Apology Not Accepted.

I’ve never understood this insane desire by the media and pop culture to demand apologies from celebrities and politicians. What exactly is an apology? I mean does the act of apologizing make everything okay? Frankly, no and the desire to demand apologies is complete bullshit. It reeks of appearances being more important that substance. Apologies, on the whole, are bullshit also. Unless you actually feel bad about fucking up, are willing to attempt not repeat the same mistakes and understand that you have to move forward from that point on then I don’t want your damned apology and I certainly don’t need it to be a spectacle. Now, if all three of these factors are true, an apology, as a common courtesy, is a good thing. If not, shut the fuck up and move along because I don’t want you around (no, I have no personal axe grind and this isn’t directed towards anyone specific). This weird spectacle of public apologies seems like some kind of twisted sense of morality. Shouldn’t the hurt person be the subject and focus of the apology? Who gives a shit if Joe and Sally Blow on the street feel better about themselves because Tom DeLay apologized publically for being pissed of at some judges. Now, I understand sometimes when you offend an entire ethnic group your apology has to be public, but fuck Dog, know when to shut up. You want to impress me? Fix your issues that led to you fucking up in the first place. Look inside yourself and learn from it and grow to be a better, more respectful person. Hell, we all make mistakes. I’m no saint and I have certainly had my own share of apologizing, but understanding why you’re apologizing is the key. Don’t say shit because you’re afraid someone won’t like you anymore. Say it because you realized, deep down, on some fundamental level, you were wrong and you could have potentially hurt someone else and then of course, fix it. Don’t pay me lip service because I certainly won’t pay you any. I also challenge anyone and everyone to hold me to the same standard.