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Tourette Syndrome at the Bafta Awards

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I just read this:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/23/backlash-bafta-n-word-controversy-jamie-foxx-wendell-pierce-tourette-activist-john-davidson?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-gb

I can't decide what I think about the responses.

If a person usually uses the 'N' word as a tic, then maybe them not being in the audience would have been best at it's a very unpleasant and offensive word.

But must they have been there with regard to the awards anyway, so there wasn't really a choice to make for the organisers?  Should they be excluded?

There is obviously no intention for offence and the tic is unable to be controlled.

What do you think?

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  • I think it's very difficult, the word used was offensive, but someone with Tourettes really can't help it, I think this sort of thing is going to become more and more apparent as people gain more protected charactaristics and people who would previously be hidden become more visable.

    Maybe everyone needs to take a breath and step back a bit and most of all think!

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  • I think it's very difficult, the word used was offensive, but someone with Tourettes really can't help it, I think this sort of thing is going to become more and more apparent as people gain more protected charactaristics and people who would previously be hidden become more visable.

    Maybe everyone needs to take a breath and step back a bit and most of all think!

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