The only decent apology I have yet read

Posted by Probablepossible on Feb 13, 2009 in Blogging |

connected with racefail 09, comes from douglain and here are his words.

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  • logophilos says:

    Now if some of the stupid women parading their privilege all over his original post would apologise, it might go some way to healing the hurt. Although it would have to be a mighty damn fine apology.

    • Stella Omega says:

      I hate it, frankly, that the best example of relatively swift graciousness and understanding of the issues has come from a *man,* yanno? But at the same time, I can think of plenty times when my own apologies have fallen flat, and I could do far worse than take this one as a model.
      I wonder if, at some time, he was given lessons in apologising?

  • logophilos says:

    Now if some of the stupid women parading their privilege all over his original post would apologise, it might go some way to healing the hurt. Although it would have to be a mighty damn fine apology.

    • dharma_slut says:

      I hate it, frankly, that the best example of relatively swift graciousness and understanding of the issues has come from a *man,* yanno? But at the same time, I can think of plenty times when my own apologies have fallen flat, and I could do far worse than take this one as a model.
      I wonder if, at some time, he was given lessons in apologising?

  • logophilos says:

    Now if some of the stupid women parading their privilege all over his original post would apologise, it might go some way to healing the hurt. Although it would have to be a mighty damn fine apology.

    • dharma_slut says:

      I hate it, frankly, that the best example of relatively swift graciousness and understanding of the issues has come from a *man,* yanno? But at the same time, I can think of plenty times when my own apologies have fallen flat, and I could do far worse than take this one as a model.
      I wonder if, at some time, he was given lessons in apologising?

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