at least that's the way they portrayed it in one of the games I play. They are calling Jane Foster Thor, and Thor has been going by Odinson. Beta Ray Bill is weird yeah, but kind of an interesting character IMO.
And, no, I haven't watched that channel....>>> Witty remark or snarky quote of another poster goes here <<<...
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Originally posted by MaxVel View PostI bow to your superior nerd-knowledge, oh Feline One who owes an unspecified amount.
(Isn't Peter still alive in some iterations?)That's what
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Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
- Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)
I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Posthttp://www.breitbart.com/london/2017...r-stereotypes/
Are the Brits just going insane with political correctness?
That's what it is, to be sure.
As for Doctor Who: the assistants have always been the mainstay of the show. Every doctor from the first has been something of a bumbler, and the assistants have been the ones to keep him grounded. The switch to a female Doctor will inevitably change the whole paradigm.1Cor 15:34 Come to your senses as you ought and stop sinning; for I say to your shame, there are some who know not God.
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but that won't prevent others from
taking it upon themselves to deprive you
of the right to call yourself Christian.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Posthttp://www.breitbart.com/london/2017...r-stereotypes/
Are the Brits just going insane with political correctness?
Can't show a nuclear family sitting around a dinner table? Can't show a man and a woman walking down a beach hand in hand?
wow.
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It all depends on how you define a phrase like "gender stereotypical roles". Some examples are included in the article:
- An ad which depicts family members creating a mess while a woman has sole responsibility for cleaning it up;
- An ad that suggests a specific activity is inappropriate for boys because it is stereo-typically associated with girls, or vice-versa;
- An ad that features a man trying and failing to undertake simple parental or household tasks.
Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Sparko View Postso basically they are going to force all ads to depict LGBT situations?
Can't show a nuclear family sitting around a dinner table? Can't show a man and a woman walking down a beach hand in hand?
wow.
The study is here: https://www.asa.org.uk/asset/2DF6E02...7CA2110264347/
The kinds of things they are looking to crack down (and these are the examples cited at/near the top of the study) include:
An ad which depicts family members creating mess while a woman has sole responsibility for cleaning it up
An ad that suggests an activity is inappropriate for a girl because it is stereotypically associated with boys or vice versa.
An ad that features a man trying and failing to undertake simple parental or household tasks.
They explicitly note, in the study, that normal people doing normal things (a woman cleaning, etc.) are NOT the target - but rather the target is ads that emphasize (and/or mock) "traditional" gender roles (i.e., tasks that have been historically attributed to someone on the basis of their gender) or attributes (i.e., body characteristics, moods, attitudes, etc.).
At no point does it say anything about relationships, or outlaw any relational combination. So a traditional couple walking hand-in-hand on a beach is no problem. Traditional couples walking down the beach kicking sand on same-sex couples would be. A dad fixing a car is not a problem. A mom fixing a car and failing would be. A mom taking care of children is not a problem. A dad taking care of children and failing would be. The intent is to target any ad that implies suggests a gender role or attribute MUST be a certain way or something is wrong - unless the attribute is undeniably tied to gender (e.g., a woman giving birth).
It's also a marvelous example of our previous discussion about the misuse of "PC" today, and how nebulous the term is anyway. Things that are "PC" today are not "PC" tomorrow. Language and language conventions are fluid. "PC" is simply someone saying "I don't like that new language convention." The boundaries can and do shift from person to person. This entire article is designed to further inflame the "PC" complaints of the left (hence including it in the title) and keep the right salivating with irritation.
Don't fall for this kind of stuff, guys. You're better than that.Last edited by carpedm9587; 12-15-2017, 07:13 AM.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostIt all depends on how you define a phrase like "gender stereotypical roles". Some examples are included in the article:
- An ad which depicts family members creating a mess while a woman has sole responsibility for cleaning it up;
- An ad that suggests a specific activity is inappropriate for boys because it is stereo-typically associated with girls, or vice-versa;
- An ad that features a man trying and failing to undertake simple parental or household tasks.
Last edited by carpedm9587; 12-15-2017, 07:13 AM.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by Adrift View PostWhen I was a kid back in the early 80s I had a friend who used to run around with the fourth Doctor's scarf. The show used to freak me out, personally. It was that theme song, and how creepy and lo-fi the whole thing looked (I like the song now). When the series was rebooted my girlfriend and I got pretty into it, but I had to bail some time towards the end of the tenth Doctor. It was just too silly for me, and his powers/mythology were too inconsistent, which is kind of why I wasn't surprised that they sprung the whole "The Doctor is now a woman" thing.
Assuming Doctor Who's audience leans mostly male (I know that definitely holds true for the long time, hardcore fans), I'd be surprised if she lasts long. Sci-Fi audiences typically enjoy protagonists they can identify with, which is why the more popular characters have always been nerdy males.
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Originally posted by RumTumTugger View Postadrift it was what they did back then with the low tech they had for film making that made the Doctor Who series so interesting to me and my siblings they did a lot with what they had to make it look high tech.
I will say that the old Dr. Who episodes were pretty creative with those low budgets though. All of the set pieces looked authentically alien, for how cheap, weird, and oddly lit they were.
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