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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, yesterday it was announced that Jodie Whittaker will be the first woman to play the Doctor in Doctor Who.
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PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
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Of course, the glorious people of Tumblr had some excellent jokes about it.
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As well as some excellent serious points.
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BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 54 YEARS AND GODDAMN, IT'S EXCITING.
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The future is all girl, and I am HERE FOR IT.
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So if you'll excuse me, I'll be talking about this for the next 300 years.
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There were some minor disappointments regarding the casting...
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But mostly people were just like HOLY SHIT.
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And women and girls the world over felt invincible.
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So now we're all staring at our clocks, waiting for Season 11 to start.
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And meanwhile, we'll enjoy the โ ahem โ comments from people who are upset with the casting.
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Because this is our life now.
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And our feelings are TOTALLY VALID.
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So we'll just spend the next few months fantasising about the upcoming season.
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And coming up with headcanons that definitely need to happen.
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(I hope you're listening, the BBC.)
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Because THE DOCTOR IS OFFICIALLY A WOMAN.
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AND GODDAMMIT, THAT ๐ IS ๐ SO ๐ IMPORTANT ๐.
