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CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts) Tue May 21, 2013, 03:17 PM May 2013

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'I Was an Idiot': 'Daily Show' Creator Apologizes for Insensitive Tornado Jokes [View all]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lizz-winstead-apologizes-oklahoma-tornado-526220

"Made a political joke, Twas before devastation revealed. In hindsight, had I understood, I would have refrained. Beyond sorry, #LetMeHaveIt," she wrote to a now smaller group of subscribers.
Further mea culpas followed -- "It's worth giving me sh-t. I was an idiot," she wrote -- accompanied by a stream of links to help tornado victims.

I always liked her and I forgive her as she did the right thing by apologizing, which is more than I can say for some folks.

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'I Was an Idiot': 'Daily Show' Creator Apologizes for Insensitive Tornado Jokes [View all] CBGLuthier May 2013 OP

Yes, you were. n/t Daniel537 May 2013 #1

She should have known better Politicalboi May 2013 #2

Yes, she did. (The right thing by apologizing.) SalviaBlue May 2013 #3

Even here on DU, black humor surfaces at what some consider inappropriate times. randome May 2013 #5

That's a real apology Matariki May 2013 #4

Never get an apology from the rightwing who blame everything on gays, minorities, abortion, etc JaneyVee May 2013 #6

Celebrities jehop61 May 2013 #7

"Daily show" Renew Deal May 2013 #8

Old People like me CBGLuthier May 2013 #11

Guess I'm the odd man out Politicalboi May 2013 #9

Because your joke hurt who exactly? Schema Thing May 2013 #10

To be totally honest, Isoldeblue May 2013 #12

Lizz, what you said was pretty dumb.....but we forgive you. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #13

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