by sumac | Jul 29, 2016 | Media Apologies
The Heckler, a sports website with a satirical take, owned by TBS, is branching out to non-sports topics. Recently they thought it would be funny to compare a female political candidate to a despised animal. They should’ve stayed with sports instead of making...
by snarly | Jul 14, 2016 | Media Apologies
Hello, Los Angeles Times! Ruth Bader Ginsburg did not apologize to Donald Trump, despite your headline saying she did. Nope. And here’s your problematic lead (or lede, if we wish to sound all JOURNALISTICAL): That’s not an apology, Los Angeles Times. A...
by snarly | Jun 1, 2016 | Celebrity Apologies, Media Apologies
In an interview in The Independent, some director I’ve never heard of (John Carney) made snarky comments about an actress I have heard of (Keira Knightley). (The last thing I saw the actress in was Bend It Like Beckham, an indication that I don’t get out...
by snarly | May 30, 2016 | Media Apologies
Here is an ad by a Chinese detergent company. (All the trigger warnings for mega-racism.) Let’s see, we’ve got the stereotype of the predatory/rapey black male, a working class black man targeting a professional class non-black woman, violence against a...
by snarly | Apr 21, 2016 | Media Apologies
We’ve mentioned that attempts at explanation can screw up apologies. Explaining what happened can all too often veer into self-justification and victim-blaming. It’s better to focus on telling the person you’re apologizing to that you understand why...
by snarly | Apr 2, 2016 | Media Apologies
Fair readers! We have two good-apology posts in a row! A few days ago, Portland Monthly magazine caused offense by publishing a story with the headline, “How Picking a School Splits Portlanders into Hostile Tribes.” The piece was illustrated with a fake...
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