by sumac | Apr 26, 2013 | Political Apologies
Start with the fragile, elephant-shooting king. Add an angry queen, a princess accused of embezzlement, the king’s golden-haired friend (also a princess), charges of usurpation (usurpury?), an adultery web site accused of fakery (no! really?), and a nation in...
by sumac | Apr 24, 2013 | Corporate Apologies
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation seems to be in a panicky self-destructive spiral. They shot themselves in the foot last year with their defunding of Planned Parenthood, and dishonest statements about it. When people rose up in anger, Komen’s reversal...
by sumac | Apr 22, 2013 | Celebrity Apologies
Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon managed to both be arrested on one DUI. Actually, Witherspoon was charged with disorderly conduct. Around 3:30 AM last Friday, Georgia State Trooper First Class J. Pyland pulled Toth over for weaving on Peachtree Road in Atlanta’s...
by sumac | Apr 19, 2013 | Artistic apologies
A Kickstarter-funded comic featuring a gorgeous woman of color as a tough fighter for good! Drawing on shonen manga concepts, created by American manga/anime buffs! Unbeatable concept, right? Perfect crowd-funding project, right? Those buffs thought so. Under...
by sumac | Apr 17, 2013 | Political Apologies
They were fighting about gun regulations in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, specifically about a modified “Stand Your Ground” bill, HB 135. Republican Rep. Steve Vaillancourt got up on his hind legs and made a long speech in support of the bill, saying it...