Bafta awards controversy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is unfortunate that so much was made of this involuntary moment that it overshadowed all the artists who won awards. People say John took away from the two presenters but the extreme focus by the public on his vocalization has taken away from all the award winners and their moment to shine. Instead of being asked about their art, they are being asked about John's coprolalia which most of them didn't even hear.

To the contrary - people are now more aware that the BAFTA awards even exist. I mean, can you tell me who won even a single BAFTA last year? You can't. So stop creating a false problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So you're telling me that due to coprolalia, he has absolutely no control over his outbursts... yet his brain is "automatically" able to tailor a specific insult for a specific recipient?

Black people: Ns
Queen: f the queen

What's next?
SA survivors: "you f'ing deserved it"
Women PhDs: "dumb w---res"
Person in wheelchair: "cripple"

Really?

I'd maybe buy it if he called everyone Ns or hoes. But this just seems too far fetched.

Why does his brain go there, lol

Watch the movie.

The movie is all about how hard this is for HIM. Even the scene where he gets punched in the bar. Well... he threw a drink on a stranger. How do you think that felt for the poor guy who just wanted to have a good time and a random guy douses you with beer for no reason?

The movie wants to convince us that "good, loving" people should embrace his outbursts. Like when he says stuff like "I put c-m in your drink" and they're all "awww! That's adorable!" It's not. I have children and I can't imagine asking my 8 year old daughter to put up with someone yelling "suck my d--k!" to her. That's not civilized. That's disgusting.

Are you for real? Getting doused with beer once in your life is a walk in the park compared to living with this disability. I mean, I can't even with you.

Having a drink thrown on you - completely unprovoked - is assault or battery in most jurisdictions. Are you saying that assault should be excused because the perpetrator a disability?

lol nope

"lol" yep, actually

Honey, there is something wrong with you.

I am curious how far you’d take this. Let’s imagine pedophilia gets classified as a disability. Because, actually, it is a compulsion for many, not unlike coprolalia. Like Tourette’s, there’s something neurologically wrong with these folks. So now a pedophile assaults your child. Do you still maintain the pedophile should not face repercussions because dIsAbILiTy? Child just needs more eMpAThY for the poor, misunderstood pedo?

You're such a moron I can't believe I'm even bothering to respond to you but here goes.

Someone with a disability that causes physical tics who spills a beer on someone isn't getting charged with battery. I don't know what else to tell you. As to your inane tangent, I'm not responding to that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This guy has to know about sound dampening / voice muffling masks that are made specifically for people suffering from Tourette’s. Like, there’s no way he doesn’t know they don’t exist. Why on earth wouldn’t he wear one, knowing he was going to tic?

We definitely need to muzzle people like this in public.

I wish we could muzzle a good number of people on this thread.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/john-davidson-tourettes-tics-bafta-n-word-interview-1236671850/

John responds. I hesitate to post it as it may just direct more hate his way but I believe he has a right to have a voice and an opinion about his own experience.

My dude takes yet another opportunity to plug his project, to blame microphone placement, and then to plug his project some more.

Meanwhile, in the ENTIRE interview, here is the sum total of what he has to say about his use of a vicious racial slur: "The N-word was one of these, and I completely understand its significance in history and in the modern world..."

Note what is missing from this. We get hundreds of words about how hard his life is and how we should watch his film, and not one single word about the impact of his words on those who were targeted.

Have the people offended suggested that they understand that this was involuntary and not meant? I haven't seen that either. They seem to just want to reflexively call him a racist and a jerk then demand he apologize.

Even if it was not meant, he has the opportunity here to show grace and engage in education by making it clear that he understands how his unvoluntary utterance impacted actual human beings.

No one is saying he did it on purpose. We are saying his constant self-centering rather than demonstrations of empathy are off-putting.

Yes people on here have actually said exactly that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“ What’s really happening right now is not about Tourette’s. This ain’t about a neurological tic. It’s about protecting whiteness. It’s about what jumps into formation the second whiteness feels exposed. What we’re witnessing is the full machinery revving up. The sympathy. The soft language. The “let’s be fair.” The calls for compassion. The think pieces. The tone policing. The accusations of ableism. All to make sure the spotlight moves off the rot and back onto our reaction.

