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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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[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Incidentally it also revealed this site isn't remotely safe for POC like at all, apparently there are hexbears who believe disability induced racism is a thing and it's acceptable and questioning it make you ableist

[–] worlds_okayest_mech_pilot@hexbear.net 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When you intentionally misunderstand and misrepresent Tourette's syndrome to such an absurd degree, obviously you're going to get called ableist. I would not even think to question a PoC voice about being justifiably upset over this incident or dismiss their thoughts and feelings. But no way am I listening to anyone who calls a condition that I and many other people suffer from a "fake racism disability" or whatever absurd strawman you've conjured.

[–] Redbolshevik2@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

John Davidson is not a racist for having a neurological condition that forces him to vocalize things.

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If he's not screaming racial slurs at white people too, then yes in fact he is

Tho I'm graceful enough to allow that his racism is subconscious social conditioning compounded by his condition

Regardless, Black people or any POC are not obligated to stand there and take racial abuse on the chin, no matter how unintentional it is

The existence of a medical condition does give you a permission structure to harm other people

If he can't help but harm Black people when in their presence, then he should never have been in their presence in the first place, get a fuckin grip you blind ass cracker