TOW #3 - "Is Doctor Who Sexist? (Visual)

I know you're probably tired of my ranting about feminism by now, but I saw this infographic on tumblr and thought it was interesting and relevant. This infographic is the result of a lot of people (myself included) believing that the newest seasons of Doctor Who (seasons 5-8 of the revived series) are sexist and have experienced a drastic drop in quality after Steven Moffat took over the show. I personally believe that female characters he created such as Amy and River had no life outside of the Doctor, and no complex personality (like Rose or Donna had) that makes the viewer relate to them. Instead, Moffat relies on traits like "flirtiness" and "sassiness" to make the audience like his female characters, which also applies to Clara, who is not listed on the graphic because she is the most recent companion and has not yet concluded her run on the show. The author was a university student who did this study (the article itself can be read here). The infographic uses a logical argument (logos) by presenting facts and statistics about the topic. The author also uses ethos in the beginning when she describes how she watched all the episodes in order to collect this data, and in the article she begins by describing her credentials. The purpose was to show readers data about companions from both eras and data that supports the idea that Moffat's episodes are more sexist than older episodes. It doesn't present any opinions on the topic, rather just presenting the facts, which I thought was more appropriate for this situation, as it allows the viewer to form their own interpretation of the data. I think it achieves this purpose, seeing as it presents data such as Bechdel test pass rates (the Bechdel test is passed if a female character talks to another female character about something other than a man). It presents data that would lead most people to the conclusion that indeed, Moffat era is indeed more sexist than previous seasons. I personally like this graphic because it presents the information is an easily understandable and visually appealing format, and including a lot of information without looking too cluttered or unorganized.