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Statements against Moffat’s Doctor Who that are VERY MUCH valid:

  • “The Eleventh Doctor kissing people without their consent is uncomfortable and deeply problematic. Even if he faces consequences afterwards (like being slapped) it’s still not the way a sympathetic character should act, played for laughs or not.”
  • “The sexist jokes sometimes made by the Eleventh Doctor aren’t funny and are misogynistic.”
  • “Amy’s pregnancy arc deprived her of a lot of agency: even if that was the point, it was poorly executed. It had really disturbing implications and no place whatsoever on a show like this.”
  • “Moffat’s comments about relationships/gender roles/etc vary in range from ignorant to downright obnoxious.”
  • “There still hasn’t been a female or POC Doctor, and Moffat is more or less in a position to change that, and he hasn’t done.”
  • “There aren’t enough named LGBT characters – even River only really has a few lines to imply her bisexuality – and there should be more.”
  • “Moffat appears to be terrible at taking criticism, and this is a very bad trait for a writer/showrunner to have.”

Statements against Moffat’s Doctor Who that make me either think you haven’t thought about it, or doubt your motives:

  • “I don’t like this [behind-the-scenes thing on the show done by a woman, such as much of the costume design]. Moffat’s responsible for [this thing done by a woman]; he’s got to go!”
  • “There are no women working on Moffat’s Doctor Who!” [There aren’t enough – or any – women writers, no. This need to change. However, there are women working behind the scenes who’ve had their contributions erased all too often. This post, to give just one example, conveniently leaves out that out of all the Moffat-penned episodes of his era so far, half of them did, in fact, continue to be edited by women.]
  • “[Any other statement that devalues a woman’s contribution to the show, including any statement that reduces talented actresses Karen Gillan and Jenna Coleman to ‘just pretty faces/sex appeal’]”
  • “Amy/Clara/River is such a bitch/slut/Mary Sue! Fuck Moffat for writing them that way!”
  • “I object to the saving of the billions of children on Gallifrey, because…I didn’t want to see the Doctor’s manpain over causing their deaths erased?”
  • “Remember when the companions were NORMAL? Amy, who has canonical mental health issues her predecessors did not have, is not NORMAL or relatable.”
  • “Neve McIntosh has breasts.”