as someone with tourette syndrome, all the discourse surrounding the BAFTA’s has been truly disheartening, and i’ve had a couple thoughts i’ve been stewing on.
for those saying to either alter ourselves, or not even appear in public spaces if we risk having obscene tics: why should we be expected to change ourselves or hide away? for the comfort of the able-bodied?
i completely empathise with michael b jordan, delroy lindo, and the black community who has all been hurt by what happened. in the same breath, i’d also like to ask people to extend empathy to john davidson, the man with tourette syndrome who ticced the n-slur.
not only did he bring up his condition with the coordinators at the BAFTA’s, and his concerns, but they were all set aside and he was told they would handle it and inform all the guests present. sure they did inform them, but that came AFTER the incident, and was expressed in a graceless, dismissive manner by host alan cumming, holding no empathy towards anyone involved.
even if we disregard that and say the BAFTA’s made a simple mistake and could’ve handled it with more class, what excuse is there for placing a microphone right in front of davidson? he even expressed concern, citing that his tics, like many people with tourette’s, get worse under stressful situation. what could be more stressful than having a microphone in front of you reminding you of your disability while attending an award show where a movie about YOU and YOUR LIFE with tourette syndrome?
it is already incredibly embarrassing having a tic of this nature in such a public manner, but for the BAFTA’s to exploit it by purposely neglecting to edit it out before streaming the award show? it is a malicious act of negligence to the nth degree for everyone involved. not only that but to erase every bit of pro palestinian sentiment expressed by the guests, all the while promoting an embarrassing moment to open the floor to both racism and ableism is truly disgusting.
shame on every single one of those BAFTA assholes. black lives matter, tourettic and disabled people in general don’t owe you anything, and free palestine.🇵🇸
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