I'd be surprised if the DM wants the book to fail, specifically; more that it wants to position it as an external (notice the emphasis on the nationalities of the authors it references - I imagine there were British contributors, but you'd never know it from that) attack on a beloved British institution. To make that work they have to big up the book's role and credibility, since unless it's positioned as important it's not a credible threat.
And, of course, "thunderingly racist" plays into that narrative, because while one can discuss whether the product of a national, centrally funded broadcaster is in accordance with its charter on equality and diversity and what needs to be done to remedy programmes which fall short of that requirement, "thunderingly racist" material is like apartheid and the Hitler Youth; no-one can actually defend its existence at all(well actually the DM has in its time defended both apartheid and the Hitler Youth, but let that pass).
So the DM story is aimed at supporting a narrative which runs "Yank & Aussie academics clamour to have Doctor Who cancelled!"
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Date: 2013-06-13 01:58 pm (UTC)And, of course, "thunderingly racist" plays into that narrative, because while one can discuss whether the product of a national, centrally funded broadcaster is in accordance with its charter on equality and diversity and what needs to be done to remedy programmes which fall short of that requirement, "thunderingly racist" material is like apartheid and the Hitler Youth; no-one can actually defend its existence at all(well actually the DM has in its time defended both apartheid and the Hitler Youth, but let that pass).
So the DM story is aimed at supporting a narrative which runs "Yank & Aussie academics clamour to have Doctor Who cancelled!"