Comments on: yay, a good apology!

By: A roundup of GOOD celebrity apologies! | SorryWatch

A roundup of GOOD celebrity apologies! | SorryWatch — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 23:10:31 +0000

[…] Chuck Klosterman offered a lovely, thoughtful apology for using the word “retard,” and put his money where his keyboard […]

By: A fab sports apology! It’s like a beautiful unicorn! | SorryWatch

A fab sports apology! It’s like a beautiful unicorn! | SorryWatch — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:26:46 +0000

[…] slurring his name and career. It’s not the best apology on the planet (it’s no Klosterman), but it’s pretty dang […]

By: They pelted us with research and studies | SorryWatch

They pelted us with research and studies | SorryWatch — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 02:36:17 +0000

[…] take ownership, that completely take responsibility for the wrongdoing, that offer no excuses, that don’t use weasel words like “if anyone was offended” or “even though everyone else was doing it.” […]

By: Time for another unabashedly fab apology | SorryWatch

Time for another unabashedly fab apology | SorryWatch — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 23:01:40 +0000

[…] repeated. (Change the procedures. Talk to the staff. Take a consciousness-raising class. Pay a self-imposed penalty. Help others.) Hale’s apologies — the well-publicized one and the lesser-known one […]

By: hollow apology | SorryWatch

hollow apology | SorryWatch — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 18:22:24 +0000

[…] a fulcrum for self-reflection and growth, and then apologize menschily. (See Jason Alexander; see Chuck Klosterman.) (And I don’t like yourfaveisproblematic — though I’m grateful to Jones for […]

By: mom2awsomeautistickid

mom2awsomeautistickid — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:13:33 +0000

What he, Paula Deen and so many others prove to us is that words matter. In an age of bullying, social media and where the stigma against those with intellectual disabilities still exist the rhyme about sticks and stones needs to be eliminated from the repertoire of children’s nursery rhymes. We do need to do a much better job of both educating people to not use these derogatory words, and addressing the feelings that the victims of these words have. It kills me when people say suck it up and move on (like so many are saying in the Incognito/Martin case that is going on right now). The one thing that bothers me about the apology that Chuck Klosterman gave is that he did what so many others do which is to mask the wrong doing by doing a good deed; as if it erases it. What I would love to see him do with that $25,000 is to take it to his book publisher and say, we need to make a reprint without the derogatory language, update his website, as well as place the apology on amazon and only offer the new edition for sale. Right now, his books are still available on Amazon (I just checked). Lastly, shame on the book publisher and consumers who find the use of the derogatory terms entertaining enough to publish and buy the books. What my fear is that even though Chuck may have seen the light and will not use those words again in his books, how many books will this publisher publish if they think they can sell that derogatory filth.

By: Anita

Anita — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 06:00:59 +0000

Wow…

By: tanita

tanita — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 23:48:17 +0000

Just — wow. That brought tears.
I guess humility in action usually does.

The thing is, a lot of us who were kids in the 80’s heard “retard” and “retarded” like kids in the 90’s heard the gay thing – and it’s a hard word to shake. But, ESPECIALLY when you’re writing and speaking in public — NO. I mentally slap my mouth, too.

By: Rita

Rita — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 20:19:58 +0000

It’s worth reading the comments to her post with his apology. This is what a genuine apology can accomplish:
http://atypicalson.com/2013/11/12/chuck-klostermans-response-to-my-letter/