When the BBC announced last week that the next Doctor Who will be played by a woman, the news sparked backlash among some devoted fans. But why can't Doctor Who be a woman? Why can't James Bond be black? Why do we argue over the race of Santa Clause or the gender of the Ghostbusters? This hour, we discuss diversity in casting for fictional characters and franchises. In studio: Eileen Daly-Boas , outreach librarian for the River Campus Libraries at the University of Rochester, and a Doctor Who fan Chris Thompson , comedian and creator of the blog, The Chronicles of Nonsense Irene Kannyo , creator, executive producer, and co-host of No Labels Included on WAYO 104.3 Jeremy Sarachan , associate professor and program director for digital cultures and technologies, and chair of the Media and Communication Department at St. John Fisher College
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