Dear Moffat,

I dunno whose decision it was to have Benedict Cumberbatch introduce you as ‘non-misogynist’ but it was…odd, to say the least. Like walking into a room and saying ‘HI MY NAME IS JOE AND I’M NOT A CRIMINAL’. All it does is make people wonder exactly what it was you did…

Yeah, so, it must be preying on your mind otherwise you wouldn’t have mentioned it, or let them mention it or whatever. I feel like I should be more annoyed…but I can’t, because I know you. Clever people saying stupid things, not realising what they’re actually contributing to…I know you guys, you’re on my Facebook and in my living room and sometimes sharing my genes. If I was to hate you I’d be hating everyone. Same with Russell T Davies and his occasional unconcious racism, or Joss Whedon and his oft-problematic stuff…I can’t hate them, they’re standing right there. They were me! They probably still are me, in some respects!

But I digress. Mr Moffat! You’re one of the most powerful men in Britain. Other shows have the water-coolers, the student bars, the pubs…you have the playground. The classroom, the park, the toy shop, the children! Those little kids running around impersonating Daleks and Cybermen, soon they’ll be the ones in charge. And just like you were shaped by the TV you watched as a child, so they will be. You have this colossal responsibility, one that can be barely overstated, and you’re shirking it somewhat. Look at River Song…she’s wonderful, but she’s never really had a chance to be wonderful without the Doctor. Everything from her birth to her death to her living arrangements to her job is something to do with him. And kids are bloody smart, and they’ll pick up on that. And when they start reading your Twitter and your interviews, they’ll pick up the stuff there too…like that thing you said about a marriage not being a real marriage without children…(thanks, man.) Anyway, you following? You’ve got to start listening to everyone, because, as you almost certainly know, with great power comes great responsibility (tm: Spider-Man). So if you’re really not a misogynist…stop just saying you’re not one.

You’re a great writer. Someday you may even be a good one…

-A fan