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....
by sumac | Feb 4, 2014 | Corporate Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
People started dying in summer, 2011. In September the CDC reported an outbreak of Listeria infections that eventually killed 30 people in 12 states. The FDA called it the deadliest food-borne illness outbreak since 1924. Listeriosis (an infection caused by Listeria)...
by sumac | Nov 27, 2013 | The Mechanics of Apology
SorryWatch went to Burning Man this year. Actually half of SorryWatch went to Burning Man. The Sumac half. Sumac and The Horse Doc (not her actual playa name) were lounging on the couches at Liminal Labs when thoughtful, kindly observers xtraslky and Dr. Cheezie told...
by sumac | Nov 21, 2013 | The Mechanics of Apology
At the wheel, nervous passenger in front seat. (Okay, my mother, in town for the day.) One of those times when bad drivers burst out of every alley. (“Oh no, I’m late for my frenzy!”) On the freeway, a taxi suddenly darted into our lane, apparently...
by snarly | Nov 14, 2013 | Celebrity Apologies, Personal Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
Comic Franchesca Ramsey (aka Chescaleigh) is best known for her video “Sh*t White Girls Say…to Black Girls” (SWGSTBG). But this video is serious-serious rather than funny-serious; it’s about how to respond when someone is offended by your offensiveness. I like...
by sumac | Oct 7, 2013 | Media Apologies, The Mechanics of Apology
Fox News Network is alternating between interpreting the current government shutdown as a lovely “slimdown” and as President Obama tormenting the people of the United States. They’re not treating it as anything the Republican Party has any responsibility for. In...
A person of interest, who can find? Actually, we’re not interested. Nothing to see here. Sorry!March 19, 2025
Semi-apology from a ghost-whispererOctober 31, 2024
I did it for the animals and it got out of handOctober 9, 2024
SorryWatch Reads: I’m Sorry You Got MadOctober 2, 2024
Mexican Olympians, we celebrate you … with RACISM!August 2, 2024