On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 8:39 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> It is a topic that often surfaces here and elsewhere when a star says > something that offends somebody else. I both agree and disagree with > Gilbert's take on the situation, but regardless the essay is well-composed. > Not sure if everybody at work will be able to view it since it's on Hugh > Hefner's website. > > http://www.playboy.com/playground/view/stop-saying-sorry-on-twitter > This always seems pretty straightforward to me; if you really believe you said or did something to hurt somebody, and you are sorry about it, then apologize. If you don't think you did anything hurtful, or if you do, but are not sorry that you did, then don't apologize. Personally, I rarely make it to a Wednesday in any given week without having to apologize to someone for something stupid or hurtful I have said or done. OTOH, I also have a long list of people who have demanded apologies from me they will never get even when hell does freeze over. I don't agree that comics can never say anything that needs an apology, but I do agree that things comics say in their professional role should be given a lot more leeway than things other people say. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
