The awards ceremony wasn’t broadcast live. The BBC aired it with a two-hour delay, meaning this was not an unfiltered moment that simply “happened” to viewers. It was an edited broadcast. Edited broadcasts are not neutral; they reflect human judgment, priorities, and power. Both the original and the aired version had "inappropriate shoutouts.” Producers cut Akinola Davies Jr., saying “Free Palestine,” making it unmistakably clear that editorial intervention was underway. Choices were made. Among those choices, the N-word shouted at two Black actors remained. That is not neutrality. That is a decision, and decisions like that deserve scrutiny.

Was it malice or incompetence?

In 1970s Japan, coffee had no cultural foothold. Tea dominated rituals, nostalgia, and daily life, so despite Nestlé’s strong product and heavy advertising, coffee sales failed.