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👣niteyeti 🏴☠️
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👣niteyeti 🏴☠️
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a hole somewhere in cumbria Katılım Temmuz 2013
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>be John Davidson
>born 1971
>Galashiels, Scotland
>working class family in the Scottish Borders
>football-mad kid
>just wants to be a goalkeeper
1983:
>you're 12
>a scout is coming to watch you play
>this is your shot
>then something happens
>your body starts doing things you can't control
>tics
>involuntary vocalisations
>noises you didn't choose
>head teacher's response: whip your hands with a belt
>you perform badly
>dad leaves shortly after
>you walk into a river
>you're 12
school:
>no diagnosis
>no framework
>just a kid who "can't behave"
>mocked daily
>leave at 16
>no qualifications
>the world has decided what you are
1989:
>BBC comes to Galashiels
>films your life
>"John's Not Mad"
>airs nationally
>some people feel compassion
>most kids use it as ammunition
>your face becomes shorthand for mockery in playgrounds across the country
>you know this
>you keep going
the wilderness years:
>no diagnosis until you're 25
>25 years old before anyone gives it a name
>you've been living it for over a decade without language for it
>you get a job
>caretaker at Langlee Community Centre
>you stay there your whole working life
the turn:
>a family is referred to you
>their daughter has Tourette's
>she's struggling
>you start hosting workshops
>schools
>police stations
>you explain what it means to live in a body people don't understand
>unpaid
>for years
>because nobody did it for you
2019:
>Holyrood Palace
>the Queen is about to give you an MBE
>you shout "Fuck the Queen"
>directly at her
>she reacts with complete calm and kindness
>the kid the belt hit
>gets a medal
2025:
>a film about your life premieres at Toronto International Film Festival
>"I Swear"
>six BAFTA nominations
February 2026:
>you're in the auditorium
>watching a film about your life
>your Tourette's doesn't stop for the occasion
>it never has
>mid-ceremony your tics ring out across the room
>and on the live broadcast
>as Black actors take the stage
>you shout a racial slur
>involuntarily
>uncontrollably
>you leave early
>you know you're causing distress
>you've known that feeling your whole life
>Jamie Foxx goes on Instagram
>"Nah he meant that s**t"
>"Out of all the words you could've said Tourette's makes you say that"
>the internet piles on
>thousands outraged at a man who cannot control what comes out of his mouth
>the film that explains exactly this wins three BAFTAs that same night
>including Best Actor
>the room got it
>the internet did not
>because the internet didn't watch the film
see -- Every founder, artist, activist, author, coach or ANYONE who wants to change the world should take note:
Stop apologising for who you are.
Be the change you want to see.
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@Chris96856963 @dearaunty It’s not even fun arguing with these morons anymore. Brain dead
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Egg white omelettes & Italian ice cream may be problematic for her too - why are there so many deranged female Democrats?
Wall Street Apes@WallStreetApes
Democrat Rep Maxine Dexter says putting “White milk” in schools is “White supremacy” “Ask the science-based regiments, not — whole milk white supremacy dog whistling” She says RFK Jr wanting White Milk in schools is racist This is the Democrat Party
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@joshxhowie While you spent time "thinking and reflecting," did you take 15 minutes to do even the slightest research on the disease? Play that victim card elsewhere; you look like a fool. What was racist was the BBC editing out every other offensive word he said, but this one.
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This’ll probably annoy some people but I’ve had a think and on reflection I do think what was shouted out at the Baftas was racist. You can argue it’s about intent, you can argue it’s ignorance, but the hate comes from somewhere and regardless of any mental disability, there’s no excuse to shout out ‘Free Palestine.’
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@NickyZog @yungskuntebony They’ll all boycott it cos their morons
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@yungskuntebony Watch th film "I Swear", based on his life, then form an opinion. I guarantee you will feel regret for your outburst here and give you an inkling of what it is like for him on a daily basis (and for him it's involuntary). Please watch the film.
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@MingeyMarje @freedom_007__ How many of the cunts have actually watched he’d the documentary’s and the film
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@freedom_007__ How many of these ‘outraged’ idiots actually watched the BAFTAs? They’re just jumping an internet bandwagon…
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John Davidson's outburst was upsetting to many (esp. in the US), but he didn't mean it—he has Tourette's and can't control the tics. He once told a cancer patient "You're going to die," then said sorry. British people are far more aware and understanding of the condition.
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Extremely likeable?!
To who?
People with less than2 brain cells?!
#lorraine
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@Hellsbeg1 I have a mutt that does that plus things like, parcels, crisps (including packet), leads, remote controls, shoes, knows how to get into every bin as well
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Hardly unexpected from martinelli when he’s a manager like arteta. Prick #LIVARS
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