by snarly | Jun 22, 2017 | Media Apologies
Esquire Philippines recently ran a piece about the transition of singer Jake Zyrus. Zyrus, who used to perform as Charice Pempengco, recently revealed his chosen name on Twitter. Esquire super-maturely mocked it. (JAKE ZYRUS HA HA HA HA.) Social media exploded with...
by snarly | Aug 5, 2016 | Bropology, Media Apologies
Thanks to our friends on The Well for pointing us to this one: Australian Today Show presenter Karl Stefanovic, engaged in the dippy banter endemic to morning TV hosts, made jokes about “trannies” on the beach in Rio. The next day, he apologized on air,...
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 snarly | Mar 31, 2013 | Media Apologies, Personal Apologies, Political Apologies, Religious Apologies
We have three (3) apologies of note to parse! Let’s get started! 1. “Minnesota for Marriage,” a conservative group, apologized on Friday for equating the idea of a genetic basis for being gay with Nazi eugenics theory. Wait, what? You see, one of...
by snarly | Jan 15, 2013 | Media Apologies
Remember when Kveller, the Jewish parenting web site, published a really trans-phobic, nasty story, and then (mirabile dictu) consulted with leaders from the LGBT community and pulled the piece and ran a thoughtful apology? We enjoyed that. Alas, two nastypants...