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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 he definitely should be there. I haven’t seen the film but I have watched a few clips on YouTube and they are heartbreaking.

    I can’t really believe people think he would do this with any intention. Like  mentioned they say the thing that is socially explosive not believed.

    I wonder how he feels about himself now, probably pretty horrified that he said those things.

    He is so brave to put himself out there to say I have a right to be here with every other human being. He is leading the way in hopefully more understanding about Tourette’s which can only be a good thing for all the people out there hiding away because of it.

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  • I think he definitely should be there. I haven’t seen the film but I have watched a few clips on YouTube and they are heartbreaking.

    I can’t really believe people think he would do this with any intention. Like  mentioned they say the thing that is socially explosive not believed.

    I wonder how he feels about himself now, probably pretty horrified that he said those things.

    He is so brave to put himself out there to say I have a right to be here with every other human being. He is leading the way in hopefully more understanding about Tourette’s which can only be a good thing for all the people out there hiding away because of it.

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