Doctor Who? Male or Female? Male Again...

So, Peter Capaldi is the new Doctor Who. 

I'll be honest, I'm no Doctor Who geek, so this news isn't massively interesting for me. 

What is interesting is that they were considering a woman to fill the famous Doctors' shoes. 

Anything to do with a gender debate has me listening. 

Some argued that it was traditional to have a male lead as the the Doctor. Others argued the opposite. Including Helen Mirren;

"I do think it’s well over-time to have a female Doctor Who. I think a gay, black female Doctor Who would be the best of all."

You're probably expecting me to go balls to the wall now and start some feminist debate. But I actually do understand the meaning of tradition. 

I do understand why some fans would want their idolised character to be somewhat similar to the original. 

However. I am a feminist and I wouldn't want a certain gender to prevent something so trivial. I mean, it is 2013. We have female monarch. We should be embracing female empowerment not putting it on the back burner for another century. 

And, I don't actually think most of the fans want a male actor to take the role because of the importance of the sex of Doctor Who. I think it's because of their narrow minds and dated views. 

Quite frankly, it may be traditional, but it's bloody old fashioned!