by snarly | Jun 20, 2014 | Funny-on-Purpose Apologies, Sports Apologies
Canadian musician DJ NDN, who is Anishnabe from Nipissing First Nations, apologizes for his nouveau-Redskins* t-shirt. Or rather, “apologizes.” As Sumac quoted me (so I quote her back, nyah nyah) in one of her posts, “A totally facetious WE ARE POINTEDLY...
by snarly | May 29, 2014 | Bropology, Sports Apologies
On Wednesday afternoon, 18-year-old American tennis phenom Taylor Townsend unexpectedly defeated 24-year-old French person Alize Cornet, reaching the third round of the French Open. “After she won she smiled wide and danced in the rain,” reported the Wall...
by snarly | May 23, 2014 | Sports Apologies
I’m thinking of doing a WikiHow. How Not to Give A Press Conference Apologizing for Beating the Crap Out of Your Wife in a Hotel Elevator and Dragging her Unconscious Body Out of It As Captured by Security Footage: 1. First, don’t start off by saying:...
by snarly | Apr 8, 2014 | Celebrity Apologies, Sports Apologies, True Crime Apologies
Not well. You can read a more complete version of his statement here. The main issue: Pistorius spends much more time talking about how upset he is than about how sorry he is. He uses the SorryWatch-unapproved terms “since this tragedy happened” and...
by sumac | Mar 28, 2014 | Media Apologies, Sports Apologies
The April issue of SELF, the magazine whose title makes me mutter “Really?” has a snarky section called “BS METER: Our SELF-y guide to what’s legit and what’s lame this month.” Edgy! Attitudinal! What could go wrong? How about this: with a colorful photo...
by sumac | Feb 25, 2014 | Bropology, Sports Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
Jonathan Martin, second-year tackle for the Miami Dolphins, fled the team in October 2013, after relentless harassment and bullying. This was led by guard Richie Incognito, backed by other players on the offensive line, especially John Jerry and Mike Pouncey....
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