Racism

Racism, also known as Being White, is the


 * The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
 * n. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
 * n. The belief that each race has distinct and intrinsic attributes.

Racism is an ever-present force on /who/, notably displayed by their reluctance to accept Michaela Coel as the 14th Doctor and their steadfast preference for Boris Johnson, a notorious racist (allegedly). Notable racists include Anon, Anononymous and puj. Racism is a bannable offence on /tv/ but in practice is rarely punished, a fact that continues to blight /who/.

Anti-Racism
Racism is ostensible condemned by Doctor Who, Rosa being the most egregious example. /who/'s reception of this episode has been mixed, but with no Binge review available thereof, no official consensus is possible.

It has come to my attention that the powers that be have scheduled an official live watch / tweet of World Enough and Time and The Doctor Falls with live-tweets from Steven Moffat, Rachel Tallalay, Pearl Mackie, and Matt Lucas and all I can say is

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

Undoubtedly y’all have access to the same internet that I do, and so you MUST be aware of the situation here in the states. If you are not, somehow, here’s the Wikipedia article, do the work yourself. Black people are grieving, and protests have been raging on for days. Considering this, it is INSANE to me that someone would recommend a watch along of these episodes when one has a very graphic depiction of a BLACK companion with a gaping hole in her chest and the other depicts that same BLACK companion being approached with fear and suspicion and being told that she can’t be emotional because her JUSTIFIED anger and hurt make her dangerous.

Y’ALL GOT ME FUCKED UP!

I’ve been completely tuned out of social media, for many reasons, not the least of which is the onslaught of bad news and even worse takes. Feel-good television and video games have been my escape, and I’ve been careful not to watch anything that would feel too current, too relevant, and hit too close to home. Doctor Who is one of those shows I can put on to drown out the noise when the outside world gets too loud and starts to hurt. But it is a show that deals with hard topics and can sometimes be an ugly reflection of our real-world issues. Or at the very least, it can expose real-world biases, in how characters are treated, in how fandom reacts to that.

Racism in Brazil
Racism, as in every other country, is endemic to Brazil and has caused much tension such that Brazilians feel the need to let out steam by posting on /who/ in broken English. puj, Judy and ESLanon are the most famous (>implying they're not one and the same) however there are undoubtedly many more, possibly covert, Brazilians involved in /who/ lore. Naturally, most of the general being comprised of socially stunted little Englanders, Brazilians routinely suffer from being disproportionately large targets of abuse, and undoubtedly, of being disproportionally large.

Huehue.