by snarly | Aug 14, 2016 | Youth apologizes
I have no context for this note, but does it really need context? Why Riley’s Apology Note Is Better Than The Daily Beast’s Apology Note: Simplicity. There’s no talk about Riley’s noble tradition of standing up to bullies, being a...
by snarly | Aug 13, 2016 | Media Apologies
Quick summary of the story before we get to analyzing the apology: On Thursday morning, The Daily Beast put up a story in which a straight, married journalist named Nico Hines used mobile dating apps to see if he could hook up with athletes in Rio. (The original URL...
by snarly | May 3, 2016 | Other Apologies
Hi, SorryWatchers! This post may be unsafe for work! Recently the white author of a romance novel came under fire on social media for using the terms “Dark Chocolate Love Monkey” and “Coffee-Colored Big-Dicked Servant of Lust” in her book....
by sumac | Feb 10, 2014 | Artistic apologies, Political Apologies
I was shocked and sorry when I read that captured members of Pussy Riot had apologized in court. I was worried for them. Apologies made by captives are as suspect as confessions from prisoners covered with bruises. Then I read the apology. Pussy Riot is a Russian...
by sumac | Jun 14, 2013 | Political Apologies, Youth apologizes
When it came out that Arizona Senator Jeff Flake’s kid has been using racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic language online, the Senator apologized. Speaking of 15-year-old Tanner Flake, the Republican Senator told BuzzFeed, “I’m very disappointed in my teenage...