Alan Cumming thanked the audience for their “understanding” after repeated outbursts from Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson interrupted the BAFTAs.
— cinesthetic. (@TheCinesthetic) February 22, 2026
During one moment, n-word was shouted while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage. pic.twitter.com/BHx7AoZDab
Sinners set designer Hannah Belcher says it actually happened 3 times.
I keep trying to write about what happened at the BAFTAs, and I can't find the words. The situation is almost impossible, but it happened 3 times that night, and one of the three times was directed at myself on the way to dinner after the show.
— HannahBeachler (@HannahEBeachler) February 23, 2026
And a third time at a Black woman. I understand and deeply know why this is an impossible situation. I know we must handle this with grace and continue to push through. But what made the situation worse was the throw away apology of "if you were offended"
— HannahBeachler (@HannahEBeachler) February 23, 2026
at the end of the show. Of course we were offended...but our frequency, our spiritual vibration is tuned to a higher level than what happened. I am not steal, this did not bounce off of me, but I exist above it. It can't take away from who I am as an artist.
— HannahBeachler (@HannahEBeachler) February 23, 2026
15 comments:
These white folks just bold with the hate. Black people and all people of the African diaspora NOW is the time to RISE UP ✊🏾 and stick together.
Wrong is wrong. Idc what conditions you have. It doesn't make it okay. If a special needs person murders someone they still go to jail and face the same consequences as anyone else. Tourettes is no excuse for being a racist 🙄
Tourettes my azz. He knew what he was doing.
@10:37am-I agree. There is a reason why this so called special needs person chose to use these particular words. He did not use just any curse words towards them. That excuse completely invalidates Tourette's as a disability.
And isn't he just saying what's on his mind?? Just lacking the impulse control.
But everyone there needs to tolerate and accommodate that kind of disability?? They let him stay instead of removing him? Seated backstage? Seated in the hallway, far from the stage? Closed circuit/screening next door? And it definitely should be edited out when it’s aired.
Do people with this illness ever make slurs against YT people?
@1:55 pm ...EXACTLY
He shouldn't have been allowed in the event if he hadn't taken his meds to control his condition.
The comment section is commenting because on these other platforms D’whites are blaming it on his disability. Smh where’s the apology?!
Anonymous said...
And isn't he just saying what's on his mind?? Just lacking the impulse control.
11:06 AM
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Actually, the inability to control certain impulses is one of the hall mark symptoms of Tourette Syndrome.
Let each one teach one... 😃
A Tourette's victim's lack of impulse control causes them to think and speak the worst image that comes to mind. It really is not their fault, but the BBC and BAFTA should have apologized instantly and never aired the word.
@7:11 That is exactly what 11:06 was stating but the point they were really making is the racial slur was in the person's mindset which is something totally separate from the disability.
So why did he holla out Honky or some other derogatory word to Y'ts on the show? Stop making excuses for bigotry. Street justice for all. LOLO
@1:22am
I’m 1:55pm. Thank you. You answered the question that’s been on my mind in a way that makes sense.
The man with Tourettes (Tourettes Coprolalia) said it because it’s part of HIS thought process on Black people. AND Black people don’t have that racist mindset when it comes to YT and that’s (probably) why you don’t hear Black, Asian, African, etc people with Tourettes (coprolalia) shouting out racist slurs to YTs.
That ain't to say we don’t have hateful thoughts toward them. We do (or I do, maybe I should just speak for myself), but it doesn’t manifest in racist slurs.
And that supports what 10:29am said, Tourettes is no excuse for being a racist.
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