Catherine Prasifka: Reaction to Tourette's incident at Baftas has been disgusting - is there no empathy on the internet?

"What happened at the Baftas last Sunday was incredibly unfortunate, but the way people are talking about it online is nothing short of shocking. John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome and whose biopic I Swear was up for a number of awards, had a loud verbal tic during the show, where he used the N-word while actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage."

During the Baftas, John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, experienced a vocal tic involving the N-word while actors were on stage. The producers did not edit this moment from the broadcast. The incident itself was regrettable, but the subsequent online discourse surrounding it has been characterized as shocking and disproportionate. The core argument presented is that people discussing the event online fail to recognize that multiple truths can exist simultaneously—the incident was unfortunate while the public reaction has been excessive or inappropriate.

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