'SNL's BAFTA Racial Slur Sketch Criticized By Tourette’s Charity
For Black people living with Tourette syndrome, the British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards incident earlier this week where a vocal tic manifested as a racial slur while two Black stars of the movie “Sinners” were onstage has left them with complicated feelings.
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3 developments- Feb 23Tourette’s Activist John Davidson Speaks Out After Shouting Racial Slur During BAFTAs
- Feb 24'Sinners' production designer: Why Tourette's incident at BAFTAs was "worse"
- Mar 1Only right-leaning coverage:'SNL's BAFTA Racial Slur Sketch Criticized By Tourette’s Charity
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