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Finally got why a celeb apology felt off to me
Used to just read apology posts and take them at face value, like that one from a YouTuber last month. Now I look for specifics like did they name the exact action or just say 'I'm sorry if anyone was hurt'. How do you tell if a public figure's apology is actually real?
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stellat464d ago
Yeah, I used to be the same way until I saw one that was just "sorry if anyone was offended" and it clicked how empty that sounded. Now I look for them owning the specific thing they did wrong, not some vague blanket apology.
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phoenix_martin403d ago
That "sorry if anyone was offended" really opened my eyes too honestly.
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thomasgonzalez4d ago
Exactly man, thats the whole thing right there. "Sorry if anyone was offended" is just a cop out, it shifts blame to the people who got hurt instead of the person who did the hurting. I saw one that was like "my apologies to those I may have upset" and it made me realize how hollow that kind of apology really is. Once I started paying attention, I noticed how many people just use vague language to avoid actually admitting fault. Owning the specific action like "I said something dumb about X and I understand why that was wrong" changes everything. Its night and day when you hear someone actually take responsibility instead of hiding behind corporate speak.
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