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There<\/a> has been<\/a> a lot<\/a> of discussion<\/a> of whether a future regeneration of the Doctor could be black<\/a>, or female<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I would like to see humanity reach a point at which this would just be another difference, like whether or not the Doctor turned out to be ginger, or going from the very tall Colin Baker to the rather shorter Sylvester McCoy. Or having an accent that makes him sound like he\u2019s from the north, or even further north than that in Scotland. Or appearing older<\/a> or younger. I would like to see us reach a point at which the argument \u201cthe Doctor\u2019s skin cannot be darker\u201d sounds as ridiculous as \u201cthe Doctor cannot be played by a younger actor\u201d or \u201cthe Doctor cannot be played by a Scottish actor\u201d or any other objection of that sort.<\/p>\n

The Doctor\u2019s character is a Gallifreyan. Whatever he looks like, he is more different from any human being than humans with darker or lighter skin, and male and female humans, are from one another.<\/p>\n

Perhaps reflecting on the Doctor\u2019s alienness may help us get there?<\/p>\n

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