BAFTA/BBC unedited racial slur

Recent signers:
Yasmin Smith and 19 others have signed recently.

The Issue

BAFTA and the BBC to identify responsibility, and apologise to the Black Afro-caribbean community, for allowing a racial slur to be aired, despite the-2hr lag allowed for post-production editing time, where other considerations were edited out. Or does this community’s feelings not matter?

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Recent signers:
Yasmin Smith and 19 others have signed recently.

The Issue

BAFTA and the BBC to identify responsibility, and apologise to the Black Afro-caribbean community, for allowing a racial slur to be aired, despite the-2hr lag allowed for post-production editing time, where other considerations were edited out. Or does this community’s feelings not matter?

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Petition created on 24 February 2026