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48. Her apology seemed, to me, to be VERY sincere, and not something she had to do even though she

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Sat Jan 4, 2014, 01:22 PM

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didn't think it was warranted.

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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