Feb 23·1 reply
MikesVeryOwnI cannot lie, reading some of these responses makes me fearful for some Americans growing up because mate.
You don’t have the capacity to understand that whilst it was completely wrong that it happened & in very poor taste, Tourette’s is INVOLUNTARY & cannot be helped.
Blame the BBC & BAFTAs for keeping than in the edit when they edited out Akinola Davies saying Free Palestine instead of aiming your pain at a guy that probably is even more mortified that it happened.
lowkey i think the difference is in the UK we had that one season of big brother back in 06 where most of us were introduced to tourettes
i can't think of anything similar in US culture except the south park episiode that many Americans seemingly couldn't parse as satire
- Feb 23·1 reply
insertcoolnameherePeople have the capacity for all of this
But people of a similar skin tone also saw the way delroy and mbj faces dropped on that stage and that too is a valid emotion for some of us to have as well
1000% understand & agree BUT to use that as a platform to say stuff like he shouldn’t be there & f*** his condition is completely wrong.
Feb 23·1 replyinsertcoolnameherePeople have the capacity for all of this
But people of a similar skin tone also saw the way delroy and mbj faces dropped on that stage and that too is a valid emotion for some of us to have as well
They don’t have the capacity lol if they saying to kill this man , beat the Tourette’s out of him and a whole bunch of other bullshit man . Yes it affected some actors we care about and fellow black people they we think deserve love but the things that have been said are insane . Truth be told some of the s*** some black people said on Twitter will affect their careers or public views . S*** especially what non black grace Randolph was saying even her fans told her to reel it in
Many very ignorant things were said
- Feb 23·2 repliesnightingalexo
lowkey i think the difference is in the UK we had that one season of big brother back in 06 where most of us were introduced to tourettes
i can't think of anything similar in US culture except the south park episiode that many Americans seemingly couldn't parse as satire
This is facts & we had shows in places like Channel 4 which did provide insight into how people with this condition live & how it can affect their lives
- Feb 23·2 repliesMikesVeryOwn
1000% understand & agree BUT to use that as a platform to say stuff like he shouldn’t be there & f*** his condition is completely wrong.
I think folks that are accusing people that are saying “he can be there but let there be accommodations for his conditions” of being eugenist are being critically and drastically unfair dawg
- Feb 23·1 replyMikesVeryOwn
If people want to get more insight, read or go & check out the movie based on his life, I Swear, & see if you still hold some of the views we see in here.
Disappointed to see some cannot do the education before speaking on matters they are unaware about, such as a neurological condition like Tourette’s.
Some get offended when you say this even if you say this genuinely from the heart . Some Americans take “ learn more about this topic as offense “ because the main thing they are thinking about is the word that triggered a visceral emotion in them
- Feb 23insertcoolnamehere
I think folks that are accusing people that are saying “he can be there but let there be accommodations for his conditions” of being eugenist are being critically and drastically unfair dawg
For me, the blame lays solely at the feet of the BBC & BAFTAs, they had the opportunity to edit it out, stopping the s*** show we’re currently seeing
- Feb 23HaroldsChicken
They don’t have the capacity lol if they saying to kill this man , beat the Tourette’s out of him and a whole bunch of other bullshit man . Yes it affected some actors we care about and fellow black people they we think deserve love but the things that have been said are insane . Truth be told some of the s*** some black people said on Twitter will affect their careers or public views . S*** especially what non black grace Randolph was saying even her fans told her to reel it in
Many very ignorant things were said
I dont really be on twitter like that anymore so my views are of mine and mine only.
Twitter is an elon-assissted cesspool of ignorant takes - Feb 23MikesVeryOwn
I’m not, black British but 100% get you, sad to see the lack of education
The lack of education on many topics in America is the reason we are so easily controlled and manipulated
- Feb 23insertcoolnamehere
The Dems gonna keep shooting themselves in the foot man lol
Doesn’t really matter people do desperate for anything but Trump . They had Clinton bill campaigning and they knew folks was on Epstein list . They do not care
- Feb 23·1 replyHaroldsChicken
Some get offended when you say this even if you say this genuinely from the heart . Some Americans take “ learn more about this topic as offense “ because the main thing they are thinking about is the word that triggered a visceral emotion in them
Which is completely understandable to have that reaction initially but even when presented with new information, some still do not care which is disappointing but hey, it is what it is
- Feb 23insertcoolnamehere
I think folks that are accusing people that are saying “he can be there but let there be accommodations for his conditions” of being eugenist are being critically and drastically unfair dawg
Depends on the conditions but some things said have been crazy no not everyone a eugenist that applies to people calling for violence
- Feb 23·1 replyMikesVeryOwn
Which is completely understandable to have that reaction initially but even when presented with new information, some still do not care which is disappointing but hey, it is what it is
Yep it’s part of why I’m kind of good on America
- Feb 23HaroldsChicken
Yep it’s part of why I’m kind of good on America
Where ya goin?
