I'm surprised by the positive reaction too, but then I absolutely cannot forgive Russell T Davies for referring to old school fans as 'ming mongs' and then pretending he had no idea that it was a slur directed against people with Down Syndrome.

I don't hold any particular brief for old school Dr Who fans, who can be just as sexist and ridiculous as the next person, but when you've had to explain to a kid in your charge why someone is yelling 'ming-mong' at them in the street it fucking sticks with you.

I find his Dan Savage-y loathing of fat flesh, and especially female fat flesh, and especially female, sexual fat flesh tiresome too, and I wish he'd go work on it somewhere that isn't national TV.