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Originally Posted by Sentai

Losing his penis changes the core of who he is. I want you to go home and think about that statement.

Seriously? Gender is a totally different thing from sex. It's not merely about what genitals you have but an in-built psychological thing. Try telling a transgendered person that his or her biology defines his or her gender and see how offended they feel!

Notice that in Ranma 1/2 when he becomes a girl, he is still fundamentally a guy? That's what a female Doctor logically would be, a male in a woman's body and would that be a fair representation of women?

Goodness man, before you ask me to "go home and think" you should think too.

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Originally Posted by GoseiWonder

As someone who is rather neutral to Dr. Who, having yet to actually watch it (it's right under Kamen Rider), I must ask this, what is there to lose in making the Doctor a woman?

If it works, you have the first Lady Doctor in quite possibly a long line of Lady Doctors that can go on all sorts of Timey-Wimey adventures. If it doesn't, regenerate and return to the status quo.
Not sure why there's an issue to trying this out. It's not even a bad retcon to use in the show on a continuous level.

I've already mentioned that it's not so much a problem with having a female Doctor as changing this Doctor for the sake of it. It could work but you'll need some pretty damn good writers. I see absolutely no precedent in this and I would love for someone to point out examples.

As stated, make a new Time Lord, reboot it, lots of ideas. I just don't think changing this Doctor is particularly easy to do.

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Originally Posted by Starscreamer

My .02...

Two words...sex appeal. The doctor should NOT have it. If the doctor became a woman, it would shift. The doctor is all about the mind. If they cast a woman the would have to address her being pretty, and that in itself could have back lash. The actors who have been cast in the past were selected on how the could channel a unique personality. Then THAT was the foundation of their appeal. Look at the actors...not many would be the cover of GQ anytime soon...

Another good point. The female Doctor would be all about her being a woman instead of, you know, being a proper individual with dignity. With good writers they can avoid it but it's very hard to find such writers.