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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Haven't you seen the videos of people post anesthesia who say offensive things? Are people really triggered and offended by those vidoes and expect apologies? Usually the people in them are laughing and not taking it personally as they understand what the person coming out of anesthesia is saying is not under their control. But most people on here seem to think those people are extremely offensive and should be apologizing for their comments and that being under sanesthetic does not give them a right to say anything inappropriate and they need to be held responsible. [/quote]

I think people are used to being able to reflexively demand other people apologize. They are frustrated that it doesn't seem to work in this case.[/quote]
Ultimately that’s on him. The impact of not sincerely apologizing will be his burden. He’ll always be known for this and what he did after. And that’s how his movie will be viewed too. [/quote]

In reality, despite your sock puppeting - probably 0.001% of the population shares your view that he needs to apologize for existing and stay away from people. I am sure he and his movie will continue to receive lots of support and do just fine. The majority of people can understand the nuances of the situation. [/quote]

NP here but I don't think he needs to apologize for existing, I also don't think he needs to stay away from people.  I do think that he should extend heartfelt apologies- both public, and individual private ones (via BAFTA representatives, to the actors)- to the people he had these vocal tics towards as they were speaking.  If I had a disorder where I, without warning, would turn and vomit on someone, and I turned and vomited on someone as she was standing up to give a presentation at work,  I would not wipe my mouth and shrug and say "it's my disability- what does she want me to do?"  I would offer a heartfelt apology!

Also, I refuse to believe that this individual had no agency to step out into the hallway during speeches, after his vocal tic loudly impacted someone's speech for the first time.  To the person who compared someone with Tourette's to a crying or vomiting baby ( :roll:  :roll: ), this analogy actually works here!  You wouldn't just have your screaming baby continue to scream during someone's acceptance speech, right?  You'd step out with her, knowing that two things can be true- the baby isn't meaning to cause anyone harm and she can't help but cry, and ALSO, this crying is disrupting the person's acceptance speech in an unacceptable way.  I think it takes a lot of balls to continue to stay in the audience knowing that you're ejaculating these loud obscenities and racial slurs at people- INVOLUNTARILY, of course- as they're accepting an award, on television, which could be the pinnacle of their entire careers.  Both things can be true- it can be totally involuntary, AND he can be kind of a dick for not excusing himself at least during the acceptance speeches. [/quote]

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