Solomon (Dinosaurs on a Spaceship): Difference between revisions

Due to his Jewish-sounding name, avaricious personality, and stereotypical appearance, this character has been accused by some fans of being an anti-Semitic trope.<ref>https://www.the-medium-is-not-enough.com/2012/09/review_doctor_who_-_7x2_-_dinosaurs_on_a_spaceship.php</ref> However, director [[Saul Metzstein]] has denied intending this, claiming that Solomon's look was in fact modelled directly on {{w|Peter Stringfellow}}, an English businessman and nightclub owner.<ref>[[THWR 13]]</ref> Peter Stringfellow, notably, is not known to be himself Jewish, and, although the name "Solomon" is of Semitic origin, there is no definite in-universe evidence as to even the species, let alone the background, of the character, although one could argue that regardless of his literal in-universe background he effectively "coded" as Jewish, but it is unclear as to whether this was accidental.