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'''"Savage"''' was a term used to imply that the subject was more primitive or less civilised than the speaker. Sometimes the term was used neutrally or even warmly, and in other contexts, it had a [[pejorative]] edge. | |||
{{ | On [[Mechanistria]], both the [[First Doctor]] and the [[Mechanistrian]]ns regarded the [[Korad]]s as savages. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Peril in Mechanistria (short story)}}) | ||
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[[Category:Derogatory names and insults]] | According to [[Duleep Singh]], the [[United Kingdom|British]] called the [[India]]ns savages when they arrived in the country. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Fortitude (audio story)}}) | ||
On [[Planet (The Savages)|a planet]] visited by the [[First Doctor]], the [[Elder]]s dismissed those who lived outside the confines of their cities as [[Savage (The Savages)|savages]] to justify their medical exploitation of that group. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Savages (TV story)}}) | |||
On more than one occasion, the [[Fourth Doctor]] referred to [[Leela]] as a savage due to her primal behaviour. However, he employed the term with affection and melancholy — though she could not hear it — when he bade her farewell. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Face of Evil (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Invasion of Time (TV story)}}; [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)}}, {{cs|Requiem for the Rocket Men (audio story)}}) | |||
The First Doctor told [[Samuel Pike]] that he could see that the captain was neither a [[barbarian]] nor a savage, but a gentleman. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Smugglers (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Ace]] called the humans of [[Tír na n-Óg]] savages. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)}}) | |||
[[Rosanna Calvierri]] described [[Earth]] in [[1580]] as a world of savages. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Vampires of Venice (TV story)}}) | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:41, 15 July 2024
"Savage" was a term used to imply that the subject was more primitive or less civilised than the speaker. Sometimes the term was used neutrally or even warmly, and in other contexts, it had a pejorative edge.
On Mechanistria, both the First Doctor and the Mechanistrianns regarded the Korads as savages. (PROSE: Peril in Mechanistria [+]Loading...["Peril in Mechanistria (short story)"])
According to Duleep Singh, the British called the Indians savages when they arrived in the country. (AUDIO: Fortitude [+]Loading...["Fortitude (audio story)"])
On a planet visited by the First Doctor, the Elders dismissed those who lived outside the confines of their cities as savages to justify their medical exploitation of that group. (TV: The Savages [+]Loading...["The Savages (TV story)"])
On more than one occasion, the Fourth Doctor referred to Leela as a savage due to her primal behaviour. However, he employed the term with affection and melancholy — though she could not hear it — when he bade her farewell. (TV: The Face of Evil [+]Loading...["The Face of Evil (TV story)"], The Invasion of Time [+]Loading...["The Invasion of Time (TV story)"]; AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni [+]Loading...["The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)"], Requiem for the Rocket Men [+]Loading...["Requiem for the Rocket Men (audio story)"])
The First Doctor told Samuel Pike that he could see that the captain was neither a barbarian nor a savage, but a gentleman. (TV: The Smugglers [+]Loading...["The Smugglers (TV story)"])
Ace called the humans of Tír na n-Óg savages. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)"])
Rosanna Calvierri described Earth in 1580 as a world of savages. (TV: The Vampires of Venice [+]Loading...["The Vampires of Venice (TV story)"])