Because the real crisis, in their eyes, isn’t that the word came out of that white man’s mouth three times in the same night. It’s that we’re refusing to pretend like it didn’t mean anything. That’s what they’re protecting. Not a diagnosis. A narrative. The narrative that racism is rare. That it is located elsewhere in something more extreme. That it is accidental. A glitch. Not a feature and not part of who they are.”

https://newsone.com/6850861/black-people-dont-have-accept-john-davidson-apology/#comments

That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard on this thread, and that's really saying something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is unfortunate that so much was made of this involuntary moment that it overshadowed all the artists who won awards. People say John took away from the two presenters but the extreme focus by the public on his vocalization has taken away from all the award winners and their moment to shine. Instead of being asked about their art, they are being asked about John's coprolalia which most of them didn't even hear.

To the contrary - people are now more aware that the BAFTA awards even exist. I mean, can you tell me who won even a single BAFTA last year? You can't. So stop creating a false problem.

Did you just hear about BAFTA in the same year you learned about Tourettes? 2026 is off to a big start for you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is unfortunate that so much was made of this involuntary moment that it overshadowed all the artists who won awards. People say John took away from the two presenters but the extreme focus by the public on his vocalization has taken away from all the award winners and their moment to shine. Instead of being asked about their art, they are being asked about John's coprolalia which most of them didn't even hear.

To the contrary - people are now more aware that the BAFTA awards even exist. I mean, can you tell me who won even a single BAFTA last year? You can't. So stop creating a false problem.

Did you just hear about BAFTA in the same year you learned about Tourettes? 2026 is off to a big start for you!

I've known about the BAFTAs for years, thanks. I also have a friend whose daughter has Tourette's so I'm pretty up to speed on how devastating it is for everyone. Hopefully your 2026 contains time for some introspection.

[Anonymous]

Reading this thread just opens my eyes to how few people in the DC area are willing to ever give a real apology for harm they caused.

You don’t have to intend harm to cause harm.

The apology shouldn’t be 90% “I’m hurt that anyone thinks I intentionally hurt you.” And 10% “I’m sorry if you were hurt.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“ What’s really happening right now is not about Tourette’s. This ain’t about a neurological tic. It’s about protecting whiteness. It’s about what jumps into formation the second whiteness feels exposed. What we’re witnessing is the full machinery revving up. The sympathy. The soft language. The “let’s be fair.” The calls for compassion. The think pieces. The tone policing. The accusations of ableism. All to make sure the spotlight moves off the rot and back onto our reaction.

Because the real crisis, in their eyes, isn’t that the word came out of that white man’s mouth three times in the same night. It’s that we’re refusing to pretend like it didn’t mean anything. That’s what they’re protecting. Not a diagnosis. A narrative. The narrative that racism is rare. That it is located elsewhere in something more extreme. That it is accidental. A glitch. Not a feature and not part of who they are.”

https://newsone.com/6850861/black-people-dont-have-accept-john-davidson-apology/#comments

Nailed it!

Thank you for posting this — and including the link with the full article.

+1

It's funny (but not humorous) how SOME White people continously do a lot of mental gymnastics to tell Black people how they should feel about that hearing that word. How can you in good faith offer empathy to Mr. Davison while also arguing that if black folks are in any way bothered by the outbursts and express being bothered, then they just don't understand the condition enough?

The willingness to completely disregard the feelings of Black people on this situation by thinking that Mr. Davison doesn't owe a bit of accountability is very telling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“ What’s really happening right now is not about Tourette’s. This ain’t about a neurological tic. It’s about protecting whiteness. It’s about what jumps into formation the second whiteness feels exposed. What we’re witnessing is the full machinery revving up. The sympathy. The soft language. The “let’s be fair.” The calls for compassion. The think pieces. The tone policing. The accusations of ableism. All to make sure the spotlight moves off the rot and back onto our reaction.

Because the real crisis, in their eyes, isn’t that the word came out of that white man’s mouth three times in the same night. It’s that we’re refusing to pretend like it didn’t mean anything. That’s what they’re protecting. Not a diagnosis. A narrative. The narrative that racism is rare. That it is located elsewhere in something more extreme. That it is accidental. A glitch. Not a feature and not part of who they are.”

https://newsone.com/6850861/black-people-dont-have-accept-john-davidson-apology/#comments

Nailed it!

