Why Most Fans Are Against a Female Doctor

Even though some newspapers claim that Whovians wouldn't mind having a female Doctor, there are polls suggesting otherwise (87% con, only 13% pro). Now, it shouldn't really matter. In the 21st century we wouldn't care about giving the most powerful weapons of mankind into the neatly manicured hands of a female president, or rather, if we made a poll on having a female president in the USA results would certainly not be this clear.

So, why are we willing to accept the idea of a woman taking the precious seat in the oval office, but at the same time we do not want to have one driving the TARDIS? The short answer to that is that while many women were among those people who'd be for a female president (or at least not against it) there are many women (well, girls) who are against a female Doctor. And that's making a difference.

The longer answer is that most fans, female fans, of 'Who' are not only into this show because of its superb science-fictional quality, or the Mighty Mofff's scripts, or RTD's less brilliant stories. And even though there may be more handsome guys than those people who have been cast as the Doctor, they are still guys and when you're a girl the idea of running away with the Doctor is just more fun when your partner in crime is not another sassy girl.

Of course, there are other less fangirly reasons why fans may be against an actress getting that role. First of all, storywise there is no real reason why he should be she.There may be more clever people proving me wrong, but I cannot think of a scenario which would make it necessary for the Doctor to change gender.

Besides, he's always been a he. The picture you get when hearing the words 'the Doctor in the TARDIS' is not that of a woman in a blue box. I know, this is a self-fulfilling prophecy, but we have been conditioned for 5o years that way  and simply ignoring that fact would be stupid. It's like changing the direction in which you're reading letters. elbissop s'tI. But only because you can do something does not mean you should. 

Maybe one day we'll have a female Doctor. But it seems the whoniverse is not ready for it yet.