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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I smell bs. A man with Tourette’s yells out the n word. Of all the words in existence that Tourette’s suffers can blurt. He says the n word, at BAFTAS. Puleeezz. And then to top it all off he never apologizes

Sounds like he meant it. Sounds like he’s using his “diagnosis” as an excuse to be an openly racist jerk.

It’s like a South Park episode [/quote]

It sounds like that's exactly what happens. The brain imagines the worst thing you can say in a moment and then you involuntarily say it. This is the same guy who said "F& the Queen" when he met her.  My son had a mild form of Tourettes when he was young that he outgrew but it was a throat clearing grunt then later hard blinking of his eyes over and over. Thankfully it was nothing like this.[/quote]

Throat clearing is one thing.

Thinking, then placing the  tongue up to the roof of the mouth,  pushing air through vocal cords, then moving the tongue to the back of the mouth, and to move the tongue mid mouth while contorting it, is another.

It is more complex than a simple tick or urge.

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While you may disagree that this is real, it is nonetheless a diagnosed disability.[/quote]

I am a different poster and I agree with you that it’s totally involuntary, what he is saying, due to his Tourette’s. However , the audience was not given nearly enough of a warning (“some involuntary noises”???) as to what types of involuntary things he tended to shout. And you know the common saying, your right to swing your fist ends at my nose? (Or whatever the exact words are). To me this is the same. He cannot control his disability and I truly feel very bad for him. HOWEVER, it is deeply upsetting to be loudly called something so offensive as the N word as you’re on stage in front of a televised international audience. He could have muffled his voice during the speeches. He could have stepped out for every speech. He could have excused himself earlier. And most importantly, BAFTA could have given a legitimate heads up that was more specific and informative, and then they could have not televised the outburst!!![/quote]

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