That was to be expected

[neadods]

The Daily Mail has denounced Doctor Who and Race as wrong, elitist, and a waste of paper, with a side order of its authors probably being a racist waste of transplantable organs.

I think this means I've made it as an author.

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[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Yup, nothing like being trashed by the Daily Fail to prove you've made it...

So congratulations!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[tempestsarekind.livejournal.com]

Ah, the old "how dare you talk about race, you racist!" gambit. Congratulations? I guess?

(Real congrats on the publication, though.)

[neadods.livejournal.com]

how dare you talk about race, you racist!

Yup. Plus "Martha was not treated worse than any other companion, you racist!" Quite like old times.

[drho.livejournal.com]

If it wasn't so common to see that kind of defensive crusader stomping around, I'd almost think it was satire.

Behold! People are concerned about parts of a show! We must belittle their questions, observations, and writings, posthaste! Rally the trolls!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

The Daily Fail is satire, IMO. I'm avoiding their comments, though, because that really is rallying the trolls.

[wshaffer.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I'd probably be quite disturbed if I ever wrote anything that was wholeheartedly approved of by the Daily Mail.

[chelseagirl.livejournal.com]

Agreed!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Exactly!

[mme-hardy.livejournal.com]

Um... congratulations?

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I think so. They think it's worth being outraged about, that's something.

[redpanda13.livejournal.com]

I read The Guardian (online), but I gather that being denounced by The Daily Mail is akin to being denounced by Fox News or making Nixon's Enemies List, so yeah, congratulations!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Good analogies!

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

I'm really quite jealous!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

It does rather make up for all the angst of actually writing the essay.

[wendymr.livejournal.com]

The Daily Fail is well known for being the most racist mainstream newspaper in the UK, so naturally it knows racism when it sees it *g* Being denounced by them is pretty much an endorsement - congratulation!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

so naturally it knows racism when it sees it

They're probably FURIOUS that they didn't catch some of this stuff first! :D

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

You have, indeed, arrived. Congratulations!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[lyricwrites.livejournal.com]

Isn't there some quote out there about getting the true measure of a person by looking at what enemies they've made?

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Something along those lines, although I don't know who said it.

In the meantime, the Telegraph has reprinted the article. One of my friends has told me I'm "all over the right-wing UK press this weekend."

It's the "thunderingly racist quote from the editor. That's just catnip for people to take out of context.

[glamazonwarrior.livejournal.com]

*high five*

[neadods.livejournal.com]

*returned*

[starmalachite.livejournal.com]

Well done, you! I look forward to reading what all the fuss is about.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I wish I could tell you when; the online booksellers are telling two dates. In the next 3 months, though.