Sometimes all the things are true. The tweet was dumb; the response disproportionate. The hurt had a history; the defense was elitist but also clumsy, panicky. People get scared of saying the wrong thing. (Maybe they should.) Twitter makes it all feel like shouting thru straws.
But why does everyone go to "I'm being misread" instead of seriously considering people's critique? I get that it sounds angry but all people want is a real apology and a promise to seriously think about why the Bad Tweet was bad.
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I agree with you. There are three million better (and also, more effective) ways to respond to legitimate criticism.
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I was intrigued by how he initially appeared to be acknowledging he'd spoken "insensitively" but misspelled it, and then by the time he followed up he'd lost his resolve to own it?
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The heavy PC reaction on Twitter has made apologies an unjustly difficult act for public figures, also worth noting I have no idea what were talking about
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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