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'''Ginger''', sometimes shortened to '''ging''', was the state of having red hair. Both the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] and [[Eleventh Doctor]]s expressed disappointment immediately after [[regeneration]] that they were not ginger. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') [[Amy Pond]] once considered the possibility that she might have had children with the equally red-headed [[Vincent van Gogh]]. "They would have had ''really'' red hair", she told the Doctor, "the ultimate ging." ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'') | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
Though it has never been used pejoratively by the writing staff of televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'', a small controversy about the ''possibility'' of a negative usage did erupt in [[Britain]] following transmission of the second part of ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. Not understanding the fact that the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was actually ''lamenting'' not being being a redhead, some viewers misunderstood [[Matt Smith]]'s line "Still not ginger." The BBC were forced to release a statement assuring the public that there was no "anti-ginger" campaign being waged by the ''Doctor Who'' production office, pointing out that two consecutive [[companion]]s had in fact been ginger..<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/response/2010/01/100106_res_doctorwho_ginger_jmf.shtml BBC Complaint response], 6 January 2010</ref> Viewers in 2010 needn't have worried; the series employed a redhead in a starring role almost continuously from [[March]] [[2008]] to [[September]] [[2012]]. | |||
==Footnote== | |||
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Ginger, sometimes shortened to ging, was the state of having red hair. Both the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors expressed disappointment immediately after regeneration that they were not ginger. (TV: The Christmas Invasion, The End of Time) Amy Pond once considered the possibility that she might have had children with the equally red-headed Vincent van Gogh. "They would have had really red hair", she told the Doctor, "the ultimate ging." (TV: Vincent and the Doctor)
Behind the scenes
Though it has never been used pejoratively by the writing staff of televised Doctor Who, a small controversy about the possibility of a negative usage did erupt in Britain following transmission of the second part of The End of Time. Not understanding the fact that the Eleventh Doctor was actually lamenting not being being a redhead, some viewers misunderstood Matt Smith's line "Still not ginger." The BBC were forced to release a statement assuring the public that there was no "anti-ginger" campaign being waged by the Doctor Who production office, pointing out that two consecutive companions had in fact been ginger..[1] Viewers in 2010 needn't have worried; the series employed a redhead in a starring role almost continuously from March 2008 to September 2012.
Footnote
- ↑ BBC Complaint response, 6 January 2010
