Years ago, director James Gunn wrote some offensive jokes in an attempt to be provocative. Now he's been fired, and in response he has apologized, admitted his mistake, and accepted full responsibility. That's how you do it.https://io9.gizmodo.com/james-gunn-will-no-longer-direct-guardians-of-the-galax-1827757364 …
This reminds me of the self criticism asked of the hapless convicts during Mao's cultural revolution and Stalin's purges.