The source I've been able to find is this article", where he says, "There’s this issue you’re not allowed to discuss: that women are needy. Men can go for longer, more happily, without women. That’s the truth. We don’t, as little boys, play at being married - we try to avoid it for as long as possible. Meanwhile women are out there hunting for husbands." Plus another gem about the lack of respect in today's society for anything male. Bleh.
Regarding GitF, I'm told he once said something like "If you can't understand loving two women at the same time, then you're not a man." I can't find a source on that, but given the above quote I'm more inclined to believe he really did say that. Especially since, on the GitF commentary (which I admit I haven't seen, and don't want to, but it'd be easy enough to check), he's supposed to have said something about how the Doctor wouldn't understand why Rose and Reinette might not want to share a TARDIS, and would have to have Mickey explain it to him. So basically he wouldn't understand them being jealous of each other--even though the Doctor's been jealous of Rose's men (Mickey, Adam, Jack)? Total double standard, created entirely by Moffat.
And for things actually in the Whoverse, rather than commentary about them or interviews, I very much dislike the "king's wife and king's girlfriend" parallels in GitF, applied to Rose and Reinette. I won't go into that here or this will end up an extremely long comment, but if you're interested in my views on GitF, you can check out my conversation with thunderemeraldhere.
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Date: 2008-05-20 07:42 pm (UTC)Regarding GitF, I'm told he once said something like "If you can't understand loving two women at the same time, then you're not a man." I can't find a source on that, but given the above quote I'm more inclined to believe he really did say that. Especially since, on the GitF commentary (which I admit I haven't seen, and don't want to, but it'd be easy enough to check), he's supposed to have said something about how the Doctor wouldn't understand why Rose and Reinette might not want to share a TARDIS, and would have to have Mickey explain it to him. So basically he wouldn't understand them being jealous of each other--even though the Doctor's been jealous of Rose's men (Mickey, Adam, Jack)? Total double standard, created entirely by Moffat.
And for things actually in the Whoverse, rather than commentary about them or interviews, I very much dislike the "king's wife and king's girlfriend" parallels in GitF, applied to Rose and Reinette. I won't go into that here or this will end up an extremely long comment, but if you're interested in my views on GitF, you can check out my conversation with