by snarly | Aug 18, 2017 | Institutional Apologies, Religious Apologies
SorryWatch exists because good apologies are hard. When human beings are challenged on our behavior, we often react with defensiveness. We may obfuscate a bit. We may make excuses. And this is natural. No one wants to feel uncomfortable; it’s not fun to examine...
by snarly | Nov 5, 2015 | Celebrity Apologies
A minor actor opted to dress as Sid Vicious for Halloween, in a t-shirt with a swastika on it. People were distressed. The minor actor’s wife, who was dressed as Sid’s girlfriend and murder victim Nancy Spungen, apologized. Here is why her apology was bad....
by snarly | Aug 29, 2015 | Celebrity Apologies
Tila Tequila (née Thien Thanh Thi Nguyen) is a damaged person who should receive no attention. I am angry at myself for addressing this, yet here I go, mostly because as Gawker writer Rich Juzwiak said on Twitter, “A new high bar for apologies has been...