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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days agoBafta doubles down on preparations for Sunday TV awards after N-word fallout
Bafta and the BBC tightened TV broadcast procedures after racially offensive audio aired during the February film awards.
I am deeply, truly, honestly, so sorry. I had no idea that the word held as much pain, as much harm, and came with the history that it did... or I never would have used it. I had no ill-intention when I was using it. That's absolutely no excuse because intent doesn't excuse ignorance.
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