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In the real world, Vanessa would likely consider herself [[transgender]] | In the real world, Vanessa would likely consider herself [[transgender]], and use feminine pronouns, in line with her gender identity. Yet the fact that writer [[Toby Whithouse]] has Jack use masculine pronouns in his anecdote suggests to some fans — especially when evaluated against some scenes in other Whithouse scripts — a level of transphobia in the writer's DWU output.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/little-boxes-will-make-you-angry-doctor-who-and-transphobia-71391.htm|title=Little Boxes Will Make You Angry: Doctor Who and Transphobia|author="Michelle Kerry"|date of source=27 January 2015|website name=Doctor Who TV|accessdate=9 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://purplespacecats.tumblr.com/post/32526431018/i-agree-w-you-about-whithouse-but-i-think-its|title=Wait, why do you dislike Toby Whithouse? I mean,...|author=STFU Moffat haters (''via Queer as in F*ck You'')|date of source=15 September 2012|website name=Tumblr|accessdate=9 December 2015}}</ref> | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
Revision as of 05:52, 11 October 2018
Vanessa, previously known as Vincent, was a friend of Jack Harkness. According to Jack, Vanessa was once a "regular guy", who had a girlfriend and liked beer. Jack told Toshiko that Vincent disappeared for a couple of months, and upon return asked to be called Vanessa. "Since then I've always been a little nervous when a friend behaves out of character." (TV: Greeks Bearing Gifts)
Behind the scenes
In the real world, Vanessa would likely consider herself transgender, and use feminine pronouns, in line with her gender identity. Yet the fact that writer Toby Whithouse has Jack use masculine pronouns in his anecdote suggests to some fans — especially when evaluated against some scenes in other Whithouse scripts — a level of transphobia in the writer's DWU output.[1][2]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Michelle Kerry" (27 January 2015). Little Boxes Will Make You Angry: Doctor Who and Transphobia. Doctor Who TV. Retrieved on 9 December 2015.
- ↑ STFU Moffat haters (via Queer as in F*ck You) (15 September 2012). Wait, why do you dislike Toby Whithouse? I mean,.... Tumblr. Retrieved on 9 December 2015.
