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...
by snarly | Aug 27, 2015 | Corporate Apologies
We’re late to this one, but Susan is in the desert, presumably with no pants on. So it’s my fault that we haven’t weighed in on the group of women (10 Black, one white) who were kicked off Napa Valley’s Wine Train for laughing too loudly. Slate...
by sumac | Aug 21, 2015 | The Mechanics of Apology
Burning Man 2015 is close at hand. It’ll be a great time for many, a mind-altering time for some. Remarkable things will be seen and done. Also regrettable things. In 2013, SorryWatch visited PlayaApology Camp at Burning Man. PlayaApology Camp helps people...
by snarly | Aug 20, 2015 | Celebrity Apologies
A Duggar, or a murmuration of Duggars, or some amateurish PR pals of Duggar, apologized on the Duggar web site for a Duggar’s use of the cheating site Ashley Madison. The apology kept being edited after it was posted. Gawker has tracked all the revisions. Go...
by snarly | Aug 19, 2015 | Artistic apologies, Musical Apologies
The music festival Rototom Sunsplash apologized today for disinviting the American Jewish singer Matisyahu from performing. The apology was…not so good. Backstory: Under pressure from the BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction Israel) movement, the festival had...