Summary
Saturday Night Live is facing criticism for a sketch that made fun of Tourette syndrome, a condition causing involuntary tics. A charity group said the sketch was wrong and deepened the hurt for those affected by the condition.
Key Facts
- Saturday Night Live did a sketch about celebrities blaming bad behavior on Tourette syndrome.
- A charity, Tourette Action, said the sketch was not acceptable.
- The sketch followed a recent incident at the Bafta Awards where someone with Tourette's involuntarily shouted a racial slur.
- Emma McNally from Tourette Action emphasized that Tourette's is a serious neurological condition, not a joke.
- People with Tourette's have faced online harassment after recent events.
- NBC Universal, the broadcaster of SNL, has been asked for a comment.
- A comedian also made a controversial joke about Tourette's at the NAACP Image Awards.
- The Bafta organization issued a statement apologizing for any harm caused by the incident at their event.
