Complaints that the doctor is a “sexual” being are just homophobia

Well, it seems the homophobes have decided that the Doctor and the villain kiss Doctor Who is out of character because… the doctor is not sexual? Weird! I’m pretty sure this man has kids and multiple wives, and we’ve seen him kiss plenty of women!

These comments annoyed me for several reasons – especially because they seem homophobic to suddenly act like the Doctor is not a sexual being who flirts with people when the River Song story exists in modern stories. Sure, characters like Martha Jones and Yasmin Khan were both people who had a crush on the Doctor, and those situations may not have ended as romantically as they (or fans) had hoped, but other couples have worked out in the show, so the statement that the Doctor is not a “sexual” being is simply incorrect.

The argument was Only against the Doctor and the villain and developed into the idea that the Doctor in New Who must stop being a sexual being, which hilarious Given that William Hartnell’s Doctor (the first Doctor ever) with his granddaughter. That means he… was in love at least in the past!

It just seems as if people who not actually interested in the show and the Doctor’s past love affairs suddenly had a problem with the fact that the Doctor kissed the villain, a man, in a recent episode. So to combat the homophobic rhetoric that is spread online as “fact” about the show, I’m going to share my favorite romantic ships the “new” Who era. Sorry… I’m not a fan of the Doctor and River Song, although he does exist. (And no, I’m not saying these connections are necessarily canon, but one of them very much is, and that alone is proof enough!)

The Doctor and Rose

From the beginning Doctor Who’‘s return in 2005 (I won’t go into Romana and the Doctor here) was all about Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and the Doctor. She met Nine (Christopher Eccleston) for the first time and there was something between them, but it was her deep love for Ten (David Tennant) that made Rose and the Doctor one of the most beautiful love stories in the series.

Rose Tyler ended up getting a human-like version of her Doctor, but Rose will always love the real version of the Doctor and that changes the way he lives his life going forward.

The Doctor and Amy Pond

I am consciously I’m in the minority with my love for Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and her Raggedy Man (Matt Smith), while many fans love Amy and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill). But for me, Amy and the Doctor were a great couple. I thought it was a magical idea of ​​a relationship, and even though it didn’t work out, there was still a deep love between the two during their time together on the show.

Amy was the first and last face to see this face? It makes me cry all the time.

The Doctor and Clara

When the doctor told Clara that he was not her boyfriend and said that the statement was not for her but a reminder for yourself? I was all in. Starting with Matt Smith’s Doctor and continuing through Peter Calpaldi’s run, the Doctor and Clara had a relationship that spanned time as she fragmented herself to save the Doctor again and again.

But the doctor must remember that Clara was not his girlfriend was a moment that really captured my heart.

The Doctor and the Villain

What I love about the villain (Jonathan Groff) and the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) is that they flirt with each other on equal terms. This time, the Doctor doesn’t kidnap someone and tell them to “run away”. Instead, the villain does it and woos the Doctor in the process.

Sharing a kiss before the villain leaves and telling the Doctor they’ll see each other again? That’s romance and I can’t wait to see more of it.

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The point is: The Doctor has always had romance and has always was a sexual being. Her anger at him kissing the villain just seems homophobic.