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The\u00a079th British Academy Film Awards, or BAFTAs,\u00a0were broadcast on the BBC on Sunday, February 22.\u00a0As\u00a0Fox News<\/a> reported, the BBC was forced to issue an apology<\/a> “after a racial slur was shouted by an audience member with Tourette syndrome” during the BAFTA broadcast.\u00a0this audience member was none other than the renowned Scottish Tourette\u2019s activist, John Davidson.<\/p>\n

“John\u00a0Davidson, who has severe Tourette syndrome and was the inspiration for the BAFTA-nominated biographical film \u2018I Swear,\u2019 was heard shouting the n-word<\/a> while Black actors Michael B. Jordan<\/a> and Delroy Lindo were on stage. During other portions of the program,\u00a0Davidson\u00a0was heard shouting profanities, including \u2018f— you\u2019 and \u2018shut the f— up.\u2019”<\/p>\n

Beginning with “John\u2019s Not Angry,” a documentary about John Davidson\u2019s behavior<\/a> due to Tourette\u2019s syndrome released in 1989, to “I Swear,” which won multiple awards at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts this week, Davidson has been an incredible ambassador for the disease,\u00a0culminating\u00a0in his being awarded\u00a0an\u00a0MBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is now ironic that the very unprovoked and unbridled manifestations of the disease \u2014 which led\u00a0made\u00a0him to say again that he feels ashamed \u2014 are the very manifestations that require forbearance and understanding on the part of others.<\/p>\n

MAN WITH TOURETTE SYNDROME ‘DEEPLY MORTIFIED’ AFTER SHOUTING RACIAL SLUR AT AWARDS SHOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Actors at\u00a0the\u00a0BAFTA awards who said that Davidson was being racist for hurling racial epithets are not correct.\u00a0His outbursts are organic,\u00a0were a manifestation of the disease,\u00a0not evidence of some underlying belief that many people try to mask. The BBC has admitted fault for not editing them out, but performers and presenters at BAFTA should also have been forewarned.\u00a0I don\u2019t believe that Davidson should have been barred from being present at the very awards that celebrated his condition<\/a> and the need to accept it.<\/p>\n

John Davidson is 54-years-old and first knew there was something seriously wrong at age 9, when he began skipping down the streets and licking the lampposts of London.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This was followed by episodes of spitting food at family members, which\u00a0led to\u00a0his father leaving the family altogether.\u00a0John Davidson \u2014 the man whose true story beat the A-list at the BAFTAs \u2014 has refused to be defined by his condition. This is inspiring.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

But\u00a0Davidson has never given in to the debilitating life of severe Tourette\u2019s. In fact, his advocacy for increased awareness is heroic and has led to a growing effort to\u00a0destigmatize\u00a0an embarrassing and demoralizing disease, which leads almost 50 percent of its adult sufferers to consider suicide \u2014 Davidson among them.<\/p>\n

Davidson has lived a life of stress and shame and has had a heart attack, as well as heart surgery<\/a>. He has tried various treatments, including\u00a0antipsychotic\u00a0medications (which he didn\u2019t tolerate) and a wristband called Neupulse, which releases electrical pulses in an attempt to decrease the urge to tic (it worked for him to some extent). Deep brain stimulation is a promising treatment for\u00a0severe\u00a0Tourette\u2019s that is still being studied.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind that Tourette\u2019s is a\u00a0spectrum disorder, meaning it has a range of associated symptoms. “Tics” can be mild, repetitive body movements, twitches or sounds, all the way up to the\u00a0coprolalia\u00a0that Davidson exhibited, which involves “the involuntary outburst of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks.” It affects only 10 to 30 percent of Tourette\u2019s sufferers.\u00a0Most importantly, the lack of control that it causes does not reveal underlying racism, disrespect or rage.\u00a0It is a neurological condition involving\u00a0increased\u00a0disruption of\u00a0dopamine release and sensitivity, as well as problems with the limbic system of the brain.<\/p>\n

With over 300,000 people suffering from some form of Tourette\u2019s in the U.K. and more than 1 million in the U.S. \u2014 and up to 1 percent of the world\u2019s population living with some form of the disorder \u2014\u00a0it is important that we pursue not only more advanced treatments but also greater sensitivity and empathy.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM DR. MARC SIEGEL<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/dr-marc-siegel-a-racial-slur-at-bafta-and-what-tolerance-really-means <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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