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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. | '''"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 [[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]]: ''[[The Savages]]'') | 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]]: ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]'') | ||
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]]'', ''[[The Invasion of Time]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'', ''[[Requiem for the Rocket Men (audio story)|Requiem for the Rocket Men]]'') | 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]]'', ''[[The Invasion of Time]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'', ''[[Requiem for the Rocket Men (audio story)|Requiem for the Rocket Men]]'') | ||
[[Rosanna Calvierri]] described [[Earth]] in [[1580]] as a world of savages. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'') | [[Rosanna Calvierri]] described [[Earth]] in [[1580]] as a world of savages. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'') | ||
[[Category:Derogatory names and insults from the real world]] | [[Category:Derogatory names and insults from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 15:37, 3 March 2019
"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 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)
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, The Invasion of Time; AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni, Requiem for the Rocket Men)
Rosanna Calvierri described Earth in 1580 as a world of savages. (TV: The Vampires of Venice)
