#mofatt

[Rebloggable by Request]

I would link you some posts, but I don’t want to spoil, so I’ll try to explain without spoilers eeoo so i’m pulling from others posts and i'll link sources at the end 

 Fetishizing motherhood and reinforcing patriarchal binaries and hierarchies.  Doctor argues that mothers are “more than female"—i.e., better than—those who are not.  He also asserts that women are better than men, which simply reverses the patriarchal binary and thus evinces a fundamental misunderstanding of what feminism is. 

 Reinforcing patriarchal stereotypes of women being irrational - multiple quotes and quips enforcing this

Demonizing women constantly on Doctor Who, specifically his older female companion that exhibits sex appeal

Moves away from the perspective of the companion (RTD era), and more to the perspective of the Doctor, which is limited and sometimes soulless, in my opinion. 

Women become more of story lines and plot points than protagonists. They become the foil for the male main character. They exist for the man. (To an extent)

Thinks of himself as a “feminist", and when he’s called out on it, reacts to it as defamation, and calls the people accusing him of it as sexist. 

Belittles his fan base, on a rather regular basis, most recent being today.

Called Rose a ‘needy girlfriend’ who the doctor dumped in an alternate universe. omgmoffatyou’resofunny

Lack of consent kissing.

“And I thought, ‘well she’s really good. It’s just a shame she’s so wee and dumpy…When she was about to come through to the auditions I nipped out for a minute and I saw Karen walking on the corridor towards me and I realized she was 5’11, slim and gorgeous and I thought ‘Oh, oh that’ll probably work’.” - Doctor Who Confidential, All About the Girl

Portrayal of one of the companions as a manic pixie dream girl, a problematic hollywood phenomenon