by sumac | Nov 21, 2014 | True Crime Apologies
This story starts very badly, but gets better. A young man raped a girl in 1997. He was 22, a veteran, sleeping on the floor at someone’s house in Calgary, Alberta. So was a 13-year-old girl at a sleepover. He raped her.He kept whispering “It’s okay.” She...
by snarly | Sep 2, 2014 | Musical Apologies
Let me 1st praise god for exoneration fairness & freedom! Secondly I sincerely apologize for my comments being taken so far out of context. — CeeLo Green (@CeeLoGreen) September 1, 2014 Uh, no. Let ME apologize for my comments being taken so far out of context....
by snarly | Jul 17, 2014 | Academic apologies, Institutional Apologies
Four days ago, the New York Times ran a devastating account of the horrific mishandling of a sexual assault incident at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The long, extensively reported piece is a difficult read, but an essential one. Today’s New York Times...
by snarly | Nov 25, 2013 | Celebrity Apologies, Historical Apologies
I am addicted, hardcore, to the Fox show Sleepy Hollow. It is utterly insane. Ichabod Crane is a former Revolutionary War soldier who wakes up in modern-day Sleepy Hollow and fights demons and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (one is headless, btw) with a...
by snarly | Oct 13, 2013 | Academic apologies, Bropology
Our sistren at Jezebel recently covered the story of a young fellow at Georgia Tech who wrote a truly offensive email to his frat brothers, titling it “Luring Your Rapebait.” The first three grafs, explaining how to get a girl to dance with you, are OK,...