I was surprised to discover that the fact that Martha’s family were dressed in servants’ uniform at the end of S3 was widely thought to be racist.
Racism still exists, as long as the connection is made between them being black and in servants uniforms. If there was no racism you could put anyone in a servants uniform and no-one would bat an eye. I remember Joss Whedon saying when he killed Tara that he to not kill her because she was gay would be just as bad as to kill her because she was. She was killed because that's where the story needed to go.
As for the special. Sexism didn't really come into it for me. It was amusing in an obvious kind of way. I have no problem with Rory looking up his wife's skirt, any more than I do Cassandra admiring Tens body in S2. Are we meant to pretend that men never look at women (or women to men)?
Those quotes make me think less of Moff, but in all honesty, no less of his writing. (Which I like on an episode by episode basis, although miss RTD's character development).
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Racism still exists, as long as the connection is made between them being black and in servants uniforms. If there was no racism you could put anyone in a servants uniform and no-one would bat an eye. I remember Joss Whedon saying when he killed Tara that he to not kill her because she was gay would be just as bad as to kill her because she was. She was killed because that's where the story needed to go.
As for the special. Sexism didn't really come into it for me. It was amusing in an obvious kind of way. I have no problem with Rory looking up his wife's skirt, any more than I do Cassandra admiring Tens body in S2. Are we meant to pretend that men never look at women (or women to men)?
Those quotes make me think less of Moff, but in all honesty, no less of his writing. (Which I like on an episode by episode basis, although miss RTD's character development).