On Sunday, the BBC announced that Jodie Whittaker will become the first woman to take on the role of the Doctor on the long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who.
The Doctor is an alien from the planet Gallifrey and it has been established in the show that Time Lords can switch gender.
The backlash from small-minded trolls upset that a woman would be playing a role originated by men was swift, vehement and absurd.
I would like to emphasize: “The Doctor is an alien from the planet Gallifrey and it has been established in the show that Time Lords can switch gender.”