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 | Feb 20, 2017 | Media Apologies
First, check out this apology by Steve, the managing editor of the Telegram in Newfoundland. Steve is purportedly apologizing for a headline on a rape story — “TOO DRUNK TO REMEMBER.” Let’s discuss! Why is this a terrible apology, compounding...
by snarly | Oct 7, 2016 | Institutional Apologies, Personal Apologies, Political Apologies, True Crime Apologies
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) formally apologized for decades of harassment of female members. The apology was accompanied by a $100-million (approximately $75 million American) settlement, ending two class-action lawsuits against the force. And it is a...
by snarly | Jun 6, 2016 | Bropology, Sports Apologies, True Crime Apologies
You all know Brock Turner? Convicted three-count felon? Stanford swimmer? Recipient of an astonishing, articulate and heart-rending victim impact letter, read aloud in court by the woman he sexually assaulted? Dude who could have gotten 14 years in prison but was...
by snarly | Dec 10, 2014 | Celebrity Apologies, Institutional Apologies, Media Apologies
In a roundup last week, Jon Stewart offered up a list of Black men from around the country who had been killed by police in the last year. Unfortunately, one of the men wasn’t shot or strangled; he was Tasered while high and attempting to assault a sheriff. The...
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