Thank you for posting this — and including the link with the full article.

+1

It's funny (but not humorous) how SOME White people continously do a lot of mental gymnastics to tell Black people how they should feel about that hearing that word. How can you in good faith offer empathy to Mr. Davison while also arguing that if black folks are in any way bothered by the outbursts and express being bothered, then they just don't understand the condition enough?

The willingness to completely disregard the feelings of Black people on this situation by thinking that Mr. Davison doesn't owe a bit of accountability is very telling.

Are you Black?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“ What’s really happening right now is not about Tourette’s. This ain’t about a neurological tic. It’s about protecting whiteness. It’s about what jumps into formation the second whiteness feels exposed. What we’re witnessing is the full machinery revving up. The sympathy. The soft language. The “let’s be fair.” The calls for compassion. The think pieces. The tone policing. The accusations of ableism. All to make sure the spotlight moves off the rot and back onto our reaction.

Because the real crisis, in their eyes, isn’t that the word came out of that white man’s mouth three times in the same night. It’s that we’re refusing to pretend like it didn’t mean anything. That’s what they’re protecting. Not a diagnosis. A narrative. The narrative that racism is rare. That it is located elsewhere in something more extreme. That it is accidental. A glitch. Not a feature and not part of who they are.”

https://newsone.com/6850861/black-people-dont-have-accept-john-davidson-apology/#comments

Nailed it!

Thank you for posting this — and including the link with the full article.

+1

It's funny (but not humorous) how SOME White people continously do a lot of mental gymnastics to tell Black people how they should feel about that hearing that word. How can you in good faith offer empathy to Mr. Davison while also arguing that if black folks are in any way bothered by the outbursts and express being bothered, then they just don't understand the condition enough?

The willingness to completely disregard the feelings of Black people on this situation by thinking that Mr. Davison doesn't owe a bit of accountability is very telling.

I don’t think (most) people are saying Black people (or anyone really) should not be bothered by the language used. They are saying it’s unfair to subscribe a bad intent to an involuntary act.

I found both these videos enlightening, given both are from Black individuals with Tourette’s.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVHrLAFjXFm/?igsh=MTZqejN6Zmh4bG50YQ==

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVFQ_8qgHlk/?igsh=MWRqZXNjeXQzazFqMw==

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“ What’s really happening right now is not about Tourette’s. This ain’t about a neurological tic. It’s about protecting whiteness. It’s about what jumps into formation the second whiteness feels exposed. What we’re witnessing is the full machinery revving up. The sympathy. The soft language. The “let’s be fair.” The calls for compassion. The think pieces. The tone policing. The accusations of ableism. All to make sure the spotlight moves off the rot and back onto our reaction.

Because the real crisis, in their eyes, isn’t that the word came out of that white man’s mouth three times in the same night. It’s that we’re refusing to pretend like it didn’t mean anything. That’s what they’re protecting. Not a diagnosis. A narrative. The narrative that racism is rare. That it is located elsewhere in something more extreme. That it is accidental. A glitch. Not a feature and not part of who they are.”

https://newsone.com/6850861/black-people-dont-have-accept-john-davidson-apology/#comments

Nailed it!

Thank you for posting this — and including the link with the full article.

+1

It's funny (but not humorous) how SOME White people continously do a lot of mental gymnastics to tell Black people how they should feel about that hearing that word. How can you in good faith offer empathy to Mr. Davison while also arguing that if black folks are in any way bothered by the outbursts and express being bothered, then they just don't understand the condition enough?

The willingness to completely disregard the feelings of Black people on this situation by thinking that Mr. Davison doesn't owe a bit of accountability is very telling.

Are you Black?

Yes, I am. And I also accept that Davidson didn't have any ill intent. I also think his statements fell short of showing the empathy and understanding towards the Black community that he also deserves from this situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“ What’s really happening right now is not about Tourette’s. This ain’t about a neurological tic. It’s about protecting whiteness. It’s about what jumps into formation the second whiteness feels exposed. What we’re witnessing is the full machinery revving up. The sympathy. The soft language. The “let’s be fair.” The calls for compassion. The think pieces. The tone policing. The accusations of ableism. All to make sure the spotlight moves off the rot and back onto our reaction.

Because the real crisis, in their eyes, isn’t that the word came out of that white man’s mouth three times in the same night. It’s that we’re refusing to pretend like it didn’t mean anything. That’s what they’re protecting. Not a diagnosis. A narrative. The narrative that racism is rare. That it is located elsewhere in something more extreme. That it is accidental. A glitch. Not a feature and not part of who they are.”

https://newsone.com/6850861/black-people-dont-have-accept-john-davidson-apology/#comments

Nailed it!

Thank you for posting this — and including the link with the full article.

+1

It's funny (but not humorous) how SOME White people continously do a lot of mental gymnastics to tell Black people how they should feel about that hearing that word. How can you in good faith offer empathy to Mr. Davison while also arguing that if black folks are in any way bothered by the outbursts and express being bothered, then they just don't understand the condition enough?

The willingness to completely disregard the feelings of Black people on this situation by thinking that Mr. Davison doesn't owe a bit of accountability is very telling.

I don’t think (most) people are saying Black people (or anyone really) should not be bothered by the language used. They are saying it’s unfair to subscribe a bad intent to an involuntary act.

I found both these videos enlightening, given both are from Black individuals with Tourette’s.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVHrLAFjXFm/?igsh=MTZqejN6Zmh4bG50YQ==

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVFQ_8qgHlk/?igsh=MWRqZXNjeXQzazFqMw==

The same way people in this thread are unfairly saying Davidson intended his outburst, people in this thread are unfairly saying Black people should ignore the feelings experienced by hearing that word in that setting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“ What’s really happening right now is not about Tourette’s. This ain’t about a neurological tic. It’s about protecting whiteness. It’s about what jumps into formation the second whiteness feels exposed. What we’re witnessing is the full machinery revving up. The sympathy. The soft language. The “let’s be fair.” The calls for compassion. The think pieces. The tone policing. The accusations of ableism. All to make sure the spotlight moves off the rot and back onto our reaction.

Because the real crisis, in their eyes, isn’t that the word came out of that white man’s mouth three times in the same night. It’s that we’re refusing to pretend like it didn’t mean anything. That’s what they’re protecting. Not a diagnosis. A narrative. The narrative that racism is rare. That it is located elsewhere in something more extreme. That it is accidental. A glitch. Not a feature and not part of who they are.”

https://newsone.com/6850861/black-people-dont-have-accept-john-davidson-apology/#comments

Nailed it!

Thank you for posting this — and including the link with the full article.

+1

It's funny (but not humorous) how SOME White people continously do a lot of mental gymnastics to tell Black people how they should feel about that hearing that word. How can you in good faith offer empathy to Mr. Davison while also arguing that if black folks are in any way bothered by the outbursts and express being bothered, then they just don't understand the condition enough?

The willingness to completely disregard the feelings of Black people on this situation by thinking that Mr. Davison doesn't owe a bit of accountability is very telling.

I don’t think (most) people are saying Black people (or anyone really) should not be bothered by the language used. They are saying it’s unfair to subscribe a bad intent to an involuntary act.

I found both these videos enlightening, given both are from Black individuals with Tourette’s.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVHrLAFjXFm/?igsh=MTZqejN6Zmh4bG50YQ==

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVFQ_8qgHlk/?igsh=MWRqZXNjeXQzazFqMw==

The same way people in this thread are unfairly saying Davidson intended his outburst, people in this thread are unfairly saying Black people should ignore the feelings experienced by hearing that word in that setting.

Understood, and both groups that are dismissing other’s feelings are wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is unfortunate that so much was made of this involuntary moment that it overshadowed all the artists who won awards. People say John took away from the two presenters but the extreme focus by the public on his vocalization has taken away from all the award winners and their moment to shine. Instead of being asked about their art, they are being asked about John's coprolalia which most of them didn't even hear.

To the contrary - people are now more aware that the BAFTA awards even exist. I mean, can you tell me who won even a single BAFTA last year? You can't. So stop creating a false problem.

Did you just hear about BAFTA in the same year you learned about Tourettes? 2026 is off to a big start for you!

I've known about the BAFTAs for years, thanks. I also have a friend whose daughter has Tourette's so I'm pretty up to speed on how devastating it is for everyone. Hopefully your 2026 contains time for some introspection.

To understand why people like you are ignorant? It’s a lifelong battle to be sure. There are a lot of you.