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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 have to say that I have a great deal of empathy for John Davidson. Most of his life he has had to deal with tourettes and remember seeing a documentary on BBC "John's not mad" (I was young then too) I remember the ridicule he was exposed to.

    Unfortunately he used to shout out swearing words and inappropriate phrases. This has caused him no end of abuse including physical over the years.

    I saw him on BBC breakfast a little while ago when the film was coming out and he was fine with little tics showing but nothing major. It could be heightened stress at an awards do being filmed that caused the offensive tics to come out.

    He has no real control over them. Yes the N word is offensive but is ok for some black people to use in discourse with each other but is somehow now a national scandal because some disabled person blurted it out when he had no control.

    The world needs to take a step back and breathe, be more tolerant and show understanding.

    This uproar may cause a major setback in John's life.

    Anything other than understanding is ableist discrimination.

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  • I have to say that I have a great deal of empathy for John Davidson. Most of his life he has had to deal with tourettes and remember seeing a documentary on BBC "John's not mad" (I was young then too) I remember the ridicule he was exposed to.

    Unfortunately he used to shout out swearing words and inappropriate phrases. This has caused him no end of abuse including physical over the years.

    I saw him on BBC breakfast a little while ago when the film was coming out and he was fine with little tics showing but nothing major. It could be heightened stress at an awards do being filmed that caused the offensive tics to come out.

    He has no real control over them. Yes the N word is offensive but is ok for some black people to use in discourse with each other but is somehow now a national scandal because some disabled person blurted it out when he had no control.

    The world needs to take a step back and breathe, be more tolerant and show understanding.

    This uproar may cause a major setback in John's life.

    Anything other than understanding is ableist discrimination.

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