British magazine Metro appeared to delete its X account after publishing an article telling white men that “Doctor Who was never just for you.”
Picture Shows: The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) Credit: James Pardon/Bad Wolf/BBC Studios
Bob Hamstead reported on X, “@MetroUK & @prideukorg have deleted their entire Twitter profiles this weekend after provocative tweets simply pushed people too far. These are not the actions of a progressive political movement.”
Hamstead shared screenshots of both organization’s previous posts to the platform. Then he shared MetroUK’s post which states, “Sorry straight white men, Doctor Who has never made for you.”
Bob Hamstead on X
As noted by Hamstead both Pride UK and Metro deleted their accounts on X.
Screenshot showing Metro UK’s deleted X account
Interestingly, while the account has been deleted, the Metro UK outlet is still posting articles under its Metro Entertainment and Metro Opinion accounts.
The article in question, written by Asyia Iftikhar, is still available to be read on the outlet’s website as well. It claims the show has always been “woke,” but “there is still a long way to go to make Doctor Who diverse – both in front and behind the camera.”
Ironically, Iftikhar does not discuss any Doctor Who before the appearance of John Barrowman’s Jack Harkness.
Ncuti Gatwa as the 15th Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday in Doctor Who Christmas Special “The Church on Ruby Road” (2023), BBC
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Iftikhar also locked her own personal account on X.
Screenshot showing Asyia Iftikhar’s X account locked
While it’s unclear why Metro UK deleted their account X, numerous individuals on the social media website are claiming its due to the backlash the article received as well as a community note that the original post recieved.
Basil_TGMD wrote, “Who saw the @MetroUK deleting their x account over a doctor who community note? lol bye!”
Basil_TGMD on X
David Winter wrote, “Congratulations to Asyia Iftikhar for writing an article so racist (& error filled) that one of the largest media outlets in the UK (@MetroUK) had to delete its twitter & tiktok accounts. Doctor Who has been struggling with low ratings for years, articles like this don’t help.”
David Winter on X
GMC_Reviews posted, “After getting ratioed into oblivion MetroUK decided to delete their account. Run cowards, that ‘it wasn’t made for straight white men’ s**t isn’t working anymore.”
GMC_Reviews on X
What do you make of Metro UK deleting their account on X after receiving significant backlash on the social media website and being community noted?
Like a dog’s tail between it’s legs. Awesome.
The original title of the Metro UK article was “Doctor Who Was Never Made For You”. That title caused the beginning of the complaint with Twitter account removed and protected. The article was subsequently updated to “Doctor Who’ Was Never Made Just For You”