What does anti-trans bias in media look like?
It looks like an article about complaints over the mere existence of a transgender character in a TV show that came from less than 0.0001895% of the show’s viewers, needlessly amplifying the bigotry of an infinitesimal number of complainers and granting them unwarranted attention.
Worsened by a headline that treats the number of complaints as significant and worded as though they hold some validity.
@amaditalks Am I dumb for not having realized Rose was trans? Did they mention that at some point and I just missed it?
Anyway, I bet Doctor Who gets 100 complaints about *something* every week - Who fans complain a lot! So yeah, weird they don't report all the other complaints.
@cherold @amaditalks
There was a brief scene where some bigoted teenagers catcall her, and Donna says she's calling their mothers.
But no, it wasn't a big deal... because it isn't a big deal. Rose is awesome and if people can't deal with it, they're pathetic.
@realtegan @cherold @amaditalks
I thought the catcalls were due to her personality. After all, she was supposed to be otherwordly, among many other things.
The biggest clues were in the getting-past-doctordonna -scene, but even those you could brush off, particularly if you're in your teens or doing something else while watching.
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