Doctor Who and Sherlock are Liberal Breeding Grounds

Claim

Homosexuality is normal and ought to be a perfectly acceptable lifestyle in society.

I believe Moffett is pushing his liberal social and political agendas through the evolution of his popular television shows, Sherlock and Doctor Who. This claim may not be a surprise to most liberal fans of  Steven Moffett's show, but it might be new for some conservative "Whovians" and "Sherlockians" out there.

If you are liberal in nature, you might be like, "Awesome! Finally!" For conservative readers, my hope for you is that by reading this post you would at least acknowledge what liberal messages you are consuming.

Consuming new and different ideas is not the danger.  In my opinion, the danger lies in the subconscious infiltration of ideas. Therefore, I lay no fault on Mr. Moffett for inciting mass social change through his genius. I lay the responsibility squarely on the shoulders of the mindless consumers of his media who believe without thinking.

* Note: I wrote this very late at night. Please forgive me if my logical argument isn't as cohesive as I thought it was while writing it at 2am.

Writers' words are never trivial.
Just as an artistic painter's every hue carries meaning, the writer skillfully embeds his or her unspoken agenda behind myriad literary devices.  Upon exposure, these (often subconscious) messages interact with and influence our system of values.  And as we expose ourselves to these repeated messages, we are inevitably affected by them.  Each of us must be more conscious of what we are allowing into our minds and hearts—even from a show as innocuous as Doctor Who. Here are some examples of themes which we are arguably being indoctrinated by:

My Observations (Data)

Both shows showcase homosexuality.

While tolerance and diversity are to be universally lauded, a much more controversial issue was being addressed in the subtext.  I felt Moffat used this episode (and the entire reboot of the show) as a platform to preach the normalcy of homosexuality.  This issue is found everywhere and nowhere throughout Doctor Who.  The genius of Moffat's writing is that he leverages his acute awareness of the media and the public's position on social and political issues to push the envelop of his own agenda regarding such issues without causing a stir.  For example, in episode 8x01, The Doctor calling into question the gender of the T-rex may have seemed an innocuous joke, but was it?  I believe it was calculated to call into question the viewer's correctness in knowing what is right from wrong and to challenge assumptions.  Once the viewer realizes that they were wrong about the carnivorous dinosaurs' masculinity, they will be more ready to call into question other assumptions they have about gender.

The old Peter Pan trick.  "I can store oxygen in my lungs; share with me."

Reject Dogmatic Religion In Favor of Logic and Reason

1. In the restaurant showdown scene, The Doctor portrays the non-judgmental scientist, while the Ancient Robot ironically plays the role of the hopelessly faithful believer.  What makes the scenario even more absurd is the soulless robot's insistence on admittance to a heavenly place where souls go to rest.
1. Doctor: "Killing us won't change anything.  What is the point?"
2. Ancient Robot: "To find the promise land."
3. Doctor: "You are millions of years old. It's time you knew—there isn't one."
4. Ancient Robot: "I am in search of paradise."
5. Doctor: "Yeah?! Huh, well me too, but I'm not going to make it either."
6. Ancient Robot: "I will not die.  I will reach the promised land."
7. Doctor: "There isn't ANY promised land. This is just—it's a superstition that you've picked up from all the humanity you've stuffed inside yourself."
2. In the airship showdown scene, the doctor teaches us that we can be the embodiment of all heroic virtues and still not expect to reach "the promised land" or heaven.
3. Another less subtle example was about 25 minutes into the first episode when Madame Vestra paints her wife, Jenny Flint.  In a spot of flirtation banter about spontaneous combustion, the writers push this exchange past our ears:
1. MV: "It's scientific nonsense, of course."
2. Wife: "Marriage."

It just rushes over one's ears.  We laugh at the joke.  And the root of indoctrination sinks one centimeter deeper.  Harmless?  Yes.  But over the course of the series, Moffat will win us all.

My Assumptions

Moffett is deliberately brainwashing conservatives to accept liberal values.

Brainwashing is a method for changing people's attitudes, beliefs and behaviors. Brainwashing is sometimes called thought reform. In psychology, the study of thought reform, falls into the sphere of social influence. Social influence exhibits itself everyday in many different ways. Brainwashing is a severe form of social influence that combines the following approaches to cause changes in someone's way of thinking without that person's consent and often against his will. (In other words, it's not brain washing if you're cool with it.) (Science.HowStuffWorks.com)

Three types of brainwashing:

• The compliance method only aims to produce a change in a person's behavior and is not concerned with his attitudes or beliefs. (E.g., The "Just do it" approach.)
• Persuasion, on the other hand, aims for a change in attitude. (E.g., "Do it because it'll make you feel good/happy/healthy/successful.")
• The education method (which is called the "propaganda method" when you don't believe in what's being taught) goes for the social-influence gold, trying to affect a change in the person's beliefs. (E.g., "Do it because you know it's the right thing to do.")

When an American soldier was captured by the Chinese [during the U.S. Korean War], he was given a vigorous handshake and a pat on the back. The enemy 'introduced' himself as a friend of the 'workers' of America . . . in many instances the Chinese did not search the American captives, but frequently offered them American cigarettes. This display of friendship caught most Americans totally off-guard and they never recovered from the initial impression made by the Chinese. . . . [A]fter the initial contact with the enemy, some Americans seemed to believe that the enemy was sincere and harmless. They relaxed and permitted themselves to be lulled into a well-disguised trap [of cooperating with] the cunning enemy. (Communist Interrogation, Indoctrination, and Exploitation of Prisoners of War 1956, p.37)

I was just thinking about how susceptible the nerd brain is to suggestions from the fandoms they love.  I am not about to compare Stephen Moffet to 1950s Communist China. I'm just saying, if Stephen Moffet were to slip a pro or anti-[something] message into one of his shows, half of the world's television-viewing population would likely gobble it up. "Sherlock is smart and likable; I trust him (and whatever Moffet scripts for him to say.)"

Who are the key players required for effective non-coercive brainwashing:

1. A manipulative agent (e.g., Stephen Moffet.)
2. A trusting branwashee (e.g, Whovians, Sherlockians)

Effective brainwashing mechanisms used by Moffet:

1. Repeating one's opinion until it is believed to be the common consensus.
2. Imitation of your subject
3. Rituals reinforce positive attitudes
4. Simply stating "I'm excited" reinforces positive attitudes
5. Adding a reason to a to an argument (no matter how stupid it might seem) is like a Jedi mind trick.

(Source)

I, perhaps too often, turn to media simply as a form of mental and physical escape.  I turn off my brain, and allow the presentation to wash over me.

What is the REAL Question?

Embedded in these feel-good themes lurk more subtle messages designed to creep into our minds along with everything else.  These more superficial themes are also evident throughout the episode, and must be identified if they are to be resisted:

Feel-good message #1: Exterminate your judgmental personality.

1. Science ought to dictate your moral compass, not whirly-dhirly religion. (This includes personally accepting of alternative of definitions of family.)
2. Reject pre-conceived notions of heaven and religion topically. If you can't be shown empirical evidence right now, don't believe it; it's probably trying to deceive you.

Feel-good message #2: Know thyself.

This is the real theme of this season's premiere.  The real question asked in this episode is, "who is the Doctor?"  What the Doctor's true nature and identity? As fans pine for a female iteration of The Doctor, they may also be questioning the potentially variable nature of their own genders.