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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The "apology" is terrible, just awful. Not a single word recognizing the impact of his actions. Just more plugging of his own project.

I am far less sympathetic after this statement than I was before it, to be honest. How hard would it be to acknowledge harm, if you are writing a statement anyway?

https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/i-swear-john-davidson-deeply-mortified-shouting-n-word-baftas-1236670082/[/quote]

I'm trying to be understanding but,  yes,  this is a pretty poor apology.  I am learning that people with Tourettes don't think they should have to apologize for who they are (and I agree to an extent), but they shouldn't ignore the potential harm their tics could cause others.  Davidson didn't even acknowledge the specific harm that word in that setting would cause the Black folks on the receiving end. [/quote]

When you have this condition for years and years and so this is an hourly / frequent occurance for you, it is different from someone hearing for the first time. It is just the norm for the person with the disability. I worked in a setting with people who had OCD and Tourette's that were so severe that they were hospitalized. Their rituals and outbursts often didn't even regster with them due to the frequency and severity - other than they were exhausted and frustrated. Since they are not controllable - they aren't doig a deep dive into the impact of something they can't control. For some of them the rituals or outbursts were multiple times a minute, over and over and over - thousands of times a day. There isn't a conscious reflective thought process that reflects and dissects each ritual or outburst and its impact as it is just part of their life and a part that brings them so much struggle and pain.

This was obviously a different setting but over time I am sure he gets somewhat numb to the impact and has to just carry on as he likely has frequent tics and vocalizations and can't stop his life and what he is going a hundred times a day to do a reflection and to find those he has caused an impact to and to try to see what they need from him to resolve any harm they felt. He likely gets looks and comments of disgust all day every day - it is just part of his existance. [/quote]

I get that and I'm not referring to normal daily interactions.  I imagine having this condition is beyond exhausting and reading accounts from people with Tourettes is saddening.  But, making this statement, after an international incident like what we're discussing,  that was presumably crafted and vetted by his team and the movie studio should have been a little more emphatic and less self- promotional. [/quote]

I think the apology / statement should have come from those who invited him knowing he had copralalia and those who broadcast it knowing he had copralalia. I don't think he (the individual) owes anyone an apology for having copralalia at an event where he was there for a film on copralalia. [/quote]
No, he himself also owes sincere apologies. That’s part of being in society. And based on a clip posted by a PP, he’s clearly capable of apologizing for what he does (says).[/quote]

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