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Brett Cooper

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The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

Guys, when I watched that clip for the first time, I wish you could have heard the expletives that came out of my mouth.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

I possibly have never felt such disgust.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

Like, to tone it down, I will just say that Charlemagne, you are an elitist, discriminatory piece of crap who sits on a throne propped up by superficial allegations of oppression.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

It's your throne of lies, your throne of victimhood.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

So spare me your black fragility, like I'm done.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

Spare me your outrage over hearing a word that you all say, that you all sing, that you all rap and post daily, I'm done.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

You claim that all of this is about tolerance and inclusivity, representation, and then you literally want a man excluded from an award show where he is being celebrated for his work, for his film, because he makes you feel uncomfortable because you are choosing to let him make you feel uncomfortable.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

You're disgusting.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

Like that is just gross.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

Now, like I said, John,

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

After this outburst, he left the ceremony soon after.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

And in an interview with Variety, you just have to hear what he says because it is so heartbreaking.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

He says, I have been physically beaten to within an inch of my life with an iron bar after ticking a comment to a young woman whose boyfriend and accomplice ambushed me one evening.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

The real challenge isn't the ticks themselves with the misconception surrounding them.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

Understanding the full range of Tourette's helps reduce stigma and supports everyone living with the condition.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

When socially unacceptable words come out, the guilt and shame on the part of the person with the condition is often unbearable and causes enormous distress.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

I cannot begin to explain how upset and distraught I have been as the impact from Sunday sinks in.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

So, like, this man is already feeling embarrassed and humiliated.

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

He feels awful for what he did to other people, making them feel uncomfortable, and these vile individuals think that it's right to just pile onto him because of their moral or racial superiority?

The Brett Cooper Show
Black Actors Call for Man With Tourette's To Be Segregated | Episode 144

Again,