Hello friends, wanna help me?
I am preparing a discussion panel for a DW con (lol, it begins tomorrow, and I am starting only now. Good job, me!). The topic is Moffat’s female characters. I wanna present general negative opinions about Moffat’s ladies or his writing of female characters and explain why I think these are not true. I have the basics (”they are all too perfect”, “they are all the same”, “Moffat was always against the female Doctor”, “it’s Doctor who, not companion who“ etc), but I need as many as possible. Suggestions of things that might not have crossed my mind?
Please help me. I will pay you. (I won’t, I have no money, but you know, friendship and stuff…)
One big one is the whole, “They’re Mary Sues,” thing. You could talk about how the phrase “Mary Sue” has been distorted, and how it’s basically a criticism that needs to be retired. You may have that covered with “they are all too perfect,” though.
I really wish I’d seen this yesterday because you’re probably at the convention now and this will make little difference. Nevertheless, for future reference please check out:
- @moffatappreciationlife‘s Moffat’s Women post series: http://moffatappreciationlife.tumblr.com/tagged/moffat%27s-women-series
- @sarah531‘s epic takedown of the “Amy Pond has no characterization” argument in her Amy Pond has no characteristics post series: http://sarah531.tumblr.com/tagged/amy%20pond%20has%20no%20characteristics
- @taiey‘s Clara’s Motivations post series: http://taiey.tumblr.com/tagged/clarmotiv
- @littleironi‘s The Relatable River Song: http://littleironi.tumblr.com/post/133480229512/the-relatable-river-song
- @the-lazy-cat-bakes-souffles‘ Clara Oswald: A Study of the Impossible post series: http://the-lazy-cat-bakes-souffles.tumblr.com/post/140204204826/clara-oswald-a-study-of-the-impossible
- @sarah531‘s Amy Pond + symptoms of PTSD: http://sarah531.tumblr.com/post/115802673381/amy-pond-symptoms-of-ptsd-as-a-result-of-both
- @littleironi’s The Doctor’s Doctor: http://littleironi.tumblr.com/post/133480240222/the-doctors-doctor
- The Moffat Appreciation Week tag: https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/moffat-appreciation-week
- @sarah531‘s Amy Pond + character development: http://sarah531.tumblr.com/post/140660282601/amy-pond-character-development
- @littleironi’s Moffat’s Women: http://littleironi.tumblr.com/post/103009729587/moffats-women
- The Moffat Appreciation Day tag: https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/moffat-appreciation-day
And I know there are a ton more I’m blanking on at the moment.