a real apology

[toastykitten]

From David Letterman to the Palin family:

"I told a bad joke. I told a joke that was beyond flawed, and my intent is completely meaningless compared to the perception," he said on Monday's show. "And since it was a joke I told, I feel that I need to do the right thing here and apologize for having told that joke."

"It's not your fault that it was misunderstood, it's my fault that it was misunderstood," he said.

"So I would like to apologize, especially to the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also to the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke. I'm sorry about it and I'll try to do better in the future."

I am not a Letterman fan. I don't get most of his humor. But this is the first time in a long, long time that I've seen someone, famous or otherwise, actually apologize in a genuine manner instead of the usual bullshit, "I'm sorry if you or anyone were offended..."

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[toastykitten.livejournal.com]

It was phony manufactured outrage, but at the same time the joke was sexist, stupid, and poorly written, and Palin and her daughters deserved an apology for that, at least.