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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jason Okundaye

I was at the Baftas – and while hearing the N-word was unsettling, all anger should be aimed at the BBC

Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo on stage at the Baftas in London on Sunday.
Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo on stage at the Baftas in London on Sunday. Photograph: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Bafta

I attended the Bafta awards on Sunday. And I arrived early enough to hear the Tourette syndrome (TS) campaigner John Davidson, on whom the biographical film I Swear is based, be introduced. He stood up to wave and take in the applause, and we were told that due to his TS, we might expect to hear involuntary vocal outbursts, known as tics, and that we should understand that the Baftas are an inclusive space in which all people are welcome.

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