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‘Doctor Who’ Gets More Than 100 Complaints Over “Inappropriate” Transgender Character

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‘Doctor Who’ Gets More Than 100 Complaints Over “Inappropriate” Transgender Character

GhaziEnglish · 1 year ago

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The BBC received more than 100 complaints from Doctor Who viewers who argued that the inclusion of Yasmin Finney’s transgender character Rose was “inappropriate.” The corporation …

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They also received a lot more complaints for not having enough trans people, just to counter that stupid complaints

More info: https://eldritch.cafe/@cassolotl/111546657870730179
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