by snarly | Apr 11, 2019 | Academic apologies, Celebrity Apologies, Media Apologies, Youth apologizes
Does an apology erase the past? Of course not. But an apology still has value. A good one can help people who are hurt and angry feel better. That’s not nothing. The word “heal” is wildly overused (often by people who apologize badly, who use the...
by snarly | Jan 11, 2019 | Media Apologies, Personal Apologies
Are you bummed by the humungous number of insincere, self-serving, clueless, defensive “sorry if”s you’ve heard of late? Join us, won’t you, on a journey of thoughtful apologies! We have for your delectation a knitting magazine, a rapper, a...
by snarly | Jan 2, 2019 | Media Apologies
Oh, Will Shortz, no. SorryWatch loves the New York Times Crossword. SorryWatch does not love the apology for the use of an ethnic slur in a recent puzzle. Here’s editor Shortz’s apology: I’m very sorry for the distraction about BEANER (2D) in today’s fine...
by sumac | Nov 9, 2018 | Media Apologies
Freelance writer Selene Nelson wrote to William Sitwell, the editor of Waitrose Food magazine, suggesting a series on vegan cooking. Her query followed a standard format, with extra exclamation points to make her stand out: Hi William, …I’m a freelance...
by snarly | Aug 14, 2018 | Academic apologies, Media Apologies, Youth apologizes
It’s a good apology! Hallelujah! The current (Aug/Sept) print issue of BUST features an article called “Shoplifters of the World.” It turns out to have been lifted (see what I did there) from a 2016 article in Good. (FULL DISCLOSURE! Snarly has...
by snarly | May 7, 2018 | Celebrity Apologies, Funny-on-Purpose Apologies, Media Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
It’s Amber Ruffin on Late Night with Seth Meyers, apologizing like a sexual harasser! To be fair, of course, we don’t know for sure that Seth didn’t ask Amber Ruffin to punch him in the face. And also to be fair, we haven’t heard from the many,...
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