Fair enough, and when you put it that way I agree with you. I would be fine with the Doctor being played by someone of Indian, Pakistani, etc. descent.

And good to know you are also a Red Dwarf fan. :)

"Take another look at your first post on this topic, and subsequent posts. You are assuming the production staff is racist/sexist, without any type of proof, evidence, other than your own assumptions. Their track record on this topic over the last ten years is great."

Hahahah! That's hilarious, right there. You are…

"So you won't accept anything other than someone who is not a white male as the 12th Doctor, as seems to be the case with far too many people."

I'm not amberkey, but I feel like I should point out that from what I've seen, you've got it backwards: far too many people would not accept a non-white, non-male 12th Doctor.…

You're using the word "tokenism" incorrectly. "Token" characters are usually minor or accessory characters having no have function to the plot. But the Doctor drives the plot of "Doctor Who." Casting a female or minority actor as the Doctor would not be tokenism, it would be a meaningful commitment to diversity.

(Thoug…

You say that "the best thing at this point would be to remove the restrictions as to who can play the role based on sex or race and pick who the show runners feel will do the best job."

I wish I could get behind this, but the problem with this approach is that it's the show runners themselves who keep reinforcing the…

I wonder if 12 will be as disappointed as 11 that he's "still not a girl."

Wait, what? Are you saying there are no black Brits? no thriving African-Caribbean or British West Indies immigrant populations in London? no cultural connections between Britain and former British colonies or the Commonwealth?

Poor American Doctor Who fans. They should really watch more Red Dwarf.