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https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/people-tourettes-speak-out-backlash-baftas-racial-slur-mounts-11565396
People With Tourette’s Speak Out As Backlash Over BAFTAs Racial Slur Mounts
People living with Tourette syndrome are responding to the viral moment at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards where a campaigner shouted the n-word during an award presentation.
Scottish Tourette's campaigner John Davidson, 54, shouted the racial slur during the Best Visual Effects presentation by Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo on February 22 at London’s Royal Festival Hall, where Davidson appeared as the real‑life subject of I Swear, a film that follows his experience growing up with Tourette’s.
Host Alan Cumming addressed the interruptions in real time, reminding the audience that Davidson’s tics were involuntary and something that he has no control over.
The clip quickly ignited debate online, with many accusing Davidson of racism while others pushed back, citing the nature of coprolalia—a symptom affecting some people with Tourette’s that can cause spontaneous, unwanted utterances of profanities or other inappropriate language.
People With Tourette’s Speak Out As Backlash Over BAFTAs Racial Slur Mounts
People living with Tourette syndrome are responding to the viral moment at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards where a campaigner shouted the n-word during an award presentation.
Scottish Tourette's campaigner John Davidson, 54, shouted the racial slur during the Best Visual Effects presentation by Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo on February 22 at London’s Royal Festival Hall, where Davidson appeared as the real‑life subject of I Swear, a film that follows his experience growing up with Tourette’s.
Host Alan Cumming addressed the interruptions in real time, reminding the audience that Davidson’s tics were involuntary and something that he has no control over.
The clip quickly ignited debate online, with many accusing Davidson of racism while others pushed back, citing the nature of coprolalia—a symptom affecting some people with Tourette’s that can cause spontaneous, unwanted utterances of profanities or other inappropriate language.