Feb 23·2 replies
mdmadonHaving him apologize to each and every black person he interacted with or offended would be difficult - just a breakdown any form letter video interview would be enough i think its worse him not apologising publicly than not (if he's actually sorry)
He would be kissing the feet of the ADL if his ticks were antisemitic, but black people gotta take it on the chin
- Feb 23·1 reply
Not no FBA type of nigga but my lineage is Gullah. Both sides of my fam is as country as you can get (Florida/South Carolina)
I dont think Im leavin
my culture is here - Feb 23MikesVeryOwn
This is facts & we had shows in places like Channel 4 which did provide insight into how people with this condition live & how it can affect their lives
The primary place Americans have seen Tourette’s who don’t watch documentaries or try to learn about people with disabilities is comedies . Tourette’s has been more of a punchline and broadcast to them as if it isn’t a real condition or they are saying “ inner thought s” like a truth serum more than what the actual condition is . It’s why you have people in this thread trying to say “ he is racist “ or people online saying “ he sure knew to call the black people slurs “
Feb 23·1 replyMikesVeryOwnDoesn’t work like that
Well I know this now someone already explained in better detail how this outburst would manifest, doesn’t change the fact that people were apparently being terrorized all night by this
- Feb 23·1 replyinsertcoolnamehere
Not no FBA type of nigga but my lineage is Gullah. Both sides of my fam is as country as you can get (Florida/South Carolina)
I dont think Im leavin
my culture is hereI don’t like Americans ignorance on topics or how they go about discussing or interacting . Would love a break in Jamaica .
Feb 23·2 repliesMikesVeryOwnI cannot lie, reading some of these responses makes me fearful for some Americans growing up because mate.
You don’t have the capacity to understand that whilst it was completely wrong that it happened & in very poor taste, Tourette’s is INVOLUNTARY & cannot be helped.
Blame the BBC & BAFTAs for keeping than in the edit when they edited out Akinola Davies saying Free Palestine instead of aiming your pain at a guy that probably is even more mortified that it happened.
BBC & BAFTA are the only ones to blame. Someone itt said they want to break the jaw of the disabled guy without conscious control for involuntarily saying it. What the hell are we doing?
- Feb 23·1 replyHaroldsChicken
I don’t like Americans ignorance on topics or how they go about discussing or interacting . Would love a break in Jamaica .
It aint just Americans that do that (just have a conversation with Africans/Caribbeans that hate African-Americans) but I do concede surviving here is an exhausting ordeal.
- Feb 23·1 replyBabaláwo
He would be kissing the feet of the ADL if his ticks were antisemitic, but black people gotta take it on the chin
The bbc is the one that owes an apology first and foremost for not cutting the moment
Feb 23·1 reply
properthat’s def a word that you learn or hear being used constantly around you
it’s not just some random s*** that’ll pop up in your head without ever knowing about it
i have tourette’s and i never yell racist slurs only homophobics ones
this is my favorite take that i’ve seen about this whole thing, because what do you mean?? is everyone except racists supposed to be blissfully unaware of that slur?
- Feb 23·1 replyinsertcoolnamehere
It aint just Americans that do that (just have a conversation with Africans/Caribbeans that hate African-Americans) but I do concede surviving here is an exhausting ordeal.
Nigga I am saying in Jamaica I just wouldn’t talk to people outside of local and would avoid social media . Including this site . S***s just a mind virus for so many who don’t know how to speak to each other anymore
- Feb 23NothingIs
this is my favorite take that i’ve seen about this whole thing, because what do you mean?? is everyone except racists supposed to be blissfully unaware of that slur?
It’s literally said in sinners which he likely has seen