The Bafta board said it accepted the conclusions in full. It said: We apologise unreservedly to the Black community, for whom the racist language used carries real pain, brutality, and trauma.
With all due respect, I'm actually not going to talk about this. I'm laughing because in the intro when you said, 'Oh, yes, we'll be talking about what happened with Bafta', I chuckled because I said, 'No, we're not'.
Not many people know this, but one of the most common side effects of Tourette's is cannibalism. Tourette's isn't just blurting out an offensive word. It can be years-long obsession with something like trans life.
Tics are not thoughts. They are not opinions. They are not secret beliefs hiding underneath the surface. They are involuntary neurological impulses - like a sneeze or hiccup except sometimes they attach themselves to words that carry weight, history, and pain.
