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So very sad for all

The fault here lies totally with BAFTA. THEY owe apologizes to all Black people and to Mr. Davidson. His words were involuntary and unintentional. If a disabled person had a seizure on stage, BAFTA would have deleted it. It's the same thing - unintentional uncontrollable behavior.

I am not a brain scientist. We don't even understand how much of the brain works. But it is clear and consistent that people affected with this spout out shit that is known to be offensive, and can't control it. It makes it hard for them to participate in society. I have empathy for them.

So I can tell you that some outbursts ARE in fact positive but why would you want to watch or hear those? It's like saying why are certain forums always negative but forgetting most people only go the extra way to criticize.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusi... There are a bunch of studies on this The Wikipedia page is a great place to start

And “…it’s usually the socially inappropriate stuff that gets all the attention because brains are weirdly wired to blurt out exactly what you're trying to suppress…”

Cursing I have heard as a tick…racial slurs…this is a first!

If you READ all that I said…instead of focusing on a portion, I said they could have prepared the audience BEFORE hand if they knew those were his types of “ticks”; which tend to be repetitive generally.

I follow a young White woman on TikTok who has Tourette’s and her “ticks” will have generalizations sometimes based upon the subject. I bought this in black “(tick) once you go BLACK, you never go back “ and proceed on with the conversation.

The question is “Are these his generally specific and normal “ticks” or something…ELSE??”, that’s at issue. If known, it could have been announced prior so everyone would understand. Having Tourette Syndrome doesn’t make one incapable of subconscious or open biases.

😢

Still not good enough, BAFTA! 😢

Tourette’s is a horrible affliction.

thats crazy

The BBC are 100% to blame; they edited out Gaza related speeches ffs! It isn't the least bit surprising that 99% of the blame toward John Davidson is from Americans, cos they're so used to living in a f**ked up racist society with a f**ked up racist history they assume the whole world is the same.

Which he has.

Maybe if you have a fucking issue with saying that without self control. Put your hand over your fucking mouth until the black person leaves. Problem solved. I am not giving any grace for that. I don’t hear them insulting, Jews or people of Asian descent nor pasty white folks.

Really, so they say around white people exclusively. Or just when they see a black person then the word comes to them??

You know what, no I won't. It's completely different.

Like two white people down playing two black actors getting called the N word

Literally anything. Maybe think before you throw out such garbage.

It’s actually not a terrible analogy. It is a perfect one. My husband has complex Tourette’s and experiences all of the tic types. When he has a full tic attack it often does look remarkably like an epileptic seizure. It is a neurological disorder. There is no choice.

Does he have any control of his condition? If not I can't hold him responsible.

The fault does not lie with this man, it’s on BAFTA who decided to not censor THAT word, but censored Free Palestine. It did not have to air that hurtful, racist word…it was a choice.

No. You are wrong. bsky.app/profile/rati...

I didn’t hear her say the N word. Not once.

Yeah, now you’re infantilizing an adult, while also just choosing to ignore the facts. I’m not the one grasping at straws here.

All the people judging him look like the type to say it under their breath and they don’t have Tourette’s

Lots of marshmallows on this thread, from both sides.

I know a Seventh Day Adventist I clocked his religion on because he says “I hate you G-d” Tourettes makes them say the most offensive thing, and it is real.

I think they assume it’s like when someone drinks five beers, screams hateful slurs at their Uber driver and then says “I’m not a racist, I was just drunk”

Yes the fuck it does, retard.

He still could’ve said “I’m sorry that came out.” The presenters would have likely said “no worries” given his disability. It’s trying to ignore what came out, being dismissive, and blithe is the problem.

He’s using it as an excuse! It’s in his vocabulary for a reason!!!

This is terrible , leave him alone

Coprolalia

Nope

It is not his fault, and he's not to blame for the outrage. The show had time to edit the comments and they chose to air them.

1. Forbes ranked “curse words” worse than the N word? 2. He also yelled an insult at Queen Elizabeth previously and apologized multiple times. I guess he thinks White women deserve apologies but not Black men.

He left due to embarrassment. Why not simply say “I’m sorry that came out”? End of.

The apology to BAFTA was unnecessary. An apology to Lindo and Jordan would have acknowledged the harm.

Its a thing with tourett's and I assure you, it isn't convenient in the least.

Interesting how this dilemma — the need to accept without judgment people who suffer from Tourette’s, while also respecting the natural desire for people to not be awkwardly insulted with slurs when making a voluntary public appearance — was anticipated in a scene in the 2017 movie ‘The Square’.

What if he shouts FIRE and a hundred people die in the stampede? Would that be enough?

Tax the rich!

The slur was only triggered by Black people—the issue isn't just the disability—it's RACISM!The condition may explain the outburst—but the pattern explains the rest. Harm is harm, regardless of intent. STOP excusing the harm it STILL caused!

1) he was there because a movie about his life was being honored 2) no, that’s not how society works. You don’t get to exile people for having a disability

The context for the discussion based on my understanding was the nothing statement “if anyone was offended” made by Cummings. I personally don’t know if he reached out to the presenters and/or what was said between them if that did happen.

Thank you for sharing. This is illuminating.

Monsters 😡

Apparently, the BBC had two hours to edit the show. Either they scred up, or they wanted controversy.

Nor should we strive to minimize racial slurs directed at black and brown people

💕💕 I hope he is ok after all this. 💕

Sad for John D but also the guys presenting the award who were shouted at. Regardless of the cause of the outburst it must still have been hurtful and even though those guys will have had worse in their daily lives it is terrible nonetheless. Good for Alan Cumming for apologising to them.

Except black and brown humans

Deep seated confession: 'For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open' NIV. 🤔🙏 ... amen

CRACKER!!!!

Why TF did they air that? Would they air a blind presenter stumbling on stage? A wheelchair user whose wheel gets temporarily stuck on a curtain?

youtu.be/FgaqKIxS4Hs?...

A behavior he has no control 9ver and was deeply embarrassed by.

So they were exploiting him. No edits was a deliberate choice.

Nope

No. bsky.app/profile/rati...

No, that's not how it works, it is an unconscious process - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprola...

It doesn't work that way, I have non verbal Tourette's and I cannot control my tics. I've listened to people try and tell me all my life to just ignore it and don't do the tics. I cannot for the life of me DO that and some idiots keep thinking I'm faking it, so damned annoying!

…he was literally there because he is the focus of a biographical film about him having coprolalia

I've seen many questionable 'influencers' out there who do stuff like that for attention and views. He may have tourettes and have legitimate tics. But the content seemed very timely and specific for being involuntary.

Here's another explanation by another person with Tourette's bsky.app/profile/then...

Agreed. I'm disgusted by some of the comments made here. We need to raise more awareness about Tourette's Syndrome and educate people.

Oh believe me they will get over it..

I've read as much Oliver Sacks as the next guy. I can only assume that as an activist for an involuntary condition, he would refuse to wear some sort of gag or impediment under sensitive circumstances. And please dont ask why he should, it's painfully obvious.