It hurt when the N-word was shouted out at the Baftas – because we are also hearing it so much outside
- Posted on February 23, 2026
- By The Guardian
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It hurt when the N-word was shouted out at the Baftas – because we are also hearing it so much outside

I was disturbed, but I wasn’t shocked. It’s a bigger problem that in these toxic times, so many of us endure this and other slurs in our daily lives, says journalist and film-maker Nadine White