by snarly | Feb 13, 2020 | Sports Apologies
Boy, the Houston Astros’ apology for cheating was EPIC in its vileness, no? (Here is SorryWatch in the Houston Chronicle, discussing just how epic.) Why, it seems like just yesterday we were gaping at this team’s propensity toward crap apologies. In the...
by sumac | Feb 15, 2018 | Celebrity Apologies, Corporate Apologies, Media Apologies
NBC just fired Joshua Cooper Ramo, whom they’d hired to do analysis for the Olympics. These winter Olympics are being held in South Korea. During the opening ceremonies, Ramo commented that from 1910 to 1945, Korea was occupied by Japan, “but every Korean will...
by sumac | Nov 29, 2017 | Sports Apologies
When Dr. Larry Nassar pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct last week in Michigan, he was facing 7 counts. Three of the crimes were against girls under 13, the rest against girls between 13 and 15. Nassar was an osteopathic physician seeing patients –...
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...