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Let's talk about the BAFTAs situation.
Before I go into this anymore, I want to get this out of the way first: tics are not—whatsoever—what you are thinking, feeling, and they do not reveal anything about who you are as a person.
I have so many people making negative judgments about me and my character, as well as my mutuals and friends, based off of what type of tics that we have. They are always saying, "Oh, you just wanna say these things and get away with it by saying you have tics as an excuse." That is not the case at all!
I have struggled heavily to not isolate myself and I have also struggled heavily to stay here on this Earth, because my tics have caused so many problems for me. We cannot leave the house without preparing for the reality that we may be judged, misunderstood—or worse—confronted in a violent way or in an aggressive way about our tics.
So, yes, it is a tragedy for both parties that John Davidson had that tic. I feel terrible that Michael [B.] Jordan and Delroy Lindo had such a disgusting word shouted at them during a moment that is supposed to be one of the happiest of someone's life. But I also feel terrible for John Davidson that he has to live with having that word as a tic. Having tics already makes it so that you will be misunderstood and judged your whole life, but having slurs as tics, as I would know, just adds on to that. We do not gain any type of enjoyment from this. In fact, it is so immensely terrifying and causes us so much discomfort.
Yes, you are allowed to be upset, but that does not give you the right to be ableist. I see people saying that we shouldn't be allowed outside, that we deserve to die, or that we need to have muzzles on. We deserve just as much love and compassion and opportunities as you do! And, no, he did not need to be separated from everybody else. People there were warned that there was a person in the audience with Tourette's Syndrome, and they were warned that some of his tics may be inappropriate.
The movie was literally about him and his condition! He deserved to be there! He deserves to exist—and so do the rest of us!
There is no sides to this situation. There's only layers of understanding that needs to be had. So, please, educate yourselves and have compassion for others.
That is all I have to say on this situation.
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