by snarly | May 18, 2018 | Corporate Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
Hey, time for your periodic reminder about how to apologize well! A good apology uses the words “I’m sorry” or “I apologize.” It names the offense. It takes responsibility. It shows understanding of the effect — the impact —...
by snarly | May 7, 2018 | Celebrity Apologies, Funny-on-Purpose Apologies, Media Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
It’s Amber Ruffin on Late Night with Seth Meyers, apologizing like a sexual harasser! To be fair, of course, we don’t know for sure that Seth didn’t ask Amber Ruffin to punch him in the face. And also to be fair, we haven’t heard from the many,...
by snarly | Apr 11, 2018 | Media Apologies, Political Apologies
This morning, Snarly was asked to write a piece for Tablet Magazine, where she is a contributing editor and columnist, about Mark Zuckerberg and apologies. One of Zuck’s talking points, as captured by a photographer in a pic of his notes, was “not who we...
by snarly | Mar 30, 2018 | Celebrity Apologies, Media Apologies
Most of us know the backstory: Talk show host/harpy Laura Ingraham mocked Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting survivor David Hogg. Hogg responded with a suggestion that people boycott Ingraham’s advertisers. Seven advertisers, sensing prevailing winds, immediately...
by snarly | Jan 27, 2018 | Musical Apologies
SorryWatch reader Pablo pointed us toward this wonderful song by Christine Lavin, “Regretting What I Said to You When You Called Me at Eleven O’Clock on a Friday Morning to Tell Me That at One O’Clock Friday Afternoon You’re Gonna Leave Your...