SNL's BAFTA Racial Slur Parody Provokes Backlash From Tourette's Charity
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Deadline reports that SNL aired a PSA-style spoof of the BAFTA racial slur incident, with Ashley Padilla as J.K. Rowling and cameos by Mel Gibson, Armie Hammer, Louis C.K., and Bill Cosby, which drew condemnation from Tourette's Action for mocking a disability; the charity's Emma McNally urged kindness and education, while others weighed in with criticism.
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- How the BAFTAs Bungled Its Response to a Racial Slur The New York Times
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- Sinners star Wunmi Mosaku says Baftas win was ‘tainted’ by N-word incident The Guardian
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