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A Tourette's syndrome activist shouted the N-word at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo during the BAFTAs: Breaking down the controversy (archive.today)

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The ceremony aired on a two-hour delay on BBC One in the U.K. and on E! in the U.S. and yet the slur remained in the broadcast. Deadline noted that other remarks were censored, including the BBC cutting Akinola Davies Jr.’s “free Palestine” comment at the end of his speech.

I can excuse the dude with the verbal tic having an outburst, understandable. What gets my goat is that you fucks censored the Free Palestine comment instead.

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[–] homhom9000@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Does he say it to white people?

You do not need to explain tourettes, I understand tourrettes. It's almost patronizing to assume this is a conversation about not understanding what a disability is.

This is a conversation on mitigating harm, and you can cause harm and slurs cause harm even if you're disabled and it's unintentional. Asking for some kind of apology or accountability is the least that can be done.

Brushing this off surprised we (Black people) are offended is shallow bullshit.

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 17 points 1 day ago

Does he say it to white people?

He says fuck the queen to the queen, he says he has a bomb in crowds, he confesses to random crimes to cops. If he thought cracker was extremely inappropriate he would likely yell that at white people.
You say you understand, but that question reveals that you do not.

[–] LeonTreatsky@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

You're asking a man who involuntarily says the most taboo thing in any given situation to annihilate his self worth on the daily by constantly having to apologise for his existence.

No one should be asked to do that. I'm sorry that his existence makes you uneasy.

[–] Redbolshevik2@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Thank you for demonstrating my point. Genuinely perfect rendition of the "You're racist for assuming I don't understand Tourette's" followed by ignorance of Tourette's. Chef's kiss. This is why I have no grace.

[–] OttoboyEmpire@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

me, listening to michael b jordan's speech interrupted by involuntary racial epithets on repeat, conspicuously shaking my head to let ya'll know i disagree.