Won’t somebody please think of the role models?
A Tory MP has linked young men turning to crime to women playing traditionally male roles in TV and film.
Nick Fletcher said “female replacements” in shows like Doctor Who were robbing boys of good role models.
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“Is there any wonder we are seeing so many young men committing crime?,” he asked MPs taking part in a debate on International Men’s Day.
I don’t get it. The male Doctors Who are still there; the female one is in addition, not instead of. Also there are still lots and lots of male role models besides Doctor Who and other tv shows. So many. Why would new versions in which a woman plays … Read the rest