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 15, 2013 | Corporate Apologies
Travelers who stayed at the Ottawa Jail Hostel in March 2013 woke up when a noise from the trash bin turned out to be a rat. The rat couldn’t get out because of a slippery plastic bag lining the bin. One of the travelers, “rocenrol,” went downstairs and griped...
by sumac | Apr 8, 2013 | Corporate Apologies
Susan Clemens tweeted (with screen grab evidence): What the. Plus sized women get “Manatee Grey” while standard sizes are “Dark Heather Grey.” @Target #notbuyingit pic.twitter.com/nzHNYoytnp Everyone and their manatee re-tweeted it. Oh no....
by snarly | Feb 25, 2013 | Corporate Apologies, Media Apologies
Last night during the Oscars, the Onion tweeted something putrid. “Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhané Wallis is kind of a cunt, right?” Number of words: 17 Level of horridness on scale of 1-10: 9 (sadly, I have a vivid imagination...
by snarly | Feb 18, 2013 | Corporate Apologies, Media Apologies
Noodging someone to apologize often fails. The noodgee can feel defensive and resentful; the noodger finds she can’t get no satisfaction. But here is a case where public shaming quickly made the offender do the right thing, and everyone lived happily ever after...
by snarly | Feb 5, 2013 | Corporate Apologies, Funny-on-Purpose Apologies
Cartoonist/scientist Zach Weinersmith does a webcomic called Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. He is funny. He is especially funny about weaselly behavior in science. SUCH AS the apology-adjacent behavior below. BITTER LAUGH. More...
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