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Ranchemp.

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44. No, she didn't say anything offensive,

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 01:14 PM

Jan 2014

but her 2 guests did and she laughed along with them, her apology was for the offensive remarks of her guests and her joining in the laughter.
She did the right thing and now let's move on.

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Melissa Harris Perry just gave a good and heartfelt apology. [View all] blogslut Jan 2014 OP

Good. It deserved an apology. It seemed so out of character for her. Squinch Jan 2014 #1

I'm betting that her circle of good feminist friends and colleagues have comforted her... CTyankee Jan 2014 #3

We all say stupid things, especially when we are talking off the cuff...what makes you a big person all american girl Jan 2014 #4

Propaganda openfield Jan 2014 #31

Sounds like you didn't see the show brush Jan 2014 #35

This post and the one above by openfield, are arthritisR_US Jan 2014 #36

I did see it. She laughed along Squinch Jan 2014 #42

My point was there was no . . . brush Jan 2014 #47

Her apology seemed, to me, to be VERY sincere, and not something she had to do even though she Squinch Jan 2014 #48

And no "if I offended anyone..." all american girl Jan 2014 #2

The weasels won't even offer that much. bvar22 Jan 2014 #58

I'm sure Fox is already rewording it to continue the outrage ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2014 #5

Maybe. All the more reason to support her maturity and willingness to admit a wrong. nolabear Jan 2014 #11

I watched. I applauded her. I cried along with her. n/t lamp_shade Jan 2014 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author mfcorey1 Jan 2014 #7

Me too! I am also glad that MSNBC allowed her to speak instead of pressing mfcorey1 Jan 2014 #9

Martin sincerely apologized too and they still arthritisR_US Jan 2014 #37

Martin took it to a different level ... Lost_Count Jan 2014 #55

In the moment he did but in reflection he took arthritisR_US Jan 2014 #56

I just posted a similar thread. She was eloquent and mature and graceful. nolabear Jan 2014 #8

Excellent apology. Time to move on. Mass Jan 2014 #10

I agree Gothmog Jan 2014 #12

I saw that ceeRoy Jan 2014 #13

The expectation for people on the right and those on the Left are different. People on the Left bluestate10 Jan 2014 #16

+1 nolabear Jan 2014 #22

I think you meant "toward any public personality on the left.". nt tblue37 Jan 2014 #33

Hopefully, she does some shows on trans-racial adoption and trans-racial children and their bluestate10 Jan 2014 #14

I think this experience has been especially hurtful to her because of her own personal Skidmore Jan 2014 #26

Apologizing only makes it look like we are the same as them. Dawgs Jan 2014 #15

Apologize sincerely when you are wrong, fight like hell when you are right. Tom Rinaldo Jan 2014 #17

I think the inverse of that is true. blogslut Jan 2014 #18

The point is that the right leaning "media" will be able to say that they are both the same. n/t Dawgs Jan 2014 #23

She was right to apologize. Her own role in the segment in question was non offensive, her bluestate10 Jan 2014 #21

BS. I saw the segment and her guests were comedians. Dawgs Jan 2014 #25

okay blogslut Jan 2014 #32

Make the guests come on the show and apologize. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #51

She may have been apologizing for laughing along with her guests Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #52

The guests had a valid point. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #53

Maybe, maybe not, Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #54

She felt the need to do this. I respect her even more now. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #27

Well then she's dumb. n/t Dawgs Jan 2014 #29

Why? hrmjustin Jan 2014 #30

Pot, meet kettle. Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #43

Riii-ight. Skidmore Jan 2014 #28

I don't understand why she's apologizing to US. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2014 #40

Was this a new apology? seveneyes Jan 2014 #19

It was a live, on air apology blogslut Jan 2014 #20

It was a televised apology, made immediately after her show came on. nt bluestate10 Jan 2014 #24

She had nothing to apologize for as far as I'm concerned bonzaga Jan 2014 #34

She had a reason for the apology and she gave a more-than-sufficient one. Cooley Hurd Jan 2014 #38

No, she didn't say anything offensive, Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #44

Agreed. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #50

Good, let's hope she's learned something LittleBlue Jan 2014 #39

I must strongly disagree kathysart_decoration Jan 2014 #41

Oh my. blogslut Jan 2014 #45

I just watched the video Lifelong Dem Jan 2014 #46

She apologized for something she didn't even do? Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #49

Why are we always apologizing and the right wing nut jobs like Palin and doc03 Jan 2014 #57