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BBC apologises for not editing out racial slur shouted by guest with Tourette’s
Pippa McClounan, communications manager of Tourette’s Action, told BBC News: “As much as these words do cause hurt and shock in people, it’s really vital that the public understands a fundamental truth about Tourette’s syndrome, that the tics are involuntary, and they are in no way reflection of what that person is thinking and their beliefs.