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voidUpdatetoday at 1:44 PM3 repliesview on HN

Doctor Who has been "woke" for a long time. I believe the 4th doctor discuss what pronouns to use for an alien. There have been several episodes essentially about slavery in the 10th and 11th doctors runs. Also you should read about The Happiness Patrol, a 7th doctor episode


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rsynnotttoday at 5:02 PM

Also, well, women in major non-romantic roles in the 1960s! I'm struggling to think of another major TV example of that from the time period, honestly.

graemeptoday at 5:11 PM

> I believe the 4th doctor discuss what pronouns to use for an alien.

An alien, not a human.

> There have been several episodes essentially about slavery in the 10th and 11th doctors runs.

Progressive in 1830 maybe. In the 21st century saying that slavery is bad thing is hardly revolutionary.

> The Happiness Patrol, a 7th doctor episode

A bit of left wing subtext and some caricature? So what? Very common at the time. Lots of comedians doing the same. Nothing like woke, not even a bit controversial.

philipallstartoday at 1:48 PM

> I believe the 4th doctor discuss what pronouns to use for an alien.

You believe it because you've memorised it for such a time as this, but it is not the same as woke "black is white if it feels it is" style feelings.

> There have been several episodes essentially about slavery in the 10th and 11th doctors runs

Being anti-slavery isn't woke. Thinking that changing the name of a git branch from "master" to "main" fights slavery is woke.

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