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I Swear (2025)
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‘I Swear’ Director on Selling His House to Make the Tourette’s Biopic, Robert Aramayo’s Instant Classic BAFTAs Speech and That N-Word Scandal: ‘The Irony Is, That’s Why We Made the Film’
#Variety #Global #News #ISwear #JohnDavidson #KirkJones #RobertAramayo -
Tourette syndrome is a deeply misunderstood condition. Rena Zito, an associate professor of sociology, writes for @TheConversationUS about coprolalia — the involuntary offensive speech tic that John Davidson displayed at the BAFTA Awards — and why the word he used doesn't necessarily mean he's racist. "It’s like my brain weaponizes my most polite intentions and turns them into the cruelest things," one interviewee told Zito.
#BAFTAAWards #TouretteSyndrome #JohnDavidson #Disability #Racism
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Why did the BBC broadcast John Davidson's racial slur at last night's BAFTA Awards when they are on a two-hour time delay, and a "free Palestine" plea was edited from one winner's speech? @Deadline tries to figure out what happened.
#BBC #BAFTAAwards #JohnDavidson #MichaelBJordan #DelroyLindo #Racism