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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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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

From what I heard he left the ceremony shortly after the incident. I do agree that he should try to apologize to them, but I think in the moment all the shame and embarrassment understandably got to him, and he ran away so as not to cause more disturbance in the moment.

Meanwhile Michael B Jordan and Lindo would've been on stage and then back in their seats in the auditorium. I suppose the guy with tourettes could've waited until afterwards to find them.

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