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Richard Stallman on Nostr: [1/3] John Davidson, who has Tourette's syndrome, said the taboo word "nigger" with ...

[1/3] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/25/baftas-bbc-n-word-john-davidson-black-disabled-people
https://stallman.org/archives/2019-sep-dec.html#21_October_2019_(Fired_for_mentioning_a_word)

John Davidson, who has Tourette's syndrome, said the taboo word "nigger" with no conscious intention while two blacks were on stage. People freaked out. A few decades ago, antiracists understood the word as an unjust insult - when it was meant to characterize someone. But people could