Comments on: Bad Apology Bingo III https://sorrywatch.com/bad-apology-bingo-iii/ Analyzing apologies in the news, media, history and literature. We condemn the bad and exalt the good. Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:11:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Frances Montell https://sorrywatch.com/bad-apology-bingo-iii/#comment-214872 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 19:03:28 +0000 https://sorrywatch.com/?p=5825#comment-214872 This is not even an apology! At no point does he express regret for his own actions. It is not clear that he even knows what he did wrong. The passive tense and ascription of agency to non-living things (“this experience has caused…”, “heal from this situation”) is bad enough, but the only thing he comes close to apologizing for is “for us being here now, together, in this situation.” What the Hell does that even mean?

Also maddening is how much he keeps putting himself and Terry on equal footing (“start a dialogue,” “I, like you…” “have us both heal,” “us being here now, together, in this situation,” “I want to… be a positive influence with you,” “who we both are,” “we are both so much more…”)!!! NO NO NO! Venit is the PERPETRATOR and Crews is the VICTIM. These 2 things are not equivalent, they are opposites! AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!! I. Can’t. Even.

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