by sumac | Jun 14, 2013 | Political Apologies, Youth apologizes
When it came out that Arizona Senator Jeff Flake’s kid has been using racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic language online, the Senator apologized. Speaking of 15-year-old Tanner Flake, the Republican Senator told BuzzFeed, “I’m very disappointed in my teenage...
by sumac | Mar 25, 2013 | The Mechanics of Apology, True Crime Apologies, Youth apologizes
A kid who was convicted of grand theft for taking jewelry is under court order to apologize – even though he says he’s not sorry, because he didn’t do it. It has been ruled that his apology need not be an admission of guilt, so he has to go ahead and...
by sumac | Mar 22, 2013 | Sports Apologies, Youth apologizes
In Athens, Greece, a 20-year-old soccer player for AEK Athens made a winning goal in a league game against Veria. Pleased, he raced to the sidelines, pulling off his shirt as he ran, faced the crowd, and snapped into a Nazi salute. What? A Nazi salute?...
by sumac | Mar 15, 2013 | Youth apologizes
In Chapter 16 of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Kidnapped, our hero David Balfour asks the skipper of a ferryboat if he knows where to find the fugitive Alan Breck, and tries to give him a shilling. The skipper, Neil Roy, pulls away. “I am very much...
by sumac | Feb 26, 2013 | Youth apologizes
It’s nasty to step outside and find racist graffiti in front of your house. When Louis Orr, basketball coach at Bowling Green State University, went out on a Sunday morning and saw the words “WHITE POWER” and a swastika on the sidewalk in front of his home, he...
by snarly | Feb 20, 2013 | Celebrity Apologies, Personal Apologies, Youth apologizes
Comic Amy Poehler has a web site, Smart Girls, aimed at helping young women feel braver, more valued and more authentic. A regular feature is the video advice column Ask Amy. Here, a girl asks, “I’m having a really hard time admitting when I’m...
